Author: jeremy schnitker
Touring 2208 West Chicago
I hit a handful of open houses across town this weekend, one of which was this new three-flat with ground level retail space at 2208 W Chicago Ave i [...]
Sights and sounds of the Pride Parade
For the second year in a row I briefly stopped by the annual gay pride parade in Lake View to get a glimpse of the revelry and madness the event alw [...]
Touring the top floor of Urban Sandbox
We've been in Urban Sandbox a couple of times, but we've never captured any video of its top-floor units until I stopped by on Saturday afternoon. O [...]
New Homes Roundup: Condos in Boys Town
The real estate probably won't be nearly as spectacular as some of the outfits, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't check out the new-construction c [...]
Jameson quarterly report advertises discounts at Marquee, Terrazio
Jameson Realty Group sent out a quarterly report yesterday evening covering yearly sales-to-date numbers (down about 13 percent from last year) and li [...]
A look at Sky55’s views, amenities and finishes
In our visit to Sky55 Wednesday, Joe and I got a peek at some of the apartment building's amenities, and it's easy to see how one could be wooed b [...]
Sky high at 1255 S Michigan Ave
Joe and I got to go up in Sky55 yesterday, a 40-story, 411-unit apartment tower in the South Loop at 1255 S Michigan Ave that was completed in 2006. [...]
Quote of the day: Take my home, please
"I have even begged them for a foreclosure,"
Delinquent mortgage holder Charlotte Jensen told the Washington Post in response to the fact that a yea [...]
SoNo announces price cuts
They're jumping on the price slashing bandwagon over at SoNo, Smithfield Properties' 28-story high-rise at 860 W Blackhawk St on the Near North Side.
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A drive through Roosevelt Square
The last stop on our mixed-income tour took us to Roosevelt Square, which consists of a slew of townhomes and condos in six-flat, twelve-flat and el [...]
Driving two mixed-income projects on the West Side
Joe and I extended our mixed-income development tour farther out to the West Side to check out Jackson Square at West End and Heritage Homes of West [...]
It's not a timeshare, it's not a condo, it's a…
...Private Residence Club?
That's what James Place, a proposed River North condo development at 100 W Huron St that was scrapped by Affinity Developm [...]
Panoramic views from 1401 South State
Here are a couple panoramic views from a penthouse unit and the outdoor terrace at 1401 South State, a rental high-rise Joe and I visited last w [...]
A drive through Westhaven Park
The second mix-income development Joe and I drove through was Westhaven Park, a series of condos and townhomes in the Near West side around Lake and [...]
A taste of the West Loop
The Taste of Randolph Street always has one of the best concert lineups of any of the street festivals - as well as some of the best food - and with [...]
Assessing the "progress" of some of Chicago's mixed-income developments
In an effort to see how well some of the city's mixed-income developments that are part of the Chicago Housing Authority's Plan for Transformation a [...]
A video tour of Echelon at K Station
During our visit to Echelon at K Station on Wednesday Joe and I were able to shoot some video of the lounge area in the entrance of the building, as [...]
Few two-bedrooms remain at 1401 South State
After visiting Echelon at K Station, Joe and I headed to the South Loop to check out another Lincoln Property Company rental building at 1401 S Stat [...]
Echelon at K Station over 90 percent leased
This afternoon Joe and I headed over to the Fulton River District to check out Echelon at K Station, a 26-story, 350-unit rental building at 353 N Des [...]
A video tour of 2523 North Southport
I got to tour four homes in the new six-unit development at 2523 N Southport Ave in Lincoln Park this Sunday with Conlon Real Estate's Jason Mrozik. [...]