Tag: Lincoln Park
Will Lincoln Park follow the Edgewater precedent?
Today’s New York Times provides a timely reminder that a vacant hospital site can linger undeveloped for a decade or more, blighting the surroundi [...]
Once a ballroom, now a bedroom
The third and final part of Joe's tour through the Francis J. Dewes House touches on the private spaces of the home. The highlights include a mast [...]
The grand entertaining spaces of the Francis J. Dewes House
Follow Joe Zekas through the public spaces of the Francis J. Dewes House, one of the many highlights of which is a spectacular staircase with a st [...]
Touring the Francis J. Dewes House, a landmark home in Lincoln Park
Last Friday Joe spent an hour marveling at the Francis J. Dewes House in Lincoln Park.
The home was one of the most lavishly detailed and decor [...]
Searching for stability in Chicago neighborhoods
Jeff Baird is a real estate valuation consultant based in Chicago. He founded Lakeshore Analytics to bring comprehensive, understandable housing d [...]
Transforming an old hospital into new homes in Lincoln Park
Yesterday afternoon Joe Zekas and I met Sandz Development principal David Goldman outside the old Lincoln Park Hospital (or Grant Hospital, if you [...]
A one-of-a-kind Lincoln Park rowhouse at The Pointe
Over a span of 30 years, Lincoln Park developers refined the art of townhome planning and design. By the mid-Nineties, when The Pointe was built, ma [...]
Dewes Mansion listed for $9.9 million
The owner of the 9,768-square-foot Francis J. Dewes mansion at 503 W Wrightwood Ave in Lincoln Park has listed the home for $9.9 million, according to [...]
A kid’s view of living in Lincoln Park
Nicholas Apostal grew up in Lincoln Park and attended Lincoln Park Elementary School (currently the city's best boundary-area elementary) and Franci [...]
A new look for Lincoln Park Hospital
It's been almost a year since Michael Supera and Richard Zisook announced their plans to convert and expand the old Lincoln Park Hospital into a mix [...]
Know your limits: Identifying the boundaries for Chicago’s top neighborhood elementary
Last week the Sun-Times published its 2010 report cards for public elementary, middle, and high schools in the Chicago area. The top seven public el [...]
A wide, light-filled Lincoln Park rowhouse
In the 1990s MCL Companies transformed the former site of Augustana Hospital into The Pointe, one of Lincoln Park's signature developments. The 150 [...]
The patient type: 877 days and counting at 2440 Lakeview
Are there no takers for this parkside home? That's OK, the sellers will wait. Unit 14A at the 2440 Lakeview co-op has been on the market for 877 conse [...]
Choice cuts: New reductions for six Wrightwood Crossing condos
Speaking of new construction in Lincoln Park and Eric Rojas, Eric just caught wind of new pricing at Wrightwood Crossing, the new 19-unit building a [...]
New construction roundup: Lincoln Park single-families
"The high end real estate market in Lincoln Park is in constant motion," says Realtor Eric Rojas in a recent blog post about new infill construct [...]
The South Pond's new Nature Boardwalk
Join me on a quick walk around the new Nature Boardwalk ringing Lincoln Park's South Pond. [...]
Group tapped for Lathrop redevelopment
Related Midwest, Heartland Housing, Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation, Magellan Development Group, and Ardmore Associates will lead the multi-phase [...]
New to the market: A top-floor two-bedroom in Lincoln Park for $450K
You'll find today's new listing can be found on the top floor of this turreted 12-unit building at Altgeld Street and Lincoln Avenue. Ed Hester of D [...]
Pre-fire vintage in Lincoln Park for $1.74M
Is this the oldest Chicago home currently on the market? It's a Victorian single-family at 2029 N Seminary Ave that dates back to 1861, just 24 years [...]
Lincoln Park's "new civic jewel"
This morning Lynn Becker published the first part of a two-part reflection on Lincoln Park's South Pond and the new Studio Gang-designed Nature Boar [...]