2/19/08
The model unit at 565 Quincy, a combination high-rise and loft conversion by Belgravia Group in the West Loop, features a huge plaster pillar...
2/16/08
“ want the bigger units at the top and the smaller units at the bottom; the big ones sell for much more money. We...
2/15/08
My post on 235 Van Buren’s concrete raised some questions about the viability of purchasing a condo “in the raw.” Mortgages aside, under what...
2/15/08
Buyers with a thing for exposed concrete should take a look at the renderings for 235 Van Buren, a 46-story high-rise planned at 235...
2/15/08
In this video, I talk with Paul Sanders and Celeste Karan about Green Armitage, an 8-unit new-construction project at 3018 W Armitage Ave in...
2/14/08
It’s been almost seven months, but the last remaining 4,000-square-foot penthouse at Grand on Grand, 200 W Grand Ave, is still available for just...
2/14/08
Yep – that’s the top of the Trump International Hotel & Tower, peeking over 330 N Wabash in River North. The weather was nice...
2/13/08
“ started realizing that the towers are not really just objects in a landscape. Right now, they’re much more clustered, and to get views...
2/13/08
Finally, a little sunshine! We snapped this shot of Catalpa Gardens, 1122 W Catalpa Ave, from the Bryn Mawr Red Line station this morning....
2/13/08
Speaking of 565 Quincy, we couldn’t help but notice that buyers have a couple different options for smaller spaces at this West Loop project....
2/12/08
Yesterday’s video about Klee Plaza at Six Corners has already drawn a couple comments about the ground-floor retail space and exterior of the building....
2/5/08
It’s being billed as the first new high-rise in Hyde Park in more than 30 years – and this spring, buyers will get first...
1/29/08
Despite Marina Towers Condo Association‘s lengthy new document governing the use of Marina City‘s imagery, YoChicago can claim exemption due to our editorial role...
1/28/08
After a week or two with no nabes to name, we’re reviving a classic at YoChicago. Tell us the the street and neighborhood where...
1/22/08
A tip of the hat to Lynn Becker, who directs readers to the New York Times‘ recent profile of Richard Driehaus. The Chicago-based investor...
1/21/08
Listen to Blair Kamin, in a review of Helmut Jahn’s 600 North Fairbanks, bray his contempt for and sneer at what some people value...
1/17/08
University Commons is one of the larger and more successful loft conversions in recent memory. The Enterprise Companies transformed the old South Water Market,...
1/14/08
Streeterville is a neighborhood dominated by glassy high-rises and sleek towers. Nestled in the midst of these paeans to the sky, however, is a...
1/10/08
The residents of Odyssey Lofts, 775 W. Jackson Blvd, will never want for gyros. The building is crawling distance from Halsted Street, the main...
1/9/08
Letting in enough light is a challenge when converting bulky structures designed for commercial use. Loft units often wind up long and skinny, with...