Tag: People

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Sam Zell’s advice to developer wannabes

Sam Zell’s advice to developer wannabes

Legendary Chicago entrepreneur and real estate investor Sam Zell recently spoke at an NYU symposium on real estate investment trusts. Accordin [...]
Sartorial style at 235 Van Buren

Sartorial style at 235 Van Buren

I've met and interviewed Philip Barash twice, both times on weekends and in sharply different venues. Our first meeting was in the striking six-st [...]
Remembering Rael Slutsky’s architectural perspectives

Remembering Rael Slutsky’s architectural perspectives

If you bought a new townhome on the north side of Chicago in the 1980s or 90s, you may have first seen it through an illustration drawn by Rael Sl [...]
It’s easier to get a loan on a large office building than a home

It’s easier to get a loan on a large office building than a home

Before Matt Garrison left the residential real estate business to wholesale electric power and invest in commercial properties, he was one of our [...]
A great Santini struts his stuff

A great Santini struts his stuff

Ironworkers may be crazy, but they're also fun. Some of them appear to have more fun than others, and some of us have more fun because of the high [...]
A chat with Jennifer Ames, a $100 million real estate agent

A chat with Jennifer Ames, a $100 million real estate agent

By the end of August Coldwell Banker's Jennifer Ames' sales for the year passed the $100 million mark. That's a milestone rarely achieved by a Chi [...]
Look up in the sky this morning and wave to YoChicago

Look up in the sky this morning and wave to YoChicago

Almost two years ago we chartered a helicopter from AM Air Service in Schaumburg and flew around Chicago, from South Shore up to Wilmette, with ha [...]
Chicago’s top five architecture blogs

Chicago’s top five architecture blogs

The city that's known for great architecture is fortunate to have a cadre of bloggers who focus on the rich heritage of our built environment and [...]

Chicago Association of Realtors sues one of its members

The Chicago Association of Realtors (CAR), an organization that we've repeatedly suggested is ethically challenged, just sent an email news release an [...]
The exit line from a Rogers Park condo – Check, please

The exit line from a Rogers Park condo – Check, please

Six and a half years ago we were reporting at length on a condo boom and a lagging retail scene in Rogers Park. Our story led and ended with an en [...]
Bloody real estate agent brawls – Beijing and Chicago editions

Bloody real estate agent brawls – Beijing and Chicago editions

Baird & Warner's Facebook page alerted us to a video of real estate agents slugging it out on the streets of Beijing. The Sydney (AU) Telegraph re [...]
View week, light posting ahead

View week, light posting ahead

I'm out of town beginning today through next week at my annual family gathering on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. This will be the 20th consec [...]
A Kardas Photography display at Wishbone in Lake View

A Kardas Photography display at Wishbone in Lake View

We began showcasing the visual artistry of Michael Kardas in our print publications, twenty-five years ago. Ever since, I've leapt at every opport [...]
Meet Lake Shore Park’s inspiring volunteer gardeners

Meet Lake Shore Park’s inspiring volunteer gardeners

The next time you visit Streeterville's Lake Shore Park, take a few seconds to look around for Janice and Marshall. You're likely to find Marsh [...]
A little bit of gentrification levity

A little bit of gentrification levity

A recent Fordham Institute study referenced at Atlantic Cities spotlighted Chicago's 60604 as ranking third among the "fastest gentrifying neighbo [...]
A song for Studs

A song for Studs

Studs Terkel, as probably everyone in Chicago knows, would have turned 100 today. Back in 2007 YoChicago attended the Studs Terkel Community Me [...]
Reilly Reports a good read, Reilly ego notwithstanding

Reilly Reports a good read, Reilly ego notwithstanding

We have, on occasion, called attention to what we perceived as arrogant behavior on the part of 42nd Ward Alderman Brendan Reilly, and linked to o [...]
Quote of the day – South Loop land is worthless for apartments

Quote of the day – South Loop land is worthless for apartments

Every successful real estate developer I've ever known has distilled his experience into a few simple calculations that enable him to quickly anal [...]
Chicago will miss Bill Lavicka

Chicago will miss Bill Lavicka

The time I saw Bill Lavicka, it was at his 62nd birthday party at a renovated home he called "Celestial House," and vocalist Sean Harris was singi [...]
Should you hire an attorney who specializes in real estate?

Should you hire an attorney who specializes in real estate?

It's an oft-repeated truism that you should hire an attorney who specializes in real estate to represent you in connection with your real estate p [...]
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