Category: Luxury homes
Luxury houses, townhouses, condominiums and lofts in Chicago.
The Chicago Spire: the models
The Chicago Spire's sales center, which opened for media earlier this week, features two models: a two-bedroom and a "Gallery" unit, essentially a stu [...]
New model opening at 50 East Chestnut
A new model will open at 50 East Chestnut on Oct 18, according to Steve Mandell, of Jameson Development. The project comprises 34 full-floor condos [...]
Lifestyle buyers step up as speculators flee investment-home market
The September issue of New Homes Magazine takes the temperature of Chicago's market for investment homes. Mostly gone are the rash of speculators "f [...]
We like to watch: The Superior at LaSalle in River North
We recently got a tour of an upgraded model at The Superior at LaSalle, which has 54 condos.
The development is 65 percent sold, according to Sales [...]
Sales update: Canyon Ranch Living – Chicago
Canyon Ranch Living - Chicago, the 67-story tower planned for 680 N Rush St, is 10 percent sold, according to Nancy Nugent, director of sales for Re [...]
We like to watch: 3753 N Tripp Ave
There's plenty of room to spread out in this single-family home at 3753 N Tripp Ave in Old Irving Park.
The six-bedroom, 4.5-bath house seems to ha [...]
$1-million home planned for Winnemac Avenue in Uptown
We knew home prices were trending upward in Uptown, but we had a moment of sticker shock when we saw that a pair of new single-family homes planned [...]
We like to watch: four-bedroom house in River West
This four-bedroom, 4.5 bath home at 945 N Racine Ave has the kind of space you might find in the 'burbs, but it's within two miles of the Loop.
In [...]
McMansion alert: $16M house under construction on Howe Street
Lincoln Park week here at the Yo wouldn't be complete without some discussion of the "M" word. McMansions - new-construction single-family houses cove [...]
A look inside the Villa on Sheridan
After we checked out the Oasis, we strolled down to the Villa on Sheridan, the second of two new homes from developer Robert Clark. Clark is tempora [...]
Chicago deal of the day: up to $7,200 in closing incentives on Bowmanville property
JMM Developments is offering $7,200 worth of closing incentives on its four-bedroom 3.5 bath new-construction house at 1908 W Farragut Ave, accordin [...]
Solar townhouses wave the green flag
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 already s [...]
We like to watch: Marshall Field Jr. Mansion
When we last posted on the construction underway at the Marshall Field Jr. Mansion at 1919 S Prairie Ave, a debate erupted about historic preservati [...]
$3M Old Town beauty would make one helluva bed and breakfast
The home for sale at 170 W Eugenie would, we're guessing, make a fine residence for someone who appreciates classic architecture and Old World detai [...]
New homes sighted in Old Town Triangle
The highly developed, eminently livable Old Town Triangle doesn't have much room for new residential construction. Coveted sites pop up here and the [...]
We like to watch: Art Deco grandeur for just under $10 million
What makes a three-bedroom 4.5-bath house worth nearly $10 million, with a tax bill soaring past $50,000? At 1524 N Astor St, the answer doubtless ha [...]
Gold Coast mansion sells for $14.5M in 2006
Chicago Agent magazine recently published a recap of the Study Study of Residential Real Estate, an annual report from Rubloff Residential Propertie [...]
Opulence arrives in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood
When we saw that the new single-family house at 4831 S Champlain Ave in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood (now commonly referred to as Bronzeville) w [...]
Lincoln Park 2520 open for business
After collecting more than 2,000 names of interested parties during pre-sales, developer Ricker-Murphy is launching sales at Lincoln Park 2520, the [...]
"Digital homes" gaining ground, L.A. Times reports
The brave new world of "home automation" is upon us, according to today's L.A.Times (via the Trib). The business of digitally controlling almost every [...]