Author: alison
Mezzanine bedrooms at Tru Lofts give Trixie and Chad a bedtime workout
It's hard to believe that Tru Lofts in Lincoln Park was once an old health club, where gymgoers no doubt grapevined their way through Midnight Oil and [...]
Lipe unveils plans for The Maduro at University Village
Lipe Property Company is breathing new life into an old cigar factory by converting it into 108 timber lofts.
Developer Steve Lipe also plans to cons [...]
Chicago developer offering real estate agents "frequent flyer" program
Centrum Properties is currently offering real estate agents an "Affinity Reward Program," that's akin, in the developer's own words, to a "frequent fl [...]
Chicago open house: GlasHaus
The Piedmont Group will open sales at its South Loop high-rise, GlasHaus, 1327 S Wabash Ave, on February 11.
Units have one or two bedrooms (some one- [...]
The Lofts (and the art gallery, the posh market and the wine store) at River East Art Center
Speaking of Streeterville, as we were a little earlier, the MCL Companies is gearing up to open sales at The Lofts at River East Art Center, a convers [...]
How do you sell a curvaceous condo? Call in the folks from IKEA
When we looked at the whacky shape of one of the floor plans at the Citizens State Bank Lofts yesterday, it reminded us of a chat we had with the folk [...]
Buy this Uptown condo, and score a free Rolex, champagne, trip to Paris and a date with me, baby
Sorry to disappoint you, playas, but it's too late to take advantage of the mother of all deals, which was dangled on Craigslist back in January 2006, [...]
Old laundry will soon transform into the Broadway Village Lofts
Sometime in February, developer Dino Amiros will start converting this old industrial laundry in Edgewater into the Broadway Village Lofts. We check [...]
It's hip to be triangular at Citizens State Bank Lofts
No one could accuse Gary Solomon & Company of producing a cookie-cutter condo development at Citizens State Bank Lofts in West Lakeview. Talk about a [...]
Ald. Troutman stalls on Columbia Point project in Woodlawn
Yo's truly has been wondering what was taking so long for the latest phases of the Columbia Point development to get underway in Woodlawn, and so has [...]
Chicago deal of the day: Free washer and dryer at Pointe 1900 on State
Buyers of the nine remaining condos at Dynaprop Development's South Loop project, Pointe 1900 On State, will receive a free washer and dryer, accordin [...]
Suburban Chicago rental market posts modest gains
Chicago's suburban rental market posted an average occupancy rate of 97 percent in the fourth quarter of 2006, up 1 percent from the same period in 20 [...]
Centrum offers furnished studios at Streeterville high-rise
How do you lure suburban buyers looking for an "in-town" unit? Centrum Properties is apparently offering furnished studio units and loads of amenities [...]
Chicago developers cater to high demand for apartments with large number of new buildings
Chicago's downtown apartment market is robust, with developers catering to high demand by filling the pipeline with new projects over the next few yea [...]
Chicago deal of the day: Free parking at The Sheridan Grande
Buyers of three-bedroom condos at The Sheridan Grande, 4848 N Sheridan Road, will receive a free heated parking space, which Capital Realty & Developm [...]
Kargil says first X / O tower is more than 50 percent sold
Every time we give you an update about Kargil Development's South Loop high-rise X / O, we seem to inspire spirited debate about whether the developme [...]
Chicago auction action: Northbrook condo under the hammer
A one-bedroom condo in a Northbrook building called Mission Hills will be auctioned on March 6 with a suggested opening bid of $200,000 - nearly $170, [...]
Developer markets a lifestyle of "woodsy tranquility" at Edgebrook Glen
When Yo's truly thinks of "lifestyle" developments in Chicago, I generally think of downtown high-rises loaded to the gills with amenities such as med [...]
Chicago deal of the day: Dubin offering $10,000 discounts on townhomes, condos
Dubin Residential is offering buyers $10,000 off the purchase price on remaining units and townhomes at several developments. In many cases, the units [...]
North Center garment factories tailor-made for loft conversion
A developer has sewn up a deal to convert a pair of North Center garment-making factories into a 91-unit loft development.
The Kopley Group is transf [...]