Category: Architecture, design
Check out the models for Lofts at River East Art Center
A recent ad for MCL Companies' The Lofts at River East Art Center read, "Just 'cuz I like art doesn't mean I want to live like a starving artist." T [...]
Quote of the day: Michigan Avenue is so over
"...Michigan Avenue is just another mall, with food courts and you’ve-seen-it-all-before goods. These days almost all of the stores are national chain [...]
We like to watch: Mediterranean beauty in Lake View for $2.8M
Lovers of Mediterranean design might want to check out this five-bedroom 4.5-bath rowhouse at 2965 N Sheridan Rd. It looks small from the outside, [...]
Light and airy in Bucktown for around $2.07 million
Although the white facade is ultimately what you're going to get at 1842 N Wood St in Bucktown, the online listing for the four-bedroom 3.5-bath sin [...]
Designing your week: a talk with Lucien Lagrange
Architect Lucien Lagrange has designed some of the more striking residential buildings in Chicago's recent history, including X / O - named 2007's b [...]
We like to watch: converted church in East Village
If you're in the market for a loft but you're not thrilled about living in a former industrial building, this two-bedroom two-bath unit inside a for [...]
A walk down Euclid Avenue in Jackson Park Highlands
We're feeling a bit nostalgic for Jackson Park Highlands day (on the Yo last Friday) so we thought we'd take you down another street in the neighbor [...]
A walk down Bennett Avenue in Jackson Park Highlands
Jackson Park Highlands day is over, but our obsession continues. Bennett Avenue (pictured) looks quite a bit like Constance Avenue or Cregier Avenue [...]
A walk down Constance Avenue in Jackson Park Highlands
Here's a look around Constance Avenue in Jackson Park Highlands, which for my money is every bit as pretty as Cregier Avenue to the west.
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A rainy day at the South Shore Cultural Center
Although the South Shore Cultural Center is not in Jackson Park Highlands, it has been the site of gatherings in honor of its residents, like Jesse [...]
Jackson Park Highlands filled with Tudors, Cape Cods
When city planners laid out the Jackson Park Highlands District in 1905, they included some rare features for the time period, like large front yard [...]
A walk down Cregier Avenue in Jackson Park Highlands
Cregier Avenue, the western border of Jackson Park Highlands, is lined with single-family homes. On the west side of the street, south of 69th Stree [...]
The curtain goes up on Opera Lofts
Atproperties agent Tawnya McVicker gave us her rundown on Opera Lofts, 2545 S Dearborn St, in our recent video, but we thought you might want to tak [...]
Church of the day: Pilgrim Baptist Church
Pilgrim Baptist Church made news in January 2006 when a fire gutted the Louis Sullivan-designed structure at 3301 S Indiana Ave. It still looked lik [...]
Inside South Loop's historic Motor Row Lofts
Join Koenig & Strey's Tina Feldstein for a tour of Motor Row Lofts, three landmark buildings at 2301 - 2315 S Michigan Ave. Chicago's famed Motor Ro [...]
Stunning Monastery Hill Bindery building holds off the hordes on Belmont
Every time we drove by the stunner of a building at 1751 W Belmont Ave, in what used to be Lake View's Antique Row, we wondered what went on there a [...]
Church of the day: Old Saint Pat's in the West Loop
I'm a little biased in favor of Old Saint Patrick's Church because my great-great-grandparents were married in it in 1891, but leaving my persona [...]
Quote of the day: Donald uninspired by The Spire
"It will not be built, unless someone wants to lose four or five hundred million dollars."
Donald Trump, arguing at today's news conference outside [...]
West Loop walk near the Chicago Police Academy
We're not entirely certain when the Police and Fire academies might share a campus, but it seems that the men in blue will likely leave their cramped [...]
We like to watch: artist's loft building in Humboldt Park
We're used to artists living in grubby apartments with nicked-up walls and linoleum floors. That's why we were a bit surprised when we saw this list [...]