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Emerging neighborhoods in Chicago
Garry Benson and Christine Lutz are, respectively, the founder and Senior VP of Chicago-based Garrison Partners, a national sales and marketing organ [...]
Coping with a changing Chicago real estate market
Garry Benson and Christine Lutz are, respectively, the founder and Senior VP of Chicago-based Garrison Partners, a national sales and marketing organ [...]
Rule one: Research your real estate developer
Garry Benson and Christine Lutz are, respectively, the founder and Senior VP of Chicago-based Garrison Partners, a national sales and marketing organ [...]
Are Chicago condo boards prepared for their responsibilities
Home inspector Tom Corbett of Tomacor suggests that condo boards are not up to par for the challenges they face.
This video is part of a wide-rang [...]
How to identify new construction problems
Home inspector Tom Corbett of Tomacor offers some practical, easy-to-use tips on identifying problems with residential new construction in Chicago.
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The number one problem in Chicago new construction
It's poor workmanship, according to home inspector Tom Corbett of Tomacor.
This video is part of a wide-ranging discussion between Corbett and YoC [...]
Are inspecting architects poorly trained?
A lender's requirement that an inspecting architect certify that a condo project was built in accordance with the plans and city codes theoretically [...]
Are developers interfering with home inspections?
The vast majority of problems in condo developments occur in a project's common areas, according to home inspector Tom Corbett of Tomacor. And develo [...]
Is the City of Chicago protecting home buyers?
Top-rated home inspector Tom Corbett, of Tomacor, and YoChicago's Joe Zekas discuss whether the city's building inspectors ensure that homes are buil [...]
A Venus Flytrap for the unwary buyer
That's Tom Corbett's take on what he sees as "an abundance of poorly built" properties in Chicago today.
Corbett is a highly-rated home inspector [...]
Albany Park, 3105 W. Argyle condos, Chicago
Baird & Warner's Meg Kravitz walks YoChicago's Patrick Rollens through a model in a 9-unit condo rehab in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood.
The [...]
Budlong Woods, 2525 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago
YoChicago's Patrick Rollens joined Baird & Warner's Meg Kravitz to learn a bit about the Budlong Woods neighborhood and take a walk through a new con [...]
Kennedy Estates in Jefferson Park, Chicago
Kennedy Estates is a new concrete, steel and glass condo in Jefferson Park on Chicago's northwest side. It's between the nearby Kennedy and Edens Exp [...]
The upside to the housing bust
Hundreds of buyers flocked to Clublands of Antioch, a subdivision whose builder recently filed bankruptcy, to fork over cash in exchange for bargain- [...]
Does this look like a ghost town to you?
A recent newspaper article characterized Clublands of Antioch as a desolate "ghost town" with unpaved roads, nonexistent street lights and unfinished [...]
A few thoughts on green building
Kate Hawley introduces her successor as Managing Editor of YoChicgo and chats with him on the subject of green building. [...]
The Island, a gem on Chicago’s West Side
Just after Memorial Day Tyler Rice, a college student who lives in The Island with his grandmother took me on a walking tour of his neighborhood.
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Infill, Dearborn Tower, South Loop
Join Phil Berger and Joe Zekas for another episode of Infill.
Phil tells us why he thinks Dearborn Tower is one of Pappageorge Haymes' better crea [...]
South Loop, Vue20, Brininstool & Lynch,
Join Phil Berger and Joe Zekas for another episode of Infill.
Phil talks about why he liks the work of Brininstool & Lynch, including Vue20, 1845 [...]
Museum Park South high-rises, Chicago
Join Phil Berger and Joe Zekas for another episode of Infill.
We take a look at some of the less architecturally successful high-rises in this par [...]