Author: mark boyer
Inside two of 565 Quincy's concrete lofts
After talking about 565 Quincy for a few minutes in the sales center on Thursday, Belgravia Group Marketing Director, Carmen Krushas, showed me around [...]
565 Quincy and the "power of local"
Before heading down to the Q Room to check out the building amenities during the "Wisdom of Q" event on Thursday, Belgravia Group Marketing Director C [...]
Belgravia unveils The Q Room at 565 Quincy
Joe and I visited a handful of model units last night at 565 Quincy, 565 W Quincy St, but most of the action at Belgravia Group's "Wisdom of Q" event [...]
Quote of the day: Targeting the five senses
"A color can change their thinking from 'Oh my God, what a huge mortgage' to 'This house is so comfortable, I feel like I already live here,' " he sai [...]
Phase 2 of Logan Station to deliver by June
In a Yo post last fall, I groaned about the difficulty of gathering information about Logan Station, but once I got Paramount Homes president Bruce [...]
Rental and for-sale homes at Bucktown Point
Bruce Fogelson's development company, Paramount Homes, has a reputation for building a series of "transit-oriented" developments next to or near CTA [...]
Video: Talking with Legacy's developer
Here's some video footage of Joe Zekas' interview with Mesa Development principal Jim Hanson, which we conducted on the 71st floor of the Legacy at Mi [...]
Another look at Superior 110's eastern view
We admit it: Since spring has sprung we've been pretty obsessed with views, because we're finally making it into the upper floors of a handful of rece [...]
Yo visits the Park Boulevard sales center
Our second and final stop during the CHA Plan for Transformation media tour that Joe and I attended last week was at the sales center for Park Bouleva [...]
Half- and full-floor condos in River North
There's been plenty of discussion in these pages over the past week about whether or not developers are providing enough one-bedroom condos in certai [...]
Testing some white paint on Silver Tower
Joe took advantage of some clear sight lines while we were showing ourselves around Superior 110 on Friday and snapped this photo of Silver Tower, whi [...]
Oakwood Shores: "The grand-master plan"
We've written several posts over the years about Oakwood Shores, but when dealing with such a massive development, it's easy to lose sight of the bi [...]
NYTimes: Architects' views of the recession
A story in the Sunday edition of the New York Times checks in with how architecture firms, large and small, are coping with the construction slowdown. [...]
First look inside Superior 110 in River North
For more than a year, we've observed JFJ Development's Superior 110 from street level, but yesterday, Joe and I finally made it into the building. Fro [...]
Quote of the day: "Supersize me"
"The Baby Boomers are buying condos now and they don't want to downsize too much. They only want a few bedrooms, but they want them to be big and have [...]
A demo of 50 East Chestnut's high-tech features
When you enter a home in 50 East Chestnut, the lights turn on and the window shades draw, which makes it feel like the home is in sync with your every [...]
Views of and from 50 East Chestnut's model
This morning, I walked over to 50 East Chestnut, Jameson Real Estate's 34-story luxury high-rise in River North, to meet with representatives from Pre [...]
New West offers rent-to-own at Eastgate Village
Sensing that buyers are having difficulty coming up with the money required for a down payment, New West Realty is rolling out an aggressive rent-to-o [...]
R+D659's modern lines through the lens of a pro
Joe and I have snapped a bunch of photos of R+D659 over the past year, but none of our photos come close to capturing the crisp, modern lines of the b [...]
More price reductions at Bucktown conversion
One year ago yesterday, Joe wrote that Prime Properties Realty was advertising "huge price reductions" for the four remaining condos in the 12-unit co [...]