Tag: Lincoln Park
First-quarter figures: Medians and highs in Lincoln Park
First quarter activity had a lot of our Realtor friends feeling good about the upcoming spring and summer sales seasons. Now that we've reached th [...]
An update on the Children’s Hospital Lincoln Park site
In the video, Belgravia Group founder Buzz Ruttenberg talks about the status of his firm’s proposal (video) to redevelop the Children’s Memorial [...]
Dewes Mansion finally gets its listing
In November we learned that the Francis J. Dewes Mansion at 503 W Wrightwood Ave in Lincoln Park was available for $9.9 million. Yesterday, the ho [...]
YoChicago’s new at-a-glance list of downtown and Lincoln Park apartments
Chicago’s apartment rental services / locators / finders (bedbugs) work diligently to make you believe that finding an apartment in Chicago is a d [...]
Construction checkup: Lincoln Park 2520
This was the scene this morning at 2520 N Lakeview Ave in Lincoln Park, where Lincoln Park 2520 is climbing high.
Prudential Rubloff only keep [...]
Cleveland Avenue condo boasting ‘location and Lincoln School’ down to $500K
A vintage three-bedroom / two-bath condo at 2115 N Cleveland Ave in Lincoln Park has a few things going for it -- namely, "Location, location! Lin [...]
Lots o’ listings on Lakewood Avenue
Until recently, the 2700 block of Lakewood Avenue looked more like a moonscape than a Lincoln Park side street, with both sides of the block offe [...]
Rent the Dewes Mansion for $15,000
Don’t reach for your checkbook just yet – that’s apparently only the daily rent for one of Chicago’s grandest homes, according to an article in Cr [...]
Vi Daley announces support for Webster Square
Ald. Vi Daley will vote to approve the plans for Webster Square, the proposed redevelopment of the old Lincoln Park Hospital at the intersection o [...]
Anticipating appreciation for Lincoln Park townhomes
Who says you have to take some lumps to sell your home? Sure, it helps to be a long-term owner in a healthy neighborhood, but even then, selling for a [...]
The Walk Score champ of Lincoln Park
One easy-to-miss feature of our rental guides is our decision to link each building's address to a corresponding map at WalkScore.com. Yesterday after [...]
Another month, another meeting for Webster Square
Outgoing Ald. Vi Daley wants to send Webster Square through one more community meeting before letting the development have its day in front of the [...]
The two-two tango: Five new listings around town
The average Chicago condo has two bedrooms and two baths, but these homes come in all shapes, sizes, locations, and prices. Here are five two-twos, al [...]
An 8,600 square foot bowstring truss home in Lincoln Park
You’ve probably experienced the dramatic spaces enabled by bowstring truss construction in a restaurant, garage or other commercial space. The tru [...]
Lincoln Elementary, when the best just isn’t good enough
Lincoln Elementary School is generally recognized as one of the best neighborhood-boundary schools in Chicago, and homes within its attendance bou [...]
A Lincoln Park low – $180K for a single-family frame home
Bringing up the rear of Lincoln Park's single-family home market is a bank-owned four-bedroom / three-bath frame home at 2451 N Ashland Ave, liste [...]
Choice cuts: McCormick Row House priced below $1M
It's rare to see one of DePaul's vintage McCormick Row Houses for sale, especially at a price in the six figures. The five-bedroom / 3.5-bath home at [...]
Discounted duplex in Lincoln Park listed below ’02, ’04, and ’06 prices
Unit 3S at 823 W Lill Ave in Lincoln Park bounced around among owners throughout the 2000s. In March 2002, the 2,200 square-foot duplex sold for $ [...]
Duplex listed below ’06 price and median sale prices for Lincoln Park four-bedrooms
A 1,950 square-foot, four-bedroom / two-bath duplex at 2646 N Seminary Ave in Lincoln Park went on the market yesterday for $524,900, $26,100 below th [...]
A real estate snow story from 30 years ago
I signed a contract to sell my home, which you can see in the above video (part 1 here), the first night of the storm that paralyzed Chicago in Ja [...]