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Ten years later, buyers under water at Uptown’s Polo Tower
We first mentioned Polo Tower, a 189-unit high-rise condo conversion at 4180 N Marine Dr in Uptown, in October of 2001, in the print edition of ou [...]
Quote of the day – it’s sort of an Evanston landmark
AOL Patch relates the back-story of this Evanston house in the 1400 block of Emerson, quoting developer Michael Lee:
[T]here is talk that L [...]
Spend a part of Labor Day with the sky cowboys
The boys who build the big ones, especially the "sky cowboys" who walk steel beams high above the ground, take an immense amount of pride in doing the [...]
Will raising fines deter vacant building break-ins?
Second City Cop comments on Ald. James Balcer's proposal to "deter homeless people, drug addicts, prostitutes, gang members and others from breaki [...]
CHA issues relocation notices to Cabrini Rowhouse residents
The Tribune's Breaking News reports that the Chicago Housing Authority has given 180-day notices to the residents of the remaining 33 units in the [...]
Humorous Realtor fail of the day
The Realtor, as allowed by MLS rules, opted not to display the address of this rental listing.
There are a variety of reasons why a Realtor mi [...]
The Elysian achieves sellout nirvana
Chicago Real Estate Daily is reporting that the last 2 developer units at The Elysian Hotel & Private Residences, 11 E Walton, have been sold. Thi [...]
A video walk down the 2400 block of Orchard in Lincoln Park
Eric Rojas, one of our sponsors, takes a look at the landmarked 2400 block of Orchard St, and the changes it's undergoing, in the above video, and [...]
The courtyards of Rogers Park
Larry Shure, a preservation planner with the City of Chicago, has begun a fascinating project cataloging and categorizing the courtyard buildings [...]
Do your homework and avoid real estate auction fever
Rick Levin & Associates has an auction of auction of bank-owned residential properties scheduled for Saturday, September 17, at the Hilton Rosemon [...]
Reduced prices, upgraded finishes at West Loop’s Van Buren Lofts
If you've been around downtown Chicago recently you've probably seen a black-and-white English bulldog barking about a "bloody great deal" and "de [...]
Loving the dogs in Independence Park
It was one of those afternoons in Independence Park where the thing to do was to spend some time trying to pay back your dog's love. This gal was [...]
Hyde Park’s Regents Park reported sold
Crain's is reporting that New Jersey-based Antheus Capital has agreed to buy Regents Park, a 1,031 unit two-tower apartment complex on the lakefro [...]
Newly-listed vintage 6-bedroom in Lake View
The classic brick and limestone home at 1139 W Wellington Ave was built in 1882, according to the listing description, in 1896 according to Redfin [...]
North Shore rental pick; kid not included
The number of MLS-listed rentals in Chicago's North Shore suburbs increased by 9% during the past week, to 274 homes and condos. Forty new listing [...]
Yet another vision for Woodlawn
The morning email brought news that a $30.5 million grant has been awarded to the City of Chicago and Preservation of Affordable Housing for Woodl [...]
Reaching for splendor in Oakbrook Terrace
Hartz Homes has been building homes for 50 years in an industry that's been periodically decimated. And Hartz is continuing to build, recently deb [...]
SkyNinja offers a window washer’s view of Chicago
Every so often I check in at SkyscraperCity's Photos that'll blow you away forum to snack on the visual feast that's served up there. And every vi [...]
This Homestead Group leasing agent has a criminal record
You never know who you're getting in the car with when you work with one of the apartment rental services that we call bedbugs. A number of the re [...]
Officer Casasanto and Mikey in happier days
“He was like my family,” the Tribune quotes Chicago police officer Paul Casasanto remembering his horse, Mikey C, who was named in honor of a fa [...]