Author: joel
Separated at birth: City Lights wisely focused on views
DeStefano Development's City Lights, at 740 N Milwaukee Ave in River West, is nearly identical to its rendering. And while the plain brick mid-rise [...]
Bucktown house says, here's looking at me, Chicago
You don't have to be a voyeur to appreciate the bold exhibitionism of this house in Bucktown. We considered a lame line about people living in glass [...]
Carpenters picket non-union labor at Uptown condo project
It's hard not to notice the new condo building under construction at 4420 N Clark St; scaffolding crawls up the entire face of the five-story brick [...]
Deal of the day: free parking at Welbourn Row
Developer Dubin Residential is selling the final three condos at Welbourn Row, 2933 N Clybourn Ave in Hamlin Park, with free deeded parking. Accordi [...]
Ten questions to find the perfect roommate in Uptown Chicago
When searching for a roommate, some folks simply want someone whose rent check will clear every month. Others are looking for someone a little more sp [...]
Blue-blooded Lincoln Park loft development 60 percent sold
There's nothing particularly regal-looking about Ashton Lofts, 1610 W Fullerton Ave, in Lincoln Park, but there's honest-to-goodness royalty behind th [...]
News of the north country: Yo's suburban roundup
We've been travelin' in the north country fair, where the wind hits heavy on the borderline. Well, not literally, but it's easy to cruise the suburbs, [...]
Monday, Monday
It's Monday, Monday, manic or otherwise. Let's take a go around the Yo.
Irving Park: Moisturizing AND delicious on ham and swiss!
Woodlawn: Ida B. [...]
Separated at birth: Celadon Flats condominiums better than rendering
You have to see Romus Construction's completed Celadon Flats, located at 1825 N Winnebago Ave in Bucktown, to appreciate the character that the gian [...]
Chicago sidewalk gardens do a lot with a little
It may not exactly be contributing to "Babylon in Chicago" on the scale of the lush green roofs topping some of the new condo buildings downtown, bu [...]
Work in progress: Attila Demeter's Aspen 6 taking shape in Bucktown
Aspen 6 is under construction at 1915 N Damen Ave in Bucktown. The terrific design by Attila Demeter Architects, LLC includes private terraces, a la [...]
Bucktown loft development down but not out
We've been spending some time in Bucktown lately, and it looks like the dormant Wabansia Row construction site isn't the only one of its kind in the [...]
Bodacious abodes balance Bucktown street
How's this for a neighborly pair? We found these voluptuous beauties on our hunt for new Bucktown houses with a difference. The sightly single-fami [...]
Chicago townhouse roundup: Northwest Side
We recently gave you a rundown of new townhome developments on the South Side. The Northwest Side also has its fair share of sizable townhome projec [...]
Contemporary $3.1M Bucktown home a sight for sore eyes
We love a house that stands out from the rest, as evidenced by today's strange home sighting. But if you're looking for a unique house that doesn't [...]
Strange home sighting in Noble Square
We found this bizarre antidote to cookie-cutter single-family homes on the 1500 block of West Chestnut Street. [...]
Noble Square condo building is a survivor
We were out and about in the Noble Square neighborhood under yesterday's hot sun, snapping some pictures of the vintage gut rehab at 1500 W Ohio St, [...]
Work in progress: Victoria Place condos in Bucktown
The two larger buildings at Victoria Place, 1815 N Milwaukee Ave, in Bucktown, are nearly complete, but VLF Development is just getting started on [...]
Shake off that Memorial Day hangover with a go around the Yo
Boy oh boy, the neighborhood journals are really cooking. Take a look, leave a comment, pick a fight, start blogging about your neighborhood!
Irving [...]
Wicker Park graffiti gets metaphysical
Sometimes being in Wicker Park is like walking the woods of A Midsummer Night's Dream. We spotted this little number at Ashland Avenue just north of [...]