Category: Condo conversions
Scenes from Rogers Park's North Point Lofts
We spent some time over the weekend at North Point Lofts, a conversion at 7506 N Damen in Rogers Park (we know some folks who moved in a year ago). [...]
How to color a rehab green
How do you transform an old Chicago apartment building into an eco-friendly development?
We posed this question to engineering consultant George Sul [...]
Lincoln Park's Clybourn Green to start marketing in June
Clybourn Green — an 18-unit rehab with an eco-friendly slant at 2401-2409 N Clybourn Ave — goes on the market June 15.
This is the first green projec [...]
Farwell at the Lake touts lake views from all condos
When we think of beach homes, spots just off the sandy shores in Michigan and Indiana come to mind.
Farwell at the Lake in Rogers Park aims to join [...]
Project update: Sheridan Tower in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood
Deliveries for Sheridan Tower, a 22-story apartment conversion at 2930 N Sheridan Road, begin next week. The last time we posted about the developme [...]
Conversion comes to Logan Square corner
Prospective buyers interested in scoping out Logan Square might want to check out Schubert Square, 3329 W Schubert Ave, a 12-unit condo conversion f [...]
New in the Northwest – 20 new-home projects hit market
This month, we spotted 20 new developments that began marketing on the Northwest Side. Here's a roundup:
2652 W Walton Ave: three five-bedroom single- [...]
Price points and public transportation at West Loop's VB1224
Join Peter Boland of @properties as he gives an overview of VB1224: Van Buren Lofts. @properties recently took over the marketing of VB1224 from New [...]
Ornamental facade of the day: the old Belmont Sheffield Trust and Savings
Sculptures of human faces are among the decorations on the Belmont Sheffield Trust and Savings Bank building (now home to condos and shops) on the s [...]
Update: 3 condo projects on Sheffield Avenue in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood
I took a rainy trek down Sheffield Avenue Tuesday afternoon to see what kind of developments are brewing on the street.
I ducked inside Sheffield C [...]
Exposed brick in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood
Although Englewood has its share of problems, there are people working to make it a better neighborhood. Judging from these pictures, a lot of work [...]
Chicago deal of the day: three free parking spaces at Metropolis penthouse
Say you'd love to live downtown, but you wonder where you're going to park your three Rolls Royces (or Bentleys, or Nissan Altimas - whichever way yo [...]
Take a tour of Silver Cloud Condominiums in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood
Take a look inside Silver Cloud Condominiums in Hyde Park, just named by New Homes Magazine as the best condo conversion of 2007.
Watch the video he [...]
A peek inside Pearson on the Park
Pearson on the Park, Hawthorne Development Corp.'s conversion at 222 E Pearson, is so close to the Magnificent Mile that buyers might wake up one mo [...]
Lights (out) on Broadway: Uptown conversion on hold at the moment
We've long been curious about the three-story brick building on the southwest corner of Broadway and Leland, in Uptown's theater district. Last time [...]
Open house preview: 3516 N Sheffield Ave
Who's seen that recurring bit on Late Night with Conan O'Brien called "If They Mated," in which two celebrities' photos are mashed together to create [...]
Old Main Post Office gets whopping $51M TIF
The Chicago Community Development Commission yesterday unanimously approved $51 million in tax-increment financing for the redevelopment of the Old Ma [...]
Tour The Grand Briar condo conversion in Lakeview East
The Habitat Company Brokerage Division's Millie Rosenbloom takes us on a tour of The Grand Briar, the condo conversion of a vintage 34-unit building [...]
We like to watch: more Catalpa condos
We're on a Catalpa condo kick (say that five times fast), so when we stumbled across this conversion at 1615 W Catalpa Ave, just west of Ashland Avenu [...]
Tour historic Crilly Court with Edgar, Erminnie, Eugenie and Isabelle
It ain't a big area, but like the one outside Bermuda, Old Town's Triangle is larger than life. Old Town Triangle day is officially over at the [...]