Author: Joseph Askins
Summit Design + Build to finish Division Street dustbunny
If you've been in the 1800 block of Division Street in recent years, you've surely noticed the unfinished building at the northwest corner of Divi [...]
First quarter figures: Medians and highs in 60605
Approximately 100 homes closed in the 60605 ZIP code between January 1 and March 31, according to Redfin's records. (60605 covers the South Loop f [...]
Downtown rental count dips as May approaches; inventory down 33% year-over-year
The number of homes listed for rent through the MLS in the 14 downtown ZIP codes grew slightly in late March, but dipped again this week as renter [...]
Riding the Red Line: Jackson
I started the second leg of my tour up the Red Line with a look at the Jackson station, which stretches underneath State Street from Van Buren to [...]
Historically black wards turning white
The Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky looked at Rob Paral's new Census mashups and the results of the spring elections to see how Chicago's 50 wards -- an [...]
Go west, young developers
When Joe Zekas asked Belgravia Group's Buzz Ruttenberg to talk about the state of the Chicago's new construction market, he didn't expect the vete [...]
Rental deal of the day: An updated 2/1 in West Rogers Park, priced at $1,050
Today's rental deal of the day from Chicago Rentals Direct is one of their newest listings: an updated two-bedroom / one-bath at 6104 N Rockwell St in [...]
$1,500 a month for a two-bedroom near Bell School
The Alexander Graham Bell School in St Ben's is one of the city's most desirable grade schools; among boundary-area schools, only Lincoln ranked h [...]
Quote of the day: ‘Playing a kazoo’
"Erecting a mediocre piece of urban infrastructure alongside such a campus is like showing up at a Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert and playing a ka [...]
Haberdasher Square Lofts, then and now
Our file on the Haberdasher Square Lofts, 710 - 728 W Jackson Blvd, dates back to 1996, when American Invsco was closing out the project's first p [...]
First quarter figures: Medians and highs in Bucktown
Should it close near its $3.09 million list price later this month, the Ranquist's warehouse-turned-single-family at Leavitt and Wilmot may be the top [...]
Buyers bite on Ontario Place’s distressed homes
No building in the 60611 ZIP code saw more sales last quarter than Ontario Place, the 469-unit high-rise at 10 E Ontario St. Records at Redfin and Blo [...]
Lake View mansion ‘like nothing on the market before’
The 10,000 square-foot mansion at 2856 N Hermitage Ave in Lake View is "like nothing on the market before in the city," says Jameson agent Nancy T [...]
Grand Boulevard ‘masterpiece’ dips to $835K
This three-story greystone at 4018 S King Dr in Grand Boulevard may not have been much to look at in August, when it closed in a foreclosure sale [...]
Sing a song of South Works?
Say what? On Thursday, Jam Productions, Live Nation, Ticketmaster, McCaffery Interests, and aldermen Sandi Jackson and John Pope will reveal the d [...]
A steep price for a Trump studio
Remember hotel condos? Many in Chicago real estate would rather forget them. Nevertheless, you can still find these homes on the market -- just look t [...]
The history of Hollywood Park’s two-flats
Frances Archer's blog continues to be a wonderful source of history and insight into Hollywood Park and adjacent neighborhoods on the Northwest Si [...]
Pre-fire five-flat turned single-family listed at $2.2M
Last Friday Prudential Rubloff agent Lindsey Stewart listed her 6,300 square-foot home at 1875 N Fremont St in Lincoln Park at $2.2 million. The b [...]
First-quarter figures: Medians and highs in Lincoln Park
First quarter activity had a lot of our Realtor friends feeling good about the upcoming spring and summer sales seasons. Now that we've reached th [...]
Construction checkup: Making way for new apartments in Old Town
Last week Curbed's Mark Boyer caught up with JDL Development prez Jim Letchinger, to get the latest on 1233 North Wells, a new 16-story, 250-unit [...]