Tag: North Side
Open house Sunday: A “ten-star location” in Graceland West
Almost none of the listings posted in the past 24 hours advertise an open house for this weekend. One of the few is a four-bedroom / two-bath home [...]
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 [...]
In fun, lively Lake View, 433 Briar was the attraction
Tony and Ron had lived in 7 or 8 single-family homes but, when their jobs brought them to Chicago, they opted for a more urban experience.
The [...]
Vintage Lake View condo lives like a home
The boutique vintage high-rise at 433 W Briar in Chicago's Lakeview East neighborhood has been, according to project manager Zev Salomon, one of t [...]
Price chop on an extra-wide West Bucktown townhome
The ongoing scale of new construction and renovation in the area that some have taken to calling West Bucktown has me beginning to acknowledge tha [...]
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 [...]
Loft living: Pencil Factory pads in Roscoe Village
A 1,400 square-foot, two-bedroom / two-bath priced at $374,500 is the most recent listing at the Pencil Factory Lofts, the concrete loft building [...]
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 [...]
After two weeks, a 10% trim for a new North Center mansion
$2,995,000 might have been a good starting point for this 8,000 square-foot, new-construction mansion at 2216 W Grace St in North Center, but two [...]
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 [...]
Is Bucktown Wicker Park’s best selling point?
Surely I'm reading too much into a Realtor's dashed-off listing text, but I'll share it anyway. This morning, while browsing the day's list of new [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The nearly news: How five-year-old condos are faring
Condos of the 2006 vintage are cycling through their second and even third owners at this point, but they're still young enough to count as "nearly ne [...]
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 $ [...]
Lake View single-family sales down in January
Six single-family homes sold in Lincoln Square this January, compared to just one in January 2010, says Eric Rojas. "I think we'll have more homes sol [...]
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 [...]