Category: Events, entertainment

Partying at CA23's "Red With Envy" opening
The Brixton Group got a good turnout for last night's "Red With Envy" grand opening at CA23, located at 23 N Aberdeen St in the West Loop. In fact, [...]

"Going once…": Vetro catches auction fever
First it was the McKinley Park Lofts. Then, we got word that Jazz on the Boulevard was following suit. Now, 40 of the remaining homes in Vetro, Roszak [...]

A few views of The Clarovista's model units
Last night, Jameson Real Estate hosted a grand opening at The Clarovista, the freshly re-branded mid-rise at 6238 N Broadway in Edgewater. Constructi [...]

Grand opening at 1541 North Bosworth tonight
The forecast is again calling for whiteout conditions and a wind chills of 30 below zero, but it's never too cold for free wine and hors d'oeuvres, ri [...]

Inside a two-bedroom at Opera Lofts
Last night, I attended a RedEye-sponsored open house at LOACQ's Opera Lofts in Bronzeville. It isn't uncommon for RedEye to host these events, but thi [...]

Pullman / Roseland Spring Parade of Homes slated for next weekend
We received a press release last week for the inaugural Pullman / Roseland Spring Parade of Homes, a tour of new and renovated homes on the far end of [...]
Southside Builders Association's Premiere of Homes begins April 4
Figured I'd pass along a reminder that the Southside Builders Association's Premiere of Homes begins tomorrow morning. Thirteen South Side developers [...]

Michael Kardas earns "Best Of" nomination
A tip of Yo's hat to Michael Kardas, our resident staff photographer, on his recent nomination as a finalist for Illinois Meetings and Events Magazine [...]

Southside Builders Association schedules Premiere of Homes
Home buyers can inspect a variety of few new condominiums, lofts and townhouses during the Southside Builders Association's Premiere of Homes, sched [...]
Lights out, Chicago
Mark your calendars: On March 29, civic groups are asking residents to turn off their lights for one hour, from 8 to 9 p.m., as part of a global initi [...]

Looking back on 2007, 235 Van Buren leads in absorption
I dropped by the Appraisal Research Counselors 2008 Forecast Luncheon today to hear remarks on ARC's upcoming benchmark report.
At the luncheon, Gail [...]
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' [...]
Chicago builders offer predictions for 2008
They didn't use crystal balls, but a handful of key real estate players from the Lincoln Park Builders of Chicago nonetheless sought to predict the fu [...]
YoChicago gets nod from Chicago Magazine
A tip of the hat to Chicago Magazine for including us in their "Nothing But Net: 171 Great Chicago Web Sites" feature.
The package, available in the [...]

Report: Museum of Science and Industry to build "green" home
As you may have heard, the Museum of Science and Industry yesterday announced the construction of a green "smart home" as a part of the museum's 75t [...]
The ugliest townhouse: a YoChicago year-end contest
As we close out 2007, we invite our readers to chime in on that most poignant of year-end topics: the ugliest townhouse in Chicago.
We've seen some r [...]
Real estate issues top Chicago Journal's year-in-review
A handful of hot-button real estate issues topped the Chicago Journal's year-in-review feature this month.
The weekly newspaper serves Wicker Park, B [...]
Would you listen to a real estate podcast?
Chicago-based Jones Lang LaSalle is betting that investors and executives will have an appetite for short snippets from the real estate world.
The gl [...]

Public welcome in Sears Centre parking lot
There's a new place to party in Hoffman Estates. Yesterday the village council approved a new ordinance that opens up the Sears Centre Arena's expan [...]

New book takes on Chicago's changing downtown
Downtown junkies, take note: a new book chronicles the changing face of the greater Loop area. Downtown Chicago in Transition, by Eric Bronsky and [...]