Category: Affordable housing
Luxury Streeterville apartments with great views at 500 Lake Shore Drive
500 Lake Shore Drive apartments have a sought-after Streeterville location steps from the 18-mile lakefront trail, Navy Pier and Ohio Street beach [...]
Developer planning to build more homes at Oakwood Shores in third quarter of 2009
The first phase is winding down at Oakwood Shores, the massive mixed-income development located on about 90 acres between 37th Street and Pershing Roa [...]
The CHA's raisin in the sun
Daley's CHA dream deferred is the headline on a Crain's Chicago Business update on the status of the Chicago Housing Authority's Plan for Transformati [...]
Parkside of Old Town pushes city incentives
Construction has all but wrapped on the first phase of Parkside of Old Town, the mixed-income development located along the south side of Division Str [...]
We love lists: Affordable Chicago condos, townhouses and single-families
Since we're checking up on several of the participants in the Find Your Place in Chicago program, I thought it might be helpful to piece together a [...]
Affordable and market-rate condos in Avondale
"With the change in the market right now, people want to see what they’re getting," says James Pieczonka, president of Thomas James Realty, which is d [...]
Partnership for New Communities offering a $20,000 gift to Woodlawn buyers
'Tis the season of gift-giving, and the Partnership for New Communities housing program is getting in the spirit, offering qualified buyers at any of [...]
Snyderman: Local, state and federal buying incentives calm consumers and communities
In the winter issue of New Homes, Metropolitan Planning Council vice president Robin Snyderman steps in for our friend Peter Skosey and discusses some [...]
Finding your first home
The average sales price of a downtown or North Side home in the first few months of 2008 was more than $500,000, according to Midwest Real Estate Da [...]
Pullman – Roseland Spring Parade of Homes
The inaugural Pullman – Roseland Spring Parade of Homes began yesterday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at North Pullman Place, a renovated six-flat [...]
A great day for Pullman
I spent the morning in Pullman and Roseland talking to local residents and visiting several of the homes on the inaugural Pullman – Roseland Spring [...]
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 [...]
FitzGerald honored for work at Oakwood Shores
FitzGerald Associates Architects recently received a 2008 Charter Award from the Congress for the New Urbanism for its work on the Oakwood Shores de [...]
Construction checkup: Roosevelt Square
Construction is progressing at Roosevelt Square, Related Midwest and Quest Development Group's massive, multi-phase residential project in Universit [...]
Deal watch: Free closing costs, no payments for four months with Pulte purchase
Like our recent Lennar post, this applies mainly to those of you looking for homes in the 'burbs. But hey, Oswego's not a bad little town, especiall [...]
Chicago's seniors threatened by gentrification and rising home costs
Of all the groups threatened by gentrification and soaring mortage payments, senior citizens might be the most at-risk. This singular demographic is t [...]
Looking ahead to the Olympic Village
Chicago’s claim to the 2016 Summer Olympics is anything but a lock. The city faces stiff competition from six Asian, European and South American cou [...]
Development awards recognize city-changing projects
The Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards ceremony that was held last Thursday to honor a year's worth of forward-thinking urban development. Crain' [...]
Santa Monica, Cambridge, Alexandria, Skokie
Skokie?
All four, according to Forbes Magazine, rank among America's most overpriced suburbs. It's probably the first and last time that Skokie finds [...]
Price shopping: Condo conversions in Hyde Park
The February issue of New Homes Magazine - a sweet number with a sharp redesign, if we do say so ourselves - lists a couple new condo projects in th [...]