Tag: Woodlawn

Meltdown update – Woodlawn’s Renaissance on Kimbark

Meltdown update – Woodlawn’s Renaissance on Kimbark

Woodlawn's population, as measured by the Census Bureau, fell from a high of more than 80,000 in 1960 to 23,410 in 2010. The community's decline w [...]
Price meltdown at Renaissance on Kimbark

Price meltdown at Renaissance on Kimbark

I've made many visits to Woodlawn over the years, despite sharing the common perception that it was "a community of last resort." Five years ag [...]
Follow the Woodlawn Wonder’s foreclosure story

Follow the Woodlawn Wonder’s foreclosure story

Back in 2006 a blogger calling herself the Woodlawn Wonder began writing I Hate My Developer, the saga of her efforts to solve the problems plagui [...]
Two views of Woodlawn – fairy tale and reality

Two views of Woodlawn – fairy tale and reality

We begin with the fairy tale – a two-part video panegyric to the Rev. Leon Finney Jr, with cameo appearances by a number of Chicago notables. [...]
Did those Woodlawn condos really sell that quickly?

Did those Woodlawn condos really sell that quickly?

The Renaissance on Kimbark, 6457 S Kimbark Ave, is Phase IV in a series of Woodlawn developments. According to sales agent Hasani Steele's website [...]
Yet another vision for Woodlawn

Yet another vision for Woodlawn

The morning email brought news that a $30.5 million grant has been awarded to the City of Chicago and Preservation of Affordable Housing for Woodl [...]
YoChicago’s hottest neighborhoods of 2006 – Woodlawn

YoChicago’s hottest neighborhoods of 2006 – Woodlawn

One by one we'll take a brief look at the state of the eight neighborhoods we spotlighted as Chicago's hottest back in June of 2006. Our intrep [...]
Chicago’s once-hottest neighborhoods

Chicago’s once-hottest neighborhoods

YoChicago's archived stories can be a reminder of how often Chicago real estate dreams turn to dust – and how quickly. Back in June of 2006 we [...]
Woodlawn – throwing good money after bad?

Woodlawn – throwing good money after bad?

The Tribune brings us yet another chapter in the decades-long saga of initiatives to revitalize Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood. Woodlawn has l [...]
From the vault: George Thrush on pioneering neighborhoods

From the vault: George Thrush on pioneering neighborhoods

One of the most-viewed videos on the YoChicago YouTube Channel in early November 2007 was this segment of a longer interview with George Thrush, who [...]
POAH breaks ground on Woodlawn Park

POAH breaks ground on Woodlawn Park

Despite worries that the project might fall apart after the city's failed Olympics bid, Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) is moving forward [...]
Board-up bonanza: At $149,900, why not buy the whole three-flat?

Board-up bonanza: At $149,900, why not buy the whole three-flat?

This peaked-roof three-flat at 6620 S Ellis Ave in Woodlawn has drywall but needs an HVAC system and finished kitchens and bathrooms. Think it still [...]
Observations on Woodlawn: Buyers, amenities, and the Olympics

Observations on Woodlawn: Buyers, amenities, and the Olympics

Near the end of our latest visit to the Renaissance on Kimbark, as we stood atop Stonemason Group's latest eight-flat, @properties agent Hasani Stee [...]
The future of the Renaissance on Kimbark

The future of the Renaissance on Kimbark

Hasani Steele was able to make a lot of pre-sales during the first two phases of construction at the Renaissance on Kimbark, but that was then...wha [...]
Steele on awards, loans, and appraisals at Woodlawn's Renaissance on Kimbark

Steele on awards, loans, and appraisals at Woodlawn's Renaissance on Kimbark

As I mentioned when posting the first of my new videos with @properties agent Hasani Steele, the Stonemason Group received a Good Neighbor Award (PD [...]
Making pre-construction sales in Woodlawn

Making pre-construction sales in Woodlawn

We don't hear many homebuilders boasting of their pre-construction sales these days -- especially not in neighborhoods like Woodlawn -- so it came a [...]
Chicago's new lofts: What's left?

Chicago's new lofts: What's left?

The past year has done a number on the selection of new true lofts throughout the city. Some developments, like University Village, finally reached se [...]
Revisiting Woodlawn's Renaissance on Kimbark with Hasani Steele

Revisiting Woodlawn's Renaissance on Kimbark with Hasani Steele

Stonemason Group received a Good Neighbor Award from the Chicago Association of Realtors earlier this year for its ongoing Renaissance on Kimbark pr [...]
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