Author: jeremy schnitker
Streeter Place gearing up for August move-ins
Streeter Place, the 53-story, 480-unit rental tower at 353 E Ohio St in Streeterville has been topped off and is getting ready for Aug. 1 move-ins, ac [...]
Open House Sundays: 2512 North Bosworth
I wandered around Lincoln Park this weekend looking for open houses and stumbled upon three developments with homes on the market, the first being t [...]
Blue skies at the Chicago Blues Festival
This year's Chicago Blues Festival had the makings to be a real downer. The normally four-day affair was cut a day short because of budget shortfall [...]
Sales update: Five for sale at Prairie Parc
Five condos are still on the market at Prairie Parc, located at 5832 - 5836 S Prairie Ave in Washington Park, says Coldwell Banker agent Paulette Edwa [...]
Sales update: Alexandria on Belmont
Two homes remain at the Alexandria on Belmont development at 1415 - 1425 W Belmont St in Lake View, according to the office of Coldwell Banker's Na [...]
Three developments on market in Old Town
The quaint environs of Old Town will be turned upside down this weekend as two of Chicago's most storied street festivals hit the neighborhood Satur [...]
Touring two models at 757 Orleans @ Chicago
Joe and I toured two model units at 757 Orleans @ Chicago in River North yesterday: a 790 square-foot studio and a 890 square-foot one-bedroom / one [...]
Gammonley Group offers lease-to-own option at 757 Orleans @ Chicago
Gammonley Group, the developer of 757 Orleans @ Chicago in River North, is offering a new lease-to-own option for potential buyers who can't or won' [...]
Sales update: One unit left at Kimball Park
Only one unit remains in the Kimball Park condo conversion at 4815 N Kimball Ave in Albany Park. According to Coldwell Banker sales associate Tom L [...]
More homes for sale at Halsted Row
A handful of new homes have hit the market at the ongoing Halsted Row development at 2847 - 2905 N Halsted St in Lake View. The joint Stillpoint De [...]
What's going down in Uptown?
I took a cruise through Uptown Thursday to check out progress at the Wilson Yard development and see if any new homes have popped up since the last [...]
Quote of the day: An auction spells desperation
"An auction spells desperation in capital letters. It marks the property in a way that sends the wrong message."
- Michael Signet, director of sales [...]
CA Development offering incentive packages at Northwest Side developments
C.A. Development, the builder of three Northwest Side single-family home developments - Edgebrook Glen, Mayfair Crossing and the Residences of Old [...]
New developer making way at Wabansia Row II
Turns out it was a combination of zoning issues and a lack of funding that slowed work at Wabansia Row II, the Bucktown townhome development that ha [...]
Is it the season of the first-time homebuyer?
It may seem counterintuitive to say that right now is one of the best times for a first-time buyer to step into the ownership game. With most banks st [...]
A driving tour of Pilsen
Joe Askins and I took a driving tour around Pilsen after having a look at Belgravia Group's Union Row townhome development last Friday. A neighborho [...]
Saturday at the ballpark
Here's some pictures from my first Cubs game of the year Saturday, a 7-0 Cubby romp over last year's NLDS nemesis, the Los Angeles Dodgers. Between [...]
Ten homes left at Fairbanks at Cityfront Plaza
Sales are finally winding down at The Fairbanks at Cityfront Plaza, which completed construction back in the fall of 2007. According to sales manager [...]
Deal of the day: Fletcher Row offering six months of principal and interest payments
According to a report in today's Chicago Tribune, Fletcher Row, a 20-unit townhouse development at 2424 W Fletcher Ave in Hamlin Park, is offering buy [...]
Two penthouse units remain at 30 West Erie
It’s just not the easiest time to be selling condos in the $1 million-plus range. The folks at 30 West Erie found that out the hard way. Despite the [...]