Tag: Video
A video tour of The Glen in Glenview
The Glen in Glenview has been one of the most successful mixed-use master-planned communities in the nation. It has been developed over more than [...]
A revised proposal for the Rosenwald Apartments
Over at the Sun-Times David Roeder is reporting that a new proposal for the vacant, 5-story Rosenwald Apartments building at 47th and Michigan wil [...]
A South Loop rental tower adds a sold sign
Six months ago we relayed a Crain's report that 1401 South State had joined the ranks of downtown apartment towers offered for sale. A news releas [...]
YoChicago photos pass 2-million view mark at Flickr
September was a month of milestones for YoChicago's content on other sites.
Early in the month YouTube reported that YoChicago videos in our p [...]
An expanded Bucktown home with a duplex coach house
Focus on the exterior of the classic 2 ½-story workers cottage at 1930 N Honore in Bucktown, and you'll see hints of how distinctive it is.
The [...]
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 [...]
A Lakeview East dream home opportunity
The 4,000 square foot condo at 416 W Briar Pl in Lakeview East presents an unusual opportunity for someone to transform it into a dream home.
F [...]
Tour a dramatic 4,100 square foot River North loft
"It's truly one of the most amazing entertaining spaces you could ever have," said Melanie Giglio as she showed me around a full-floor 4,100 squar [...]
Come with me to Sleepy Hollow
To find quality living in the country, while still only a short drive from anything you desire, you need only look to Sleepy Hollow ... All in all [...]
Construction check – Pete’s Fresh Market on Madison
A month ago we noted that construction was slated to start this month on the new Pete's Fresh Market at the southeast corner of Madison and Wester [...]
What rental agents like about Echelon at K Station
Echelon at K Station, a high-rise apartment community in Chicago's Fulton River District, recently updated its common areas despite the fact that [...]
Rent a furnished apartment in a Lincoln Park landmark
Chicagoans have long known the Belden-Stratford, a Beaux Arts landmark opposite the Lincoln Park Conservatory, as a hotel and the home of outstand [...]
Life after people, Chicago edition
We somehow missed posting this fascinating video when it first came around.
After several hundred years there's almost nothing natural about Ch [...]
Tour a loft-like Ravenswood 2-bedroom steps from the Damen Brown Line
If you're public transit-oriented, it doesn't get much more convenient than 1949 W Leland in the Ravenswood area of Lincoln Square. If you're car- [...]
A fun Bowmanville house on a small, quiet block
A charming 3-bedroom, 2-bath home on a quiet block in the Bowmanville area of Lincoln Square just came on the market, priced at $439,000.
The [...]
Affordable housing for Chicagoans – in Indianapolis
According to an article at Urbanophile, more than 48,000 Chicagoans migrated to Indianapolis between 2001 and 2009. Indianapolitans (?) also migra [...]
Tour a light-filled West Loop corner at The Edge
The Edge, at 210 S Desplaines St in the West Loop, is a newer tower built atop an old loft building.
The Edge offers a full amenity package, i [...]
YoChicago videos pass 2.5 million-views milestone
The videos on our primary YouTube channel alone have been viewed more than 2.5 million times.
Not surprisingly, the videos that have drawn the [...]
Is Glencoe an alternative to some Chicago neighborhoods?
Glencoe has a small, but surprisingly lively downtown near its Metra station. The downtown area has one-of-a-kind shops, sidewalk cafes, the Write [...]
Great Chicago blocks – East Bellevue Place in the Gold Coast
Chicago, as the old saw goes, is a city of neighborhoods. It's also a city of blocks, ranging from great to grating, and for many Chicagoans their [...]