Author: mark dalton
Carnival of Real Estate: condo appreciation gone wild, bubble boo-boos and slashing prices
This week's Carnival of Real Estate is hosted by Zillow's Drew Meyers. Read about a condo that supposedly appreciated more than $700 per day for the l [...]
A look inside Jackson Square at West End
AMS Realty's AnneMarie Garza and Phil McCall give a tour of Jackson Square at West End, a roughly 780-unit development rising on the site of the for [...]
Inside South Loop's historic Motor Row Lofts
Join Koenig & Strey's Tina Feldstein for a tour of Motor Row Lofts, three landmark buildings at 2301 - 2315 S Michigan Ave. Chicago's famed Motor Ro [...]
Quote of the day: Donald uninspired by The Spire
"It will not be built, unless someone wants to lose four or five hundred million dollars."
Donald Trump, arguing at today's news conference outside [...]
West Loop walk near the Chicago Police Academy
We're not entirely certain when the Police and Fire academies might share a campus, but it seems that the men in blue will likely leave their cramped [...]
New in the Northwest – 20 new-home projects hit market
This month, we spotted 20 new developments that began marketing on the Northwest Side. Here's a roundup:
2652 W Walton Ave: three five-bedroom single- [...]
Inside a townhome at 1 North Bishop in the West Loop
The West Loop's market for condos is apparent, but there also is demand from budding families for more space and privacy in a neighborhood dominated [...]
We like to watch: artist's loft building in Humboldt Park
We're used to artists living in grubby apartments with nicked-up walls and linoleum floors. That's why we were a bit surprised when we saw this list [...]
Price points and public transportation at West Loop's VB1224
Join Peter Boland of @properties as he gives an overview of VB1224: Van Buren Lofts. @properties recently took over the marketing of VB1224 from New [...]
A walk through the West Loop's Skinner Park
Skinner Park, 1331 W Adams St, was founded as Jefferson Park in 1850. In 1955 the city renamed it for the adjacent Mark T. Skinner School. Today, th [...]
Inside a two-story home in Bridgeport Village
The western part of Bridgeport, once a working-class enclave, now has luxurious houses for sale that are as big as a lot of the things you'd find in [...]
Waiting for the bus in the West Loop
Like much of the city, the West Loop lacks good north / south transport via train. The bus is often the best option for public transportation riders [...]
Eight units remain at West Loop's Skybridge
Roughly four years after construction wrapped up on Skybridge, eight of the West Loop tower's 237 units are still available, according to Martha Kle [...]
Pure living in the West Loop
If you're looking for natural living, but you're afraid of turning green, you might want to check out Pure, one of the West Loop's newest developmen [...]
Chicago rent barometer: what's new in the West Loop
If you're looking to rent in the West Loop, there's a good chance you'll be living in someone else's condo, since the majority of the neighborhood's a [...]
New development roundup: South Side
This month, we came across seven new develoments on the South Side:
933 W 18th Place: two three-bedroom 2.5-bath condos, from the $400s
Opera Lofts, [...]
Harpo Studios: the Lourdes of the West Loop
Once upon a time, Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios (1058 W Washington Blvd) was just an armory. Today, given the near religious devotion Oprah inspires [...]
Carnival of Real Estate: Realtors, Redfin and buying in Manhattan
This week's Carnival of Real Estate is hosted by HomeThinking. Read reactions to last week's 60 Minutes segment, get an an analysis of why the NWMLS i [...]
Emerald has the West Loop seeing green
In both a literal and figurative sense, Emerald has the West Loop seeing green. Watch as Patrick Hawkins of Property Consultants discusses a West Lo [...]
City worker special: a ranch in Mount Greenwood
Our series on "city worker specials" drew a few comments that the homes we profiled, which ranged from the $400s to nearly half a million, were too ex [...]