Author: andy anderson
A hot Market: Thrush’s 740 Fulton brings West Loop chic to growing Fulton Market
David Chase likes to stay ahead of the curve. In the mid-1990s, the West Loop was largely a gritty postindustrial district with no major grocery sto [...]
Construction update: Marquette Row
After dropping by the Mondial site, we hopped across the street to Marquette Row, where workers were finishing up the masonry exterior on the last b [...]
Mondial breaks ground in River West
Citta Development's Mondial has broken ground in River West, according to Jim Murrin, one of the Koenig & Strey GMAC Real Estate agents who is m [...]
Deal of the day: $2,000 credit and plasma TV at Maplewood Condominiums
We posted recently on the bucolic calm of the Arcadia Terrace neighborhood. Here's another plus for this Northwest Side pocket, at least if you're i [...]
Old Irving conversion has condos from $150s
So you say you can't afford to buy at a development, even with builders rolling out incentives and deals to beat the band. Well, free assessments an [...]
Terminal condos could ease deadly commute at Kimball Station
If you're tired of cramming onto the southbound Brown Line in the morning, bumping into strangers and eyeing those lucky few who managed to grab a s [...]
Comment of the day: more people = more cars
"You can't have this both ways - new housing = new cars on the streets... most people moving to Lake View have cars, and want places to park them. It' [...]
Sales update: Albany Park's Gunnison Court half sold
Sales have reached the 50 percent mark at Gunnison Court according to Sam Banks, a Sergio & Banks Real Estate agent who is marketing the project [...]
Sales update: Diversey Station 80 percent sold
Diversey Station, a new 50-unit development at 1855 W Diversey Pkwy in Lincoln Park, is 80 percent sold according to Sophia Klopas, a Koenig & S [...]
Comment of the day: Chicago living going mainstream
"...I consider it a win that the mainstream is starting to choose cities over suburbs, that some long-time negative stereotypes of cities are fading, [...]
We like to watch: 4235 N Kedzie Ave
If you're worried about late-night ruffians or your precious Ferrari, this new 18-unit building at 4235 N Kedzie Ave in Irving Park has both a video [...]
Comment of the day: 'chained' to the South Loop
"Just look at the 'independent' restaurants new in the area. For the most part they're backed with big money (like Kleiner) and are high end destinati [...]
Chicago deal of the day: $5,000 toward closing costs in Rogers Park
Herlo Realty is offering a $5,000 incentive toward closing costs at 1854 W Chase Ave in Rogers Park.
The two-bedroom, two-bath rehabbed condos feat [...]
With a little help from Frank in Norwood Park
This new single-family home at 5724 N Newcastle Ave is in Old Norwood Park, although it might fit in a little better in Oak Park.
The Frank Lloyd W [...]
Sales update: 740 Fulton
More than 90 of 740 Fulton's 132 loft-style condos are sold and occupied, according to David Chase, president and CEO of the The Thrush Companies, w [...]
Quote of the day: Fulton Market. It's what's for dinner.
"Fulton Market still comprises meat-packing facilities. But the meat-packing facilities are next to art galleries and five-star restaurants."
- David [...]
Construction update: Bernard Station in Albany Park
Construction on a condo conversion isn't anywhere near as dramatic as construction on, say, a brand-new high-rise, but the little improvements often [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Plans for condos near Midway canceled
Plans for condos near Midway canceled Sun-Times
Builders embracing recycled products Trib
American Home Mortgage to close NY Times
Townhouses in [...]
Central Square in Portage Park nears completion
Construction is nearly complete at Central Square, a new 12-unit condo project from O'Malley Construction, Inc. in Portage Park.
The two-bedroom, 2 [...]
Chicago deal of the day: $3K in incentives at 200 N Dearborn
We posted not long ago about a one-night-only sales event for 200 North Dearborn, a high-rise condo conversion in the Loop, at which American Invsco [...]