Author: alison
Residents' input sought on el station and retail improvements in Edgewater
What's the best way to stimulate retail development in Edgewater? A good way to start is by improving the appearance of the neighborhood's four el sta [...]
Get a look at Provenance Condominiums
Meet developer Phenix Sun's Provenance Condominiums, 5230 N Kenmore Ave, if you haven't already. Remaining one- to three-bedroom units are priced fr [...]
The legend of Moody's Pub
The ski lodge-style open fireplaces, the wood plank booths with the burnt-orange vinyl padding, the stained glass signs over the bathrooms, the cand [...]
Dining out near Broadway Village Lofts
The conversion of an old industrial laundry at 5427 N Broadway St into Broadway Village Lofts is still underway. Yo's truly hasn't yet checked out C [...]
Deal with it – Chicago developers negotiate perks in slower market
Buyers can negotiate all kinds of deals as developers cope with a slower market in early 2007. The March issue of New Homes Magazine takes a look at [...]
Chicago deal of the day: Units from the $180s at Winthrop Terrace Condos
In our search for condos priced under $285,500 (the citywide median condo / townhome price for 2006) we bring you Winthrop Terrace Condominiums, 4936 [...]
Are things looking up for the Broadway / Lawrence / Racine intersection?
We were flying along Broadway this afternoon when we remembered 46th Ward candidate James Cappleman's comments about the plethora of empty storefron [...]
Deal with it
In cooler market, buyers demand – and builders deliver – perks aplentyÂ
Story by Alison Soltau
Lisa and Miguel Cabrales wanted to buy [...]
Quote of the Day: Crosstown Expressway would cut Chicago traffic congestion
"What we're trying to accomplish is the building of a road that would make massive improvements in traffic congestion throughout the Chicago metropoli [...]
Candidate highlights problems along North Broadway
James Cappleman, aldermanic candidate for the 46th ward, discusses the problems along North Broadway in a recent story in Inside Publications.
"We ne [...]
Chicago deal of the day: Edgewater condos from the $70s
When we heard from the Multiple Listing Service of Northern Illinois that that the median condo / townhome price for 2006 was $285,500, we began hunti [...]
Edgewater Glen condo project exudes warmth
You can tell that the developer of Edgewater Glen, 5858 N Broadway, has Chicago's fierce winters in mind. When construction of the 34-unit mid-rise ge [...]
Comment of the day: Aldermanic privilege has to go
"The real problem is the continuation of the odd Chicago practice of aldermanic privilege (or prerogative, if you will). There really does need to be [...]
Ald. Burt Natarus' challenger accuses him of being "compromised" by donations from developers
In the South Loop, the aldermanic race is at least partly focused on the quality of residential construction, but what are the hot topics in the 42nd [...]
Chicago deal of the day: South Side condos from the $120s
Chicago's median condo / townhouse price for 2006 was $285,500, according to the Multiple Listing Service of Northern Illinois, which compiles statist [...]
True South
Prairie District Lofts aims for reasonable prices with rare South Loop lofts
Developers Keith and Brian Giles spent much of the mid- to late 1990s [...]
CTA Green Line spurring condo sales in part of East Garfield Park, according to sales agent
A developer plans to build up to six small condo buildings on the 2900 block of West Fulton Street, betting that proximity to the CTA's California Gre [...]
A closer look at a new East Garfield Park condo development
Given that it's East Garfield Park Week here at the Yo, we thought we'd take a closer look at an upcoming project from GenOne Group, a development com [...]
Quote of the day – We'll get Block 37 redeveloped
"I can tell you a hundred times that it's going to happen. But people will still say, 'Show me.' We'll show you."
-Steven Jacobsen, the point man for [...]
Chicago deal of the day: I want my plasma TV
Sutherland Pearsall Development Corporation is offering buyers at eight South Side developments a free plasma TV and 1 percent of the purchase price [...]