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Alderman Reilly “directs” redesign of 500 Lake Shore Drive
In a better world a local pol would not have the power – or the arrogance – to dictate aspects of the design of a high-rise building. In the world [...]
Notable new listings in Glenview’s Keck & Keck Solar Park
The Solar Park subdivision, a creation of architects Keck & Keck, dates to the early 1940s – a period when what we now call World War II had drama [...]
Son of a Gunderson
Seward T. Gunderson made a name for himself in the 1900s selling good-sized sturdy homes to the burgeoning middle class in Oak Park, the relatively [...]
Deal of the day – Lincoln Square bungalow short sale
I just saw this really attractive and renovated golden brick "octagon" bungalow at 5057 N Francisco come on the market as a short sale this week. [...]
The Trib has a weird take on Oprah and the West Loop
Today's Chicago Tribune has about as wrong-headed and off-the-wall take on a neighborhood's development as I've seen in over three decades of foll [...]
Intruder Joe at the Diversey Trader Joe’s
I'm used to being hassled when I take photos in a commercial location without asking first. Large chains, in particular, have well-trained employe [...]
Quote of the day – White hipsters get out of Pilsen
Transcribed from a Flickr photo linked from Steven Vance’s Steven Can Plan blog:
White hipsters get out of Pilsen. You are gentrifying cultura [...]
Buyers’ and sellers’ remorse in Northfield
You'll often encounter the term "Blietz-built" in listings for North Shore homes and condos. It's shorthand for a high level of quality and though [...]
Will EnV renters envy others’ closets?
Call it a coat closet. Call it a hall closet. Call it a utility closet. Call it missing in the illustrated floor plan, which rents from $2,444 to [...]
An open plan duplex on a gorgeous Lake View block
I enjoy looking at homes with Eric Rojas. Eric is always knowledgeable about the neighborhoods we visit. He tends to work with sophisticated buyer [...]
Chicago wants to sell you some vacant land
We normally see only a few items each week in the RSS feeds we monitor from the City of Chicago's various departments.
Perhaps it's merely coin [...]
A River North terrace suitable for cross-country skiing?
Cross-country skiing? That's just me and @properties' Greg Eldridge joking about the size of the private outdoor terraces adjacent to a half-floor [...]
First look: the Studio Gang apartments at Hyde Park’s Del Prado
If you've watched the earlier videos on the restoration of the exterior and grand public spaces at the Del Prado in Hyde Park, you may be shocked [...]
Will the new Lakeshore East apartment tower block Aqua’s views?
If you want to stay current on news about Chicago high-rise developments, the SkyscraperCity High-rise Development News forum is a must-visit. Th [...]
From the foreclosure front – a farewell to Winnetka
The following note was posted to a Winnetka group. I've edited it to remove identifying information about the owner.
SADLY I am not still real [...]
Quote of the day – more hate for homeownership
Sorry to disappoint, but we're not referring to CribChatter, Chicago's very own hostel of hate for homeownership – and Jews, gays, McMansion owners an [...]
Notable new rental – Bucktown green home
When we shot the above video at 1610 N Honore in Bucktown, back on a snowy January day, the home was listed for sale at $2,499,000. At the end of [...]
Our Wilmette open house pick was quickly picked
Our Wilmette open house pick went under contract prior to today's scheduled open house. Anyone arriving at the home today would have seen the abov [...]
The best of 2007 – X/O Condominiums
YoChicago has its roots in print – the glossy-covered, tabloid-sized New Homes Magazine that we published from the early 90s through 2008.
On [...]
Weekend reads from the news feed
Not every story we add to our Chicago Real Estate News feed warrants "top story" status or a "quote of the day" post, but that doesn't make it any les [...]