1/4/10
Buyers of multi-unit buildings in Bucktown have “dropped out of the game” as developers and have “put on their investment hats,” says Koenig &...
12/21/09
Sheldon Good & Company has reduced the remaining units at Motor Row Lofts, 2303 S Michigan Ave, by 27 percent off their original list...
12/8/09
Daytime is playtime at the Yo office, so let’s play pretend! Let’s say I’m in the market for a two-bedroom / two-bath loft in...
11/23/09
So you’ve just pulled in $4.5 million at your condo auction — now what? In most of the cases we’ve seen this year, developers...
11/20/09
A few weeks ago we brought you some info on price cuts at three Lincoln Park single-family homes, courtesy of CondoShark.com. Today I’m turning...
11/17/09
Here are some more observations I made yesterday while looking at the results of this weekend’s Motor Row Lofts auction. (Note that all of...
11/15/09
Sheldon Good & Company conducted an auction of Motor Row Lofts units earlier today at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place. The auction was well...
11/12/09
Whatever you do, don’t call it a rent-to-own plan! Belgravia prefers to call 565 Quincy‘s new offer an installment sale or simply a “better-than-rent-to-own”...
11/12/09
Belgravia Group has announced a new rent-to-own program for the unsold condos and lofts at 565 Quincy. According to a notice that hit my...
11/11/09
Scaffolding and construction dumpsters have been common sights outside of Wabansia Avenue’s loft buildings this year. As we stood outside some of these developments...
11/10/09
With the completion of the Baer Lofts, it appears that the market for new adapted-reuse units in Bucktown has just about dried up. Because...
11/10/09
We learned yesterday afternoon that Sheldon Good & Company will hold an open house at Motor Row Lofts from 3 to 6 p.m. on...
11/6/09
When Sheldon Good & Company auctions 20 units from Motor Row Lofts on November 15, it will use a process called “buyer’s choice” bidding...
11/4/09
Unit #508 is one of five duplexes on the top floor of Motor Row Lofts. At its lowest, the ceiling height of the loft’s...
11/2/09
For authentic loft conversions in Chicago, places like the South Loop and River North stand out as go-to neighborhoods. After reading about the “Wilco...
11/2/09
Joe Zekas and Motor Row Lofts developer Paul Zucker took to the roof during their recent tour of the development to check out the...
10/30/09
CondoShark’s bohemian brother, LoftShark, prefers the industrial aesthetic of real lofts to the traditional condos and single-family homes the rest of the family feeds...
10/30/09
You’ve brushed up on your auction lingo and the auction process — now it’s time to go to the event itself. Julie First of...
10/29/09
To get an update on the Shoemaker Lofts in Avondale, I got in touch with Steve Samules of Dubin Residential, who heads up sales...
10/28/09
Step inside unit #505 at Motor Row Lofts, a three-bedroom / two-bath duplex with views to the north and monitor skylights at both ends...