Author: jeremy schnitker
Walking the block by Bridgeport Condominiums
Agent Mark Doyle won't deny that one of the Bridgeport Condominiums' biggest selling points is it's proximity to U.S. Cellular Field, the home of th [...]
Rental smackdown: Amenities at 1401 South State and Echelon at K Station
The number and types of on-site amenities can play a major role in a renter's choice of developments. Do you enjoy summer days by the pool, or would y [...]
Touring the Bridgeport Condominiums
When I think of Bridgeport, I don't exactly think of new construction. The blue-collar neighborhood is more likely to conjure up images of bungalows [...]
Quote of the day: Why pay full price?
“To me, it doesn’t make sense to buy something on the retail market when you can buy a foreclosed home so far under the market.”
- Real estate agent [...]
Rental smackdown: One-bedroom units at Burnham Pointe and Sky55
We've checked out most of downtown's new rental high-rises last month, so now it's time to really dig into them to see how they stack up to one anothe [...]
New Home Nuggets: New listings, new prices in Pilsen
Pilsen is usually a hot topic for discussion on our site. The diverse neighborhood has experienced a lot of flux in the recent past and brings out a l [...]
Prices cut up to 55 percent at Catalpa Gardens
It's been four years since marketing began at Edgewater's Catalpa Gardens project at 1122 W Catalpa Ave, yet 61 of it units were still on the market [...]
Panorama-rama!: Views from AMLI 900
Here are some panoramas from our visit to AMLI 900 Monday. The 24-story rental high-rise at 900 S Clark St in the South Loop has some pretty stellar [...]
River roundup: A look at available units near the riverwalk
The area around Chicago's riverfront is in many ways ground zero for new construction high-rises downtown. Within four blocks to the north and south o [...]
Chicago's newly-developed riverwalk: a tranquil complement to the lakefront
Chicago's riverwalk may not yet have the reputation of say, San Antonio's, but after Joe Zekas and I spent a sunny afternoon there yesterday, I saw [...]
Quote of the day: Time is running out
"There's not as much sand in the hourglass as we may think."
Jim Merrion, regional director at Re/Max Northern Illinois, telling the Tribune that fir [...]
New Home Nuggets: New listings, new prices in North Center, Lincoln Square
Since I was up in Roscoe Village Tuesday, I figured I'd head a little farther north to check out the new construction scene in North Center and Lincol [...]
Views from Clark Street outside AMLI 900
After our tour of AMLI 900, Joe and shot some video while heading back up to the Loop on South Clark Street to give you a glimpse of the other devel [...]
New Home Nuggets: New listings, new prices in Roscoe Village
I've been sifting through some of the new construction listings in Roscoe Village over the last couple days and decided to cruise up to the neighborho [...]
Viewing AMLI 900's apartments and amenities
When you're marketing a development, you're marketing a lifestyle. This concept wasn't lost on the folks at AMLI 900, who have guilefully tagged eac [...]
Model units, amenities and a home equity program from AMLI 900
This morning Joe and I made Yo's first visit to AMLI 900, a rental high-rise at 900 S Clark St in the South Loop. While checking out the building's mo [...]
Touring North Center's EcoNorth
To round out my open house tours this weekend I headed up north to check out Phase I of EcoNorth, a 16-unit development at 1842 W Irving Park Rd in [...]
Penthouses getting price cuts at 550 St Clair
When we spoke with Weichert Realtors First Chicago's Ron Ruby back in March, he said it was quite likely that Sutherland Pearsall Development would [...]
The Clarovista slashes some prices in half
With just 50 percent of its units sold -- despite construction having begun on the development in January 2007 -- The Clarovista at 6238 N Broadway [...]
Quote of the day: Fight your foreclosure
"They don't think there's anything they can do to help themselves. They're embarrassed. They think they have to dish out thousands of dollars for an a [...]