Author: sheila burt
135 new homes planned in Chicago's Englewood community
Pre-sales for New Englewood Crossings, a development of 135 single-family homes and two-flats, start this summer.
The project will span the 6th, 16th [...]
How to color a rehab green
How do you transform an old Chicago apartment building into an eco-friendly development?
We posed this question to engineering consultant George Sul [...]
Report: Chicago area homes are appreciating, but more slowly
In the Chicago area, home prices rose by 5 percent in the year ending March 31, 2007, compared to 10.5 percent during the same period last year, accor [...]
Jackson Park Highlands filled with Tudors, Cape Cods
When city planners laid out the Jackson Park Highlands District in 1905, they included some rare features for the time period, like large front yard [...]
Market times declining in West Loop, though higher than city overall
Attached homes in the West Loop have been staying on the market longer than their citywide counterparts, according to Multiple Listing Service of Nort [...]
Lincoln Park's Clybourn Green to start marketing in June
Clybourn Green — an 18-unit rehab with an eco-friendly slant at 2401-2409 N Clybourn Ave — goes on the market June 15.
This is the first green projec [...]
New apartment tower proposed at Lake and Wells in the Loop
Construction on a 43-story apartment tower proposed on the northwest corner of Lake and Wells streets could begin at the end of this year if the Cit [...]
Home market times, prices up in Chicago
Everyone seems to be talking about a "soft" real estate market in general, but what does that mean right here right now? A quick survey shows that mar [...]
Farwell at the Lake touts lake views from all condos
When we think of beach homes, spots just off the sandy shores in Michigan and Indiana come to mind.
Farwell at the Lake in Rogers Park aims to join [...]
Project update: Sheridan Tower in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood
Deliveries for Sheridan Tower, a 22-story apartment conversion at 2930 N Sheridan Road, begin next week. The last time we posted about the developme [...]
Champagne is like "Butter" in the West Loop
We've posted about the restaurant scene in the West Loop, but we haven't been to Butter, 130 S Green St. But this mural on the wall outside makes u [...]
Scenes from Chicago's Lake View neighborhood: a kid's take on the skyline
I noticed this interpretation of Chicago's skyline on Sheffield Avenue in Lake View, just outside the JCYS Lakeview Family Center, 957 W Grace St. I [...]
West Loop business has lots of room to grow, but parking is getting tight
You'll still see plenty of vacant lots and empty storefronts in the West Loop. Though the area is slowly attracting more businesses, the change from [...]
Average market time in West Loop at 207 days
We're working on more West Loop stats, but here are some current numbers to start you off, compiled by Property Consultants agent Patrick Hawkins from [...]
Church of the day: Old Saint Pat's in the West Loop
I'm a little biased in favor of Old Saint Patrick's Church because my great-great-grandparents were married in it in 1891, but leaving my persona [...]
Are Cicadas an inspiration for wary homebuyers?
We spotted these cicadas , precocious little buggers apparently, in Flossmoor last weekend. City neighborhoods are allegedly awash in them, but we ha [...]
Auburn Gresham resident gets a hand from the New Communities Program
If you're curious how LISC Chicago's New Communities Program might spend the $26 million it just received from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthu [...]
MacArthur foundation gives $26 million to bolster Chicago neighborhoods
An initiative aimed at revitalizing 16 Chicago neighborhoods received $26 million Tuesday from The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
T [...]
Parking restrictions proposed in West Loop
Residents of the West Loop are sick of commuters using the neighborhood as a free parking lot, according to a Medill News Service article also publi [...]
Starbucks, Fifth Third branch coming to West Loop
We snapped this photo last week on the west side of Halsted between Monroe and Adams in the West Loop. Workers are building a Fifth Third Bank branc [...]