Author: patrick rollens
Chicago deal of the day: 5% off at Cityscape Condominiums
For the rest of December, buyers at Cityscape Condominiums at 3905 - 3935 N. Western Ave. can take 5 percent off the purchase price - that's on top of [...]
Spindle dodges bullet, again
I still remember when I first visited Chicago as a tourist. Friends in the area advised me: Don't go to Aurora and expect to find the Spindle. That ha [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Co-Op's closing ripples through community
Co-Op shuttered after three-hour debate Trib
Lessons learned from Co-Op HP Progress
City mulls Wal-Mart proposal Sun-Times
$7.3B expected for off [...]
More on the Hyde Park Co-Op's closing
Hyde Park Progress writes that the shareholders' buyout vote could aptly be termed a landslide. The vote margin (approximately 60 percent in favor ver [...]
Teardown central? Not any more…
For once, it's nice to be the Second City. New York has surpassed Chicago as the teardown capital of the nation, according to the National Trust for H [...]
Ripped from the headlines: End of the road for Hyde Park Co-Op
Shareholders vote to dissolve co-op Sun-Times
Vote authorizes co-op's sale to U of Chicago HP Progress
Condo developers feel foreclosure squeeze C [...]
Budlong Woods: named after a pickle factory
The second video from my property tour with Baird & Warner's Meg Kravitz spotlights the Bryn Mawr Terrace Condominiums, a new development in Bud [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Heliport approved for new Streeterville hospital
City planners OK new hospital topped with heliport Trib
Panel: Home values are correcting Sun-Times
Solstice development moving forward HP Progres [...]
Evanston tower approved after split vote
In the end, the decision to move forward with a 49-story mixed-use tower in downtown Evanston came down along gender lines: the men voted for it, and [...]
Chicago deal of the day: Prices dropped in Albany Park
As part of New Homes Magazine's new monthly feature on starter homes, YoChicago toured a 9-unit gut rehab in Albany Park with Meg Kravitz, of Baird [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Wrigley Field for sale?
Cubs to sell Wrigley to state? Trib
Zell: Crisis won't cause recession Reuters (via Crain's)
Hard Rock developer buys Bridgeport parcel Crain's
J [...]
Joravsky explains Lincoln Square outcome
The city may have backed off its plan in Lincoln Square's eminent domain showdown, but there are still lingering questions about the nature of the pro [...]
Kennedy Estates: Will transit options sell homes?
Yesterday Yo toured Kennedy Estates, a modern, 6-story European-inspired condo project in Jefferson Park. The site offers a unique mix of transit op [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Mid-rise proposed near Trump Tower
Condo project planned near Trump Tower Crain’s
Crane assembled at 353 N Clark AC Plus
Green project gets large subsidy Chicago Sun Times
Daley appoin [...]
Living by the El – it's not so bad
With all the talk recently of hooting owls invading the silence of suburbia, it's nice to be reminded of the hustle and bustle of city life. The Trib [...]
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Tenant signs in Loop office tower Globe St.
New option to finance Keystone Co-Op HP Progress
Rental laws tighten in Oak Lawn Trib
Mortgage mess h [...]
Alderman backs off Lincoln Square proposal
Ald. Gene Schulter (47th) appeared to backpedal away from a proposal that would have authorized the city to seize properties along Western Avenue in L [...]
Chicago deal of the day: closeout sale at Drexel Parc Lofts
The last three penthouse condos at Drexel Parc Lofts, 4537 S. Drexel Ave., are priced to sell from Sutherland Pearsall Development Corp.
Units start [...]
Site work for the Chicago Spire: Dance to it!
If you can stomach the techno music, this video is a sharp roundup of construction images from The Chicago Spire's ongoing development.
Curious abo [...]
Three developers still in the running for Oak Park 'superblock'
After starting with an initial pool of seven developers, Oak Park's village board narrowed the playing field down to just three candidates last week, [...]