11/15/12
According to data reported by Appraisal Research Counselors (ARC) to Chicago Real Estate Daily the Ralph Johnson-designed tower at 235 Van Buren held second...
11/7/12
Viewed from a balcony on the penthouse level of 235 Van Buren, the fenced-in part of the new “dog-friendly area” adjacent to the building...
10/31/12
Echelon at K Station, a pet-friendly luxury apartment tower in the Fulton River District, opened its outdoor pool for a “doggie dip” before the...
10/29/12
The long-awaited park immediately adjacent to 235 Van Buren in the Loop appears to be in the final stages of construction. The park is...
10/25/12
There’s a decent-sized park, complete with a dog area and playground, adjacent to Echelon at K Station. The part of the Fulton River District...
8/22/12
Astoria Tower, a full-amenity new high-rise in Chicago’s South Loop, hosts a series of events for its residents throughout the year. Join us at...
7/31/12
211 East Delaware is a completely renovated high-rise apartment building just a block east of the Hancock Building and Chicago’s Magnificent Mile of shops...
6/28/12
Holstein Park isn’t one of Chicago’s largest parks. At a mere 3 acres, it wouldn’t meet the minimum lot size requirement in many a...
6/18/12
The Vittum Park neighborhood spans the area from Cicero Ave (4800 W) to Laramie Ave (5200 W), from Archer Ave north to 47th St....
6/18/12
The next time you visit Streeterville’s Lake Shore Park, take a few seconds to look around for Janice and Marshall. You’re likely to find...
3/23/12
When the Kelvyn Park neighborhood draws attention, it’s typically because of gang activity – and there is that. Kelvyn Park also offers an attractive...
11/21/11
Price appreciation in Chicago real estate? In this market? Am I out of my mind to be talking about appreciation? For more than a...
9/16/11
Yesterday I visited the Crescent Park subdivision in Elmhurst with Tom Makinney and Maria Gracik of Koenig & Strey’s Gracik Makinney Group. We shot...
8/31/11
It was one of those afternoons in Independence Park where the thing to do was to spend some time trying to pay back your...
8/7/11
Architecture critic Lynn Becker is not pleased with 42nd Ward Ald. Brendan Reilly’s proposal for the triangular park at Chestnut, Rush and Wabash. Becker...
6/23/11
It’s “Outdoor Week” at Curbed, so head to a park, fire up your iPad and enjoy the great outdoors in Chicago. Curbed has an...
5/28/11
After stopping at a Saturday morning open house I headed a block east to Winnemac Park, a site I hadn’t visited in years but...
1/31/11
Parks are vital elements of Chicago’s neighborhoods, and buyers at Lexington Square in Bridgeport are sure to find spaces both big and small that...
1/22/11
The Sunday open house schedule is light in most suburbs this weekend, extremely light in others. Glenview appears to be an outlier, with 32...
12/21/10
The marketing team for Lincoln Park 2520 recently posted a new rendering of the development’s one-acre park, the Gardens of 2520. In the words...