Author: Joseph Askins
25% off over 11 months at 3150 North Lake Shore
Unit 7A at 3150 North Lake Shore in Lake View was listed last June at $699,900. Last week a price cut (the home's third) brought the home down to [...]
In River North, the canines can come too
Last week I mentioned that dogs are prohibited from most apartment buildings in the Gold Coast, Old Town, and the Near North Side. On the flip sid [...]
The last Cabrini-Green high-rise is almost gone
The last of the Cabrini-Green high-rises is nearly completely demolished, as you can see in the video. The project's legacy - the city's malign ne [...]
Looking for job growth? You have 249 better choices than Chicago
Look at it this way -- it's an improvement from 2010.
This morning NewGeography.com released its annual list of the Best Cities for Jobs, and Chica [...]
Rental deal of the day: A Near West Side 2 BR with gated parking, priced at $1,100
Today's deal from Chicago Rentals Direct is a 900 square-foot, two-bedroom / 1.5-bath apartment at 2335 W Lake St on the Near West Side, priced a [...]
Kopley ordered to honor buyback guarantee at Renaissance Lofts
In February we introduced you to David Derk, an owner at the Renaissance Lofts in Rogers Park who wanted to exercise The Kopley Group's buyback gu [...]
Riding the Red Line: Addison
My trip up the Red Line started at 35th / Sox, just a long line drive away from US Cellular Field. In today's segment, I finally make my way to th [...]
Construction checkup: SoNo East
A series of reinforced concrete columns mark the site of SoNo East, at the northwest corner of Blackhawk and Dayton streets on the Near North Side [...]
A big moving day for Chicago
May 1 marks the beginning of many new leases in Chicago, and it's obvious from taking a quick walk around the neighborhood. I took 45 minutes to wal [...]
Weekend reads from the news feed
Not every story we add to our Chicago Real Estate News feed warrants "top story" status or a "quote of the day" post, but that doesn't make it any les [...]
Catalyst back on track (again)
Lagrange lives!
Over and over and over again, developer Gary Rosenberg has insisted that his Catalyst high-rise would get built. In February 2010, [...]
Construction checkup: 1233 North Wells
Demolition work is wrapping up at 1233 N Wells St in Old Town, so expect to see Hines Interests' new 18-story mid-rise start its rise very soon.
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How has the Plan for Transformation really changed the South and West sides?
"Part of the problem is that these neighborhoods are changing anyway, so not all of the poor people moving in are from the C.H.A. I think it's bec [...]
Downtown rental inventory shrinks again
The number of homes listed for rent in 14 downtown ZIP codes is lower than it's ever been since we started keeping count.
As of this morning, t [...]
One, two, three, or four bedrooms, all near $2,000 a month
The median list price for a downtown rental listed on the MLS is holding firm at $2,000. In the past week 38 different properties in downtown's 14 [...]
Large courtyard apartments in Lakeview East
The drawback to many vintage apartments in Chicago's most popular neighborhoods is that the bedrooms are tiny. Not so in the courtyard apartments [...]
Which cities are interested in Chicago’s apartments?
Yesterday I mentioned that a large number of Irish are searching for information on Chicago apartments, something the Pirate attributes more to season [...]
How River North’s old and new apartments stack up
Renters looking in River North can choose from 12 different apartment buildings, the newest of which -- EnV, Parc Huron, and Flair Tower -- opene [...]
Loft living: 3,000 SF, three private decks, and a ‘Mediterranean’ bath in Fulton Market
With a view like that, you'd never guess you were in Fulton Market.
Unit #503 at the Fulton Market Lofts, 1118 W Fulton Market St, came on the [...]
Irish eyes smile on Chicago
Is Chicago about to see a new wave of Irish moving into the city? According to Google Insights for Search, more searches for "Chicago apartments" [...]