Author: joel
We like to watch: inside Lakeview East greystone
Fans of late-19th-century architecture will also enjoy a peek inside this stunning Lakeview East greystone. The four-bedroom home, located at 2829 N [...]
Lincoln Park 2520 open for business
After collecting more than 2,000 names of interested parties during pre-sales, developer Ricker-Murphy is launching sales at Lincoln Park 2520, the [...]
More on The Manor Homes on Belden
We mentioned Lincoln Park's Manor Homes on Belden over the weekend, and yesterday we had a chat with Koenig & Strey sales agent Peter Tortorello to [...]
A Chicago Spire for every season
It seems that the change of the seasons here in Chicago brings with it a new design for the Chicago Spire. The winter model was a bit too beefy for t [...]
Introducing Sheridan Court Condominiums
We're great fans of historic rehabs here at the Yo, so this new one at 6967 N Sheridan Rd caught our eye. Sheridan Court Condominiums is the renovat [...]
Carnival Mondays: life in the "gay ghetto"
This week's Carnival of Real Estate is hosted by miOaklandCounty. Stop by to learn about the benefits of a "subprime implosion" in the mortgage world, [...]
We like to watch: inside Lake View loft
Lake View is not exactly a neighborhood known for its loft developments, but this one on the third floor at 1733 W Irving Park Rd looks like a winne [...]
Construction update: 955 West Webster
We showed you Melrose Partners' Lincoln Park condo conversion 955 West Webster when it was hidden entirely under a blue tarp, but the curtain has n [...]
Monday, Monday
It's Monday, Monday, manic or otherwise. Let's take a go around the Yo.
Lombard: Protesters at Prairie Path Villas
Wicker Park: 32nd Ward race devel [...]
Circa-1880s Lincoln Park rowhomes go condo
Ahh, 1888 -- it was a very good year. National Geographic begins publication, Auguste Rodin sculpts "The Thinker," the first deodorant is trademarke [...]
Roosevelt Collection kicks off with Lofts
Mid-rise buildings have traditionally never been too long on style. With The Lofts at Roosevelt Collection, buyers aren't just getting a compelling [...]
Motor Row offers the Cadillac of loft buildings
Not many people living in new-construction condos would delight in telling guests the "backstory" of their home, but residents in loft buildings are [...]
JDL offers single-family space with condo convenience in Lakeview East high-rise
"The opportunity to build a high-rise in East Lakeview is very rare," said Jim Letchinger, president of JDL Development Corporation. The developer, [...]
Work in progress: Michigan Avenue Tower II
Okay, so there's not so much progress to report yet, but we wanted to let you know that work has started on Michigan Avenue Tower II because we kno [...]
Mansions mingle with vintage greystones on Drexel Boulevard
Sutherland Pearsall Development Corporation has had success building condos and townhomes in the North Kenwood and Oakland neighborhoods, but when p [...]
Are condos the new dot coms?
In the April issue of New Homes Magazine, columnist Don DeBat looks at how the current Chicago condo market compares to both the condo crash of the la [...]
We like to watch: inside South Loop loft
"Edgy and opulent" are the words used to describe this South Loop loft at Trevi Square, 1439 S Michigan Ave. We're dying to introduce whoever thinks [...]
Work in progress: 1400 Museum Park
Architecturally, Pappageorge / Haymes' 1400 Museum Park lags far behind some of its Museum Park brethren, but, hey, it could be worse. The 32-story [...]
154 offers contemporary lofts, River North lifestyle
There's an unmistakable lifestyle that comes with living in River North. With Michigan Avenue a short walk away, hotspots like Rockit Bar & Grill, C [...]
New retail, restaurants create hotspots in Edgewater, Uptown
In the new issue of New Homes Magazine, which hits the street Friday and the 'net today, Yo's Alison Soltau looks at the changes new restaurants and [...]