Author: alison
Pilsen, University Village real estate – let's talk dollars and sense
Seems there's been a little condo boom in the Pilsen / Near West Side neighborhoods over the past couple of years. Hardly earth-shattering news, but t [...]
Yo ho ho: A Bridgeport Village Christmas
Bridgeport Village is a fairly new residential neighborhood, hewn from former industrial land, but it hasn't taken residents long to get into the spi [...]
A trip down Archer Avenue
Yo's truly spent Tuesday wandering along Archer Avenue. We stopped in at Crafts by Claudia, 4300 S Archer Ave, where owner Claudia Bends was teaching [...]
Pilsen "Circular Mass" bicycle tour bridges cultural differences and showcases neighborhood
One of the best bicycle tours I've taken part in in Chicago was a tour of Pilsen, organized by the Chicago Cycling Club. So I was pleased to hear abou [...]
Yo ho ho: Winter cheer in Bridgeport
There's loads of Christmas spirit on the Southwest Side. Frosty was spotted keeping watch outside a Bridgeport bungalow.
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Reflections on Archer Avenue, or "Archey Road"
As Mr Dooley might have once said, Archer Avenue is the life blood, the anchor of Chicago's Southwest side. Actually, the fictional saloon keeper of " [...]
Which way forward for the John Hancock Center?
What direction should the new owners of the John Hancock Center take? Convert the vacant office spaces into a hotel or try to lease them? Rumors abou [...]
Yo ho ho: Christmas in Bridgeport
The holidays are well and truly here, and residents across Chicago are representin'. We discovered Homer in the back blocks of Bridgeport. Let Yo kn [...]
Chicago open house: 565 Quincy and a free breakfast
Belgravia Group is offering $1,000 toward upgrades or closing costs on one- and two-bedroom condos at its converted loft / new-construction hybrid, 56 [...]
Plans afoot to revitalize McKinley Park, Brighton Park and surrounding nabes
Alderman George Cardenas has high hopes for the revitalization of McKinley Park, Brighton Park and other surrounding neighborhoods, welcoming projec [...]
Chicago Social highlights historic Prairie Avenue and South Loop
Yo! We were pleased to read in the December issue of Chicago Social that editor-in-chief Korey Karnes is a fan of YoChicago. Karnes says that real est [...]
Santiago Calatrava takes a leaf from Chicago architects with new-look Chicago Spire
Santiago Calatrava is already being influenced by the city that gets things done. Calatrava and Shelbourne Development (perhaps with some nudging fr [...]
Developer seizes on industrial parcel to build Bridgeport's Riverside Homes
This is DeGrazia Development's Riverside Homes, a project of fairly bland single-family and townhomes wedged between industrial sites including the H [...]
A room with a view at McKinley Park Lofts
So yesterday we visited McKinley Park Lofts, that new Habitat Company project at Pershing Road and Western Avenue. This project is one of a handful o [...]
Face of which Chicago 'hood?
Some of you may recognize this little guy. Can you tell us where we photographed him? There's a free Yo shirt in it for you if you can. [...]
Minority Chicagoans and Chicago neighborhoods will feel pain of high-cost home loans
Yo reader "George Costanza" beat us to the punch by posting this New York Times article in the comments section of a previous post, but we want to dra [...]
John Hancock Center voted sexiest building in Chicago – rrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Oh, John Hancock Center, you sexy, sexy thang! How we adore your erect facade, your manly cross-bracing, your virile name. Dear John, the readers of R [...]
Developers employ remote-controlled helicopters to scope out potential high-rise views
Ever wonder if developers can really put their money where their mouth is when they promise you that the condo you're eyeing will have sweeping skylin [...]
A closer look at the live / work space at Westhaven Park
Here are a rendering and floor plans for that live / work townhousy-thing at Westhaven Park that we told you about last week. As you can see, the grou [...]
Architect couple gives 1720 S Michigan the nod
It's always interesting to see where architects choose to live, isn't it? One young couple who both work in non-residential architecture recently boug [...]