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Celestial House, Bronzeville, Chicago
This is not your ordinary house tour. But then, Celestial House, 3350 S. Calumet Ave in Bronzeville, is no ordinary renovation, and developer Bill La [...]

Sean Harris, Stardust in French
We caught up with Sean as he was preparing to sing at developer Bill Lavicka's birthday party, held at Celestial House, 3350 S. Calumet Ave, in Chica [...]

Carlos Nelson, a passion for Auburn Gresham, Chicago
Carlos Nelson was one of the ones who'd made it out of the neighborhood to an engineering degree and a job in corporate America. What drew him back t [...]

Auburn Gresham, Model blocks project, Part two
Carlos Nelson talks about the role of speculators in his Chicago neighborhood, and the goal of achieving economic, age and racial diversity. [...]

Auburn Gresham, Model blocks project, Part one
See the mother of all bungalows, learn about property values and rents, and hear how the Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation is fostering [...]

Clean Slate, 79th St, Chicago
Watch the elevator pitch for this enthusiastic crew of south side street cleaners and recyclers. [...]

Hashbrowns, University Village, Chicago
Server / manager Diana Nowicki talks about her restaurant and some of the changes on Maxwell Street. [...]

Grand Bend at Green Bay, Evanston, IL
Join YoChicago on Metro Chicago Real Estate's Realtor Tour at this new development, billed as the gateway to west Evanston. [...]

Barbara’s Bookstore, University Village, Chicago
YoChicago's Mark Dalton talks with store manager David Schwartz about the changes he's seen in the neighborhood, which borders the University of Illi [...]

Winthrop Club, green condos, Evanston, IL
An overview of this new high-rise development in downtown Evanston. [...]

Asbury Ridge, luxury residences, Evanston, IL
The grand mansion of George B. Dryden, on Ridge Ave in Evanston, has been transformed into luxury condos. [...]

Realtor tours
These tours bring city and suburban Realtors together to learn about a neighborhood, according to Deena Zimmerman of Metro Chicago Real Estate Magazi [...]

A drive through Lakeview East, from Diversey to Belmont
YoJoe and YoVal head through the high-rise canyon along Sheridan Rd, swing west along Briar and north to Belmont. [...]

Jeanne Gang, Aqua, Chicago Q & A II
Architect Jeanne Gang answers questions about her exciting new Aqua high-rise. Part two of two. [...]

Jeanne Gang, Aqua, Chicago Q & A I
Architect Jeanne Gang answers questions about her exciting new Aqua high-rise. Part one of two. [...]

A new Lake View midrise, 3177 N Hudson, Chicago
YoChicago went to the grand opening party to check out the buzz on this new building. [...]

Meet the developer: Attila Demeter, Aspen 6, Chicago I
Architect / developer Attila Demeter walks YoChicago through the flowing spaces of a striking home in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood. [...]

Meet the developer: Attila Demeter, Aspen 6, Chicago II
YoChicago visited Aspen 6, 1915 N. Damen, in the Bucktown neighborhood, to discuss the thinking that formed the project with architect / developer At [...]

A drive through Lincoln Park, Chicago
Join YoChicago for a drive through the park, not the neighborhood, from North Avenue to Diversey. [...]

East Garfield Park is a gold mine
That's the view of Ernestine King of the Greater Garfield Park Chamber of Commerce, expressed in an interview with YoChicago's Barry Pearce. [...]