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YoChicago’s new apartment high-rise at-a-glance list and map
View New downtown Chicago apartment high-rises in a larger map
We've just put in place the skeletal framework for making it easy for you to track [...]
Sunday open house pick – New Ukrainian Village 5-bedroom
A dramatic floating staircase, soaring through 4 levels, is one of the highlights of this new single-family home at 2034 W Superior St, in Ukraini [...]
Sunday open house pick – $350K Wilmette starter home
Our open house pick this weekend is a 3-bedroom, 2 ½ bath 50s-vintage split-level ranch at 527 Romona Rd in West Wilmette. It's a relatively affor [...]
The Home Alone house is a great place to call home
My day started with a visit to one of the most iconic homes in America -- the Home Alone house.
The home recently came on the market at a price [...]
Chicago, it’s been real
Don't worry, Old Joe isn't going anywhere...
This afternoon marks the end of my 3.5-year tenure as a writer, editor, and wholly shameless shill at [...]
Deal of the day: Buy at 550 St Clair this weekend and get a Smart car
Sutherland Pearsall has weathered the downturn in the condo market by renting out units at 550 St Clair in Streeterville, but an uptick in traffic and [...]
Another new low for downtown rental inventory
Another Friday brings another low number of downtown homes listed for rent on the MLS. At this time last year, 1,350 condos, townhomes, and single [...]
Rebuilding the Del Prado’s public spaces
Architect David Gwinn of the Silliman Group is overseeing the restoration of the old Del Prado hotel in Hyde Park and recently gave Joe Zekas a to [...]
Riding the Red Line: Bryn Mawr
Bryn Mawr isn't the last stop for northbound riders on the Red Line, but it will be the last stop for me in this Riding the Red Line video series. [...]
Retail watch: Still no takers at Silver Tower
Silver Tower's street-level commercial space is still empty, too. According to the Jameson Commercial sign fronting Franklin Street in River North [...]
1 year of assessments paid, $5K in closing credits, and an iPad for buyers at 235 Van Buren
The next 10 people who buy a new-construction condo at 235 Van Buren in the Loop will hit an incentive trifecta: one year of assessments paid, $5, [...]
Catching up on the Cabrini Target
There's been talk of a new Target replacing the recently demolished Cabrini-Green high-rise at 1230 N Burling St. CHA confirms that it's in talks [...]
Riding the Red Line: Berwyn
Today's Red Line segment looks at the Berwyn 'L' station, located on the southern edge of Edgewater. It's a busier station than Argyle, has a very [...]
Add $5K a month if you want it furnished at 800 North Michigan
The priciest new rental to hit the downtown market this week will set you back $16,900 a month. Make that $21,900 if you want it furnished.
The 3- [...]
Retail watch: EnV still EmT
Sharon Kahan and Peter Graham of CB Richard Ellis are still searching for a few good tenants for EnV's 27,000 square feet of retail space. The to [...]
Rent a million-dollar Northfield townhome for $4,000 a month
Unit 1A at 1884 Old Willow Rd in Northfield has been in the MLS for 1,100 days as of today and is currently in contract pending status. Its most r [...]
Hartz Mountain buys One Superior Place for $300M
One Superior Place, the 52-story residential and retail tower at 1 W Superior St in River North, has sold, in what the Wall Street Journal calls "the [...]
Rental deal of the day: Affordable one-bedrooms in a walkable Gold Coast location
With the Magnificent Mile, Rush and Division, Oak Street Beach, and Lincoln Park no more than 0.7 miles away, it's no surprise that today's rental [...]
South Loop site to be auctioned on May 25
Crain's reported yesterday that the sale of a five-acre parcel north of Roosevelt Road, between Roosevelt Collection and the river, has shifted fr [...]
Related Midwest next in line for Waterview Tower
Will we soon add Waterview Tower to our running list of new apartment high-rises?
Related Midwest is the latest developer attempting to kick-start [...]