Author: patrick rollens
Expect few new announcements in 2008 as developers move existing product
By Gail Lissner
Home pricing in the Chicago market has been holding up well through November 2007, based on the S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index [...]
Roeder: Rokas president is nowhere to be found
Over the past few months, tidibits have been accumulating about the fate of Rokas International and the developer's South Loop projects. Lawsuits, for [...]
In-unit safe? Basement storage cage? Check 'em out here
Willard Court may be "architecturally bankrupt," in the words of one Yo reader, but it still offers a few interesting features here and there - like t [...]
Irish buyers get first crack at Pure2o in Uptown?
Remember the Pure2o teaser that went up in Uptown a couple weeks back? Well, a little digging uncovered a development profile on Castleroc Estates' We [...]
Sales update: 1 unit left at 1130 W Diversey Ave
There's just a single condo left at 1130 W Diversey, a six-unit development in Lake View by O'Flaherty Builders.
Tim Sheahan and Jay Kuchenbecker, bo [...]
2100 sign still on display in South Loop
The sign for Rokas International's 2100 development was still on display last week in the South Loop, even though indications are that the firm is no [...]
Magellan to bolster Related Midwest through partnership?
Related Companies, the New York-based developer behind several notable high-rises in Chicago (through Related Midwest), is considering a partnership w [...]
Ripped from the headlines: South Loop high-rise stung with foreclosure suit
Park Michigan target of foreclosure suit Crain's
Loop panel urges Michigan Avenue improvements Crain's
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Quote of the day: Fewer redevelopment opportunities in North Side neighborhoods
"These are not neighborhoods where they’re knocking down warehouses and building 50 new units. We don’t have a lot of additional inventory."
- Jeff Lo [...]
Two floor plans left at Wabash Club
Curious about the layout of those final six townhomes at Dubin Residential's Wabash Club in the South Loop? They're all two-bedroom / two-bath floor p [...]
Prairie (Avenue) home needs companions
Variety-show jokes aside, does anyone know the story of this home? It's on the 2100 block of South Prairie Avenue in the South Loop, near the future [...]
Quote of the day: Developments on main streets have their advantages
"A lot of buyers like to be on neighborhood streets, but at the end of the day, if you can gain three or four feet in width, it definitely makes a hug [...]
Sales update: Three, er, two homes left at 2918 North Sheffield
Look closely: I snapped this photo yesterday, but it's already outdated. Two - not three - homes remain at 2918 N Sheffield Ave, an eight-unit new-c [...]
New team handling closeout sales at Wabash Club
Just six townhomes remain at Dubin Residential's Wabash Club, 2390 S Wabash Ave, and Bear Kaufman Realty has taken over the closeout sales effort.
Co [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Preservation gets a boost from green proponents
Is preservation the new green? Chicago Journal
South Loop condo tower recycles Chicago Journal
City approves property tax hike Evanston Roundtable [...]
Construction update: Then and now at 1555 Wabash
Talk about progress: The photo on the left shows the future home of 1555 Wabash as it looked in May 2007. The photo on the right - taken from almos [...]
Winter sun sparkles in Motor Row Lofts' new windows
Remember those few bitterly cold days during the last two weeks? Well, one found me in the South Loop, frantically snapping photos before frostbite [...]
Comment of the day: Folk music cover sparks reader query
We enjoy getting email from our readers, and it's even better when they pose a question to you, the YoChicago reader. Today we received a missive from [...]
Ripped from the headlines: A new neighbor for Obama?
New home proposed next to Obama's house Sun-Times
City starts block club training program Chicago Defender
Chicago retailers consider Tesco's mark [...]
Don't ignore this pillar at Legacy at Millennium Park
Sometimes construction decisions manifest themselves as intriguing design elements. Consider this photo of Legacy at Millenium Park, a 72-story high [...]