Author: patrick rollens
Looking at layouts: 3 balconies from the $360s
A few floor plans stood out when I was glancing through the condos at Signature Residences, 207 E 31st St. Eight three-bedroom / two-bath homes featur [...]
Beyond the statistics: Buyers and renters can learn more with MoveSmart.org
Earlier this week, I sat down with Justin Massa, executive director of MoveSmart.org, to chat about his new site.
It's still in a pre-beta stage ri [...]
A look at the future of Union Row in East Pilsen
I stopped by the construction site for Belgravia Group's Union Row townhomes earlier this week. One of the photos I snapped (shown above) turned out [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Statewide foreclosures up 7% in February
Illinois foreclosures up 7% in February Crain's
Equity Residential's debt rating cut Crain's
Bad time to be a mortgage lender? MCRE
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Enterprise's Museum Park towers to begin closings next month
I mentioned yesterday that two of Enterprise Companies' Museum Park high-rises would begin closings next month. Karen Juneau, director of marketing fo [...]
Construction checkup: Signature Residences
As promised, here's a better look at the construction at 207 E 31st St in Bronzeville. In this picture, I'm looking southeast at the intersection of [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Treasure Island opens in former Hyde Park Co-Op location
Treasure Island opens in Hyde Park HP Herald
Parking at a premium in Bucktown Chicago Journal
School meets wrecking ball Chicago Journal
New plan [...]
1600 Museum Park is 63 percent sold
It's an exciting time for the Enterprise Companies' Museum Park developments in the South Loop.
Both One Museum Park (the big one overlooking Grant P [...]
Comment of the day: Location, size are appropriate for The Winchester in Lake View
"That is an appropriate location on Belmont for that size of building. The building that is being torn down is ok, but what Lakeview and the city need [...]
Signature Residences one year away from delivery in Bronzeville
The Signature Residences, a 36-unit new-construction condo building at 207 E 31st St, is about a year away from delivery, according to a sales agent I [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Lender takes control of six Neumann Homes developments
Neumann hands over six developments Crain's
Drake Hotel getting a makeover Crain's
Fifield's president steps down Crain's
BP narrows office space [...]
Groundbreaking imminent at 155 North Aberdeen
I just heard from Elizabeth August, the @properties agent at 155 North Aberdeen in the West Loop. Construction - starting with the demolition of the [...]
Ten months later at Heritage Homes on the West Side
It's been almost a year since Yo shot some video with Steve Barton, of New West Realty, at Heritage Homes in North Lawndale.
In this video, I speak [...]
The Winchester revamps to larger layouts
Let's take a closer look at The Winchester, a high-rise planned for 3175 N Hudson Ave, alongside H3177, its predecessor. Yo covered H3177's marketing [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Transfer tax would extend to sellers under new proposal
Sellers to share new transfer tax? Trib
Delinquent construction loans rise Crain's
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Make way for The Winchester!
I just got my hands on this snazzy rendering of The Winchester, a new high-rise being marketed in Lake View.
Compare it to the photo below - taken [...]
Digging deeper into Silver Tower's pricing
The updated list of condos at Silver Tower, a 40-story high-rise in River North, offers an interesting window into the soul of the River North luxury [...]
The Winchester's sales center in Lake View
This weekend I dropped by The Winchester's sales center in Lake View. The development is planned as a 47-unit high-rise at 3175 N Hudson Ave, and it's [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Buyers ready to shell out cash for green homes
NAHB report says green building is catching on Trib
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Updated sales figures for Silver Tower in River North
Back in the summer of 2006, Yo reported that Silver Tower, a glassy high-rise under construction at 303 W Ohio St, was 75 percent sold. Construction h [...]