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A month ago we noted that the former North Pier Terminal in Streeterville had been acquired by an investor group. Yesterday’s email brought word that FitzGerald Associates Architects has begun work on plans for the adaptive reuse of the six-story, 547,000 square foot building. Current tenants in the building include Fox & Obel, Quay restaurant, ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on April 19, 2013
We’ve written intermittently about Ranquist Development‘s Osterhaus McCarthy-designed 2028 W Division St since it launched in 2007. In April of 2008 construction was expected to begin that summer. It did, but was stalled as of June 2009. When we checked in again, in March of 2011, construction was complete and only one unit was listed ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on March 20, 2013
For years, the West Loop has been one of those neighborhoods that’s always on the verge of becoming hot but never quite catches fire. The past few years, however, have seen a quiet accumulation of infrastructure improvements, commercial and office development, and plans for new residential developments that may finally enable the West Loop to ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on March 7, 2013
Last September, just before it closed, my son and I visited C.J. Arthur’s in Wilmette for the last of the 100s of meals we’d eaten there over a more than 20-year period. Yesterday’s Trib Local brought the sad news that Art Falzer, the “Arthur” in C.J. Arthur’s, had died of ALS at the age of ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on February 21, 2013
Chicago’s Greektown neighborhood in the West Loop centers mainly on Halsted Street from Van Buren St on the south to Monroe St on the north. Greektown is a vibrant area of restaurants, shopping, nightlife, residential and commercial buildings and the newly built, National Hellenic Museum that opened last December. Longtime Chicagoan and real estate agent ...
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Posted by sponsored post on November 12, 2012
The Park Michigan Apartments, at 1212 South Michigan, is one of our clients and every time I’ve visited I’ve noticed a restaurant — or two — that I hadn’t seen before. I started out with a North Sider’s assumption that the South Loop comes up short on dining options once you get past the franchises ...
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Posted by sponsored post on September 10, 2012
Friday’s Sun-Times reported that a “Cheap Trick Chicago restaurant, music venue and museum will be rockin’ by next summer if all goes according to plan.” A variation on that plan for Motor Row had been reported by Chicago Journal several months earlier. Not much has gone according to plan recently for Pam Gleichman, the developer ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on July 9, 2012
We don’t usually post much about commercial development, but this account from 35th Ward Alderman Rey Colón’s email newsletter is too amusing to ignore. Dear Neighbor, After almost 40-years, Logan Square will soon see a new McDonald’s at 2707 N. Milwaukee Ave. This restaurant is owned and operated by Virginia Ojeda who is a local ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on February 10, 2012
Smoque had just recently opened when Irving Park resident Erica Gunderson visited with YoChicago’s Nat Swift, five years ago today. It has since become a favored destination for BBQ lovers, garnering more than 1,200 reviews on Yelp, most of them wildly positive. In the following videos Erica and Nat take a walk along Belle Plaine ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on January 6, 2012
Vinnie’s Sub Shop, 1204 W Grand Ave, has been very positively reviewed on Yelp, and many of the reviews mention “the lady behind the counter.” Beth W found her to be “one of the nicest strangers I’ve met in Chicago” and to Laura A she was “the most friendly lady ever.” None of the 64 ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on November 16, 2011
Late last week I hopped in the car with Sergio & Banks‘ Tina Culver for a brief drive around the Gold Coast. Join us for a look at some of Chicago’s liveliest, most beautiful streets, most popular restaurants and shops, and a look inside some great Gold Coast condos in this sponsored video.
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Posted by sponsored post on November 15, 2011
There’s nothing quite as nice as a convenient neighborhood cafe. A cozy coffee house can serve as a central meeting place among friends, a quiet corner for reading and study, and a provider of hot pick-me-ups in the morning and tasty sandwiches for lunch and dinner. The opinionated java judges at Yelp.com have given the ...
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Posted by sponsored post on February 14, 2011
At the time I shot the above photo, in April of 2008, the gas station site at the left of the above photo had already been vacant for years. It’s vacant still, but reportedly being eyed by McDonald’s. A Mickey D’s with a drive-through would clearly clash with Northfield’s vision of “a more pedestrian-friendly downtown.” ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 9, 2010
This week Jeff Benach of Lexington Homes tipped us off about two restaurants near his Lexington Square townhomes in Bridgeport that made the Michelin Guide‘s list of “Bib Gourmand” destinations: Han 202 and Nana. Han 202, which specializes in a fusion of Chinese and American cuisine, is located at 605 W 31st St, putting it ...
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Posted by sponsored post on November 19, 2010
Take a break from real estate for a moment and whet your appetite with this video. Last week Joe Zekas and photographer Michael Kardas stopped for a late lunch today at Brand BBQ Market, located at 2824 W Armitage Ave in the Logan Square / Palmer Square neighborhood. Joe calls the place “a meat-lover’s dream ...
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Posted by Joseph Askins on November 3, 2010
Joe Zekas went to Bridgeport a couple days ago for his first look at Lexington Square, a new development of 39 townhomes at 3704 S Sangamon St, fronting Donovan Park. Polo Café is just a few blocks from Lexington Square, so Joe asked Lexington Homes‘ Jeff Benach and Regina Castle to join him on a ...
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Posted by Joseph Askins on July 15, 2010
As we checked out the views to the west from a balcony at Alta at K Station‘s western high-rise, I asked Alta Leasing Consultant Matt Hawkins and K2 Concierge Christine Klein about the perks of living in the Fulton River District. Here, they talk about the ease of access to stores, bars, restaurants, and transportation ...
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Posted by Joseph Askins on April 12, 2010
You can learn a lot about a neighborhood by visiting its restaurants. Francesca Rose, a Streeterville expert and a real estate agent at Prudential Rubloff, talked to Joe Zekas last fall about some of her favorite places to eat in Streeterville, including the best places to fill up before a morning open house .
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Posted by sponsored post on March 9, 2010
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