Author: mark boyer
Quote of the day: Undercutting Trump
"My clients want to get out, and the only way they can get out is by undercutting the developer."
- Broker Andrew Glatz, who currently has listing [...]
Three left at Burling Place in Lincoln Park
As far as architectural style is concerned, Burling Place at 1727 N Burling St in Lincoln Park is one that people seem to love or, well, really not lo [...]
Two-bedroom model units at 5430 Sheridan
As promised, here's a quick video tour of a couple of two-bedroom model units at 5430 Sheridan. Joe and I showed up at the sales center unannounced on [...]
Bluewater 5440 to offer a variety of floor plans
When Joe and I toured the sales center of 5430 Sheridan in Edgewater earlier in the week, we took a moment to speak with sales agent Tina Macek about [...]
Several floor plans still available at VB1224
Construction finished up on this West Loop loft conversion about six months ago, and a variety of one- and two-bedroom floor plans are still available [...]
One-bedrooms in the South Loop, near the river
Comparing The Lofts at Roosevelt Collection with anything else in the neighborhood is certainly vulnerable to an apples-and-oranges critique because t [...]
Turning down the volume at The Lofts at River East Art Center
Back in January, a reader expressed concern that timber ceilings in The Lofts at River East Art Center at 445 E Illinois St in Streeterville would be [...]
MCL Companies' park promise
There's been some groaning on Yo over the years over the large, ugly edifices that parking structures create at street level. Why not just bury the pa [...]
Comment of the day: LEED "encourages strides in the right direction"
In response to the question I posed yesterday regarding the importance of LEED certification, reader Matt, who describes himself as a LEED accredited [...]
Sales update: ParkView 80 percent sold
We've had an eye fixed on MCL Companies' 47-story tower at 505 N McClurg Ct in Streeterville for quite some time, but most of the discussion about Par [...]
Is LEED still relevant?
I was thumbing through an old copy of the New York Times Magazine recently and came across a short item about the U.S. Green Building Council's Leader [...]
Carol Dorsey and Mark "First-Time" Boyer tour resales: Part V
In the final video of my first-time buyer series with Carol Dorsey, we stopped off at a high-rise at 210 S Desplaines St to check out another resale u [...]
Carol Dorsey and Mark "First-Time" Boyer tour resales: Part IV
After looking at some vintage lofts in Printers Row and a condo conversion in the South Loop, Carol Dorsey from Prudential SourceOne Realty took me ov [...]
Is Polk Street Station back on track?
When Yo last covered Polk Street Station, back in September of 2007, reader The Urban Politician commented that developer Paramount Homes "seems to ha [...]
Sales update: The Wabash Club down to four townhouses
Here's another Dubin Residential development that's close to selling out: The Wabash Club, a 62-unit townhouse development located at 2390 S Wabash Av [...]
Sales update: Six left at Shoemaker Lofts
The Shoemaker Lofts, Dubin Residential's loft conversion of the old Florsheim Shoe factory at 3963 W Belmont Ave in Avondale, is nearing closeout. In [...]
Carol Dorsey and Mark "First-Time" Boyer tour resales: Part III
After visiting a couple of Printers Row lofts with Carol Dorsey from Prudential SourceOne Realty, we hoofed it down to the Crane Building at 888 S Mic [...]
Sales update: Park Monroe 80 percent sold
The Park Monroe, the peculiar office building conversion at 55 E Monroe St that has evoked some strong emotions from "flabbergasted" Yo commenters, is [...]
Carol Dorsey and Mark "First-Time" Boyer tour resales: Part II
After looking at a timber loft with Carol Dorsey of Prudential SourceOne Realty, she took me across the street to have a look at a concrete loft loca [...]
What happened to Marquee's roof?
On a swing through the South Side yesterday, Joe and I stopped off in the South Loop and took a few construction photos. I had reported that Sedgwick [...]