Author: alison
Presenting the madcap antics of "Artie" at R+D659
We thought we'd seen it all, until now. Meet "Artie," the star of a couple of wacky, zany videos at the Web site for Mesirow Financial's condo project [...]
Chicago auction action: how to succeed at auctions without really trying
Who do auctions best serve? The seller or the buyer? That depends, says Rick Levin of auction house Rick Levin & Associates. The word "auction" conjur [...]
Chicago auction action: hammer time at Park Village Condos
March 6 is hammer time at the Park Village Condominiums, a 63-unit development at 2451 W Howard St, just south of the Evanston border. Thirty-two of [...]
Sales of new condos down in fourth quarter of 2006
To get an even better handle on the market for new condos we consulted Erik Doersching of housing analyst Tracy Cross & Associates, which tracks sales [...]
Sales of condos, single-family homes in Chicago were down in '06
We hear a lot of hype about a market slowdown, so we asked Rubloff Residential Properties to analyze data from the Multiple Listing Service of Norther [...]
South Side developer offers affordable condos at The Woodlands
Yo's truly is looking at "deals" and ways to attain affordable housing in Chicago. We checked out the Chicago Partnership for Affordable Neighborhoods [...]
Superfan is campaigning for Marshall Field's to return by Christmas 2008
The New York Times, in "Loss of a Beloved Department Store Breeds a New Kind of Superfan," reports on the anger, and in some cases, ambivalence, that [...]
The Lonely Victorian's nether regions are now hidden from view
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Lonely Victorian must be in want of two burly condo developments. The Urban Politician and other fans [...]
Chicago construction workers pulling for Da Bears
Spotted at the construction site for Joseph Freed Homes' The Residences at the Vic. More posts to come on this project, which is fast approaching c [...]
MLK might have liked this prototype for an affordable North Lawndale home
We meant to mention this yesterday - the Chicago Architecture Foundation's recent Learning from North Lawndale exhibition highlighted the fact that th [...]
Condos recast as apartments in major US housing markets
Developers are hastily recasting flailing condo projects as rental properties across the U.S., the New York Times reports. The Times quotes National A [...]
SCB's design puts the "view" in ParkView
Recently, we caught up with architect John Lahey of Solomon Cordwell Buenz, who designed ParkView, the MCL Companies' new high-rise at 505 N McClurg C [...]
Bronzeville group wants to increase property taxes to fund affordable housing on city lots
A group called Housing Bronzeville wants the city to set aside 26 percent of city-owned vacant lots as affordable housing and fund the developments th [...]
Tim-ber! Chicago hasn't run out of woodsy new loft projects just yet
New timber loft developments are hard to find in Chicago these days. Most of the wonderful old timber industrial buildings were converted into lofts o [...]
Environmentally-friendly features at Living Green Lofts
Green features are being a little more prevalent in high-rises these days, but they aren't as common in new mid-rise buildings, so we were interested [...]
Glassy high-rise in harmony with loft conversion at Rokas' 2100
By now you're familiar with Rokas International's 2100 development, an interesting coupling of a four-story loft conversion with a contemporary glass [...]
Following Troutman scandal, what does Woodlawn's future hold?
Yo's truly wonders what the future holds for Woodlawn now that the heat is on Alderman Arenda Troutman (20th). Last year, we interviewed Troutman fo [...]
Chicago auction action: parking spaces in Old Town
Fancy buying a parking space for $12,500 or less? On Feb 20, auction house Rick Levin & Associates is selling 24 spaces at 1445 N Sedgwick St. The hea [...]
Chicago auction action: slower condo market keeps auctioneer busy
Going, going, not gone! More developers are resorting to auctions as the Chicagoland housing market slows down, according to Rick Levin of Rick Levin [...]
Citizens State Bank Lofts mixes up old and new
An old bank at Lincoln Avenue and Melrose Street is getting the pastiche treatment and will re-emerge as Citizens Bank Lofts. Developer Gary Solomon [...]