6/25/07
Yup. George Fred and Frank Lloyd did tract houses in their time. The video above is from Keck’s Forest Crest subdivision in Glencoe, about...
6/22/07
Last night, we stopped by the open house for Oasis on Sheridan, one of two new homes from developer Robert Clark. Located at 2961...
6/21/07
A giant baseball made only of cans won Chicago architecture firm Booth Hansen nods for “Juror’s Favorite” and “People’s Choice” at Canstruction 2007, an...
6/20/07
Although they don’t make these ladies like they used to, they sure can paint ’em! At least, that’s the view from the curb of...
6/18/07
This building may have all the trappings of an Italian restaurant attempting to make a go of modernizing during the late-1970s, but it’s actually a row of...
6/14/07
Ranquist Development, which is known for modern residential buildings, built this two-bedroom two-bath condo at 836 N Paulina Ave in East Village. The listing...
6/13/07
A new pair of townhouses at 1831 Lincoln St in Evanston is joining Chicago’s green construction wave. The two townhouses, one of which has...
6/13/07
If you long for the time before Space Age Love Songs became passe in Bucktown, you’ll probably want to pull this space age three-story out of the second-hand bin at the...
6/13/07
When we last posted on the construction underway at the Marshall Field Jr. Mansion at 1919 S Prairie Ave, a debate erupted about historic...
6/12/07
Back in March, one of our writers here at the Yo briefly mentioned Mainstreet Station Condominiums, Bernard Katz and Associates‘ 71- unit development at...
6/12/07
If you appreciate the Arts and Crafts movement, you’ll probably be interested in getting a better look at this five-bedroom three-bath bungalow at 7245...
6/11/07
Our photo post on the Uptown Broadway Building, at Leland and Broadway, prompted an entertaining insider’s view from Commenter “Why require when I can...
6/9/07
While we’re on the subject of Uptown buildings, we recently noticed sexy black netting on two classic Uptown buildings under renovation. The wildly ornate...
6/8/07
Yesterday we headed down to the Bronzeville area to see the progress on Park Boulevard, 47 W 35th St, the mixed-income development replacing the...
6/8/07
Last night, we stopped into the opening of the sales center for eco18, located at 1830 S Wabash Ave (the building is planned up...
6/8/07
A turret sits atop the vintage building at 3700 N Clark St, occupied on the ground floor by the restaurant Tuscany. A block up,...
6/7/07
Mayor Richard M. Daley recently introduced an ordinance that would clear the way for his alma mater, De La Salle Institute, 3455 S Wabash...
6/7/07
No one is too thrilled with the construction underway on CTA el tracks, but there have been some positive side effects, such as Belmont...
6/7/07
We were skeptical when we came across an ad in Sunday’s Chicago Tribune for University Commons featuring several happy customers waxing ecstatic about their...
6/6/07
“In terms of the parking, the new Aldi is street friendly. In terms of creating a pedestrian-friendly street it ain’t. Notice how the entrance...