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Beware the bad breakers
Owners and buyers take notice: Siemens AG has recalled 2.2 million circuit breakers over a fire risk. The breakers have date codes from June and July [...]
New construction roundup: condos for sale in Lake View six-flats
What's new in Lake View? I'm taking these Realtors at their word when they say these six-flats debuted in 2010...
3832 N Ashland Ave (pictured): Kar [...]
Quotes of the day: Thursday morning numbers
Mornings like this can drive you nuts. Lots of numbers, lots of talk about gains or declines, and lots of cherry-picking figures -- month-to-month com [...]
Eclectic Evanston: the scene around Grand Bend at Green Bay
Join Andy Kiener of Grand Bend at Green Bay for a brief look at his neighborhood. Walk half a block west of the condos (located at 1228 Emerson St) [...]
Meeting the median: Hyde Park
The median price for a home in Hyde Park (we're talking condos, townhomes, and single-families here -- no multi-unit properties) is $205,000, which ha [...]
Construction checkup: Ritz-Carlton Residences
With yesterday's sales update still in mind, I took a detour to the Mag Mile during my lunch break to get a look at the Ritz-Carlton Residences, und [...]
Riding the rails: Lakefront high-rise homes near the Granville station
I left you hanging at the Loyola Red Line station for two months! Time to get back on the train and keep heading south. Upon crossing Devon Avenue, we [...]
Emerald's functional living spaces
New construction condo buyers too often face cramped living / dining areas, "bedrooms" that lack walls and windows, poorly-designed baths, and shotg [...]
Crain's: Three sales in three months for Ritz-Carlton Residences
You know times have changed when three pre-construction sales can make headlines. Crain's reports that the 88-unit Ritz-Carlton Residences, under cons [...]
Burling and Orchard and Howe, oh my!
You'll find seventeen of Lincoln Park's 50 top property taxpayers in the extra-long 1800 / 1900 blocks of three streets -- Burling, Orchard, and How [...]
Stuff that sells: top two-bedroom sales from six city regions
What's moving? Here are the top three closing prices for two-bedroom condos, single-families, and / or townhomes in each region of the city over the p [...]
Visualizing race and ethnicity in Chicago
If you've checked your RSS reader at least once in the past 24 hours, at least one of Eric Fischer's city map mashups has probably crossed your scre [...]
Lincoln Square's Fountain View nears sellout
While booking up on a recent post about LEED projects, I noticed that the Fountain View condo development at 2326 W Giddings St in Lincoln Square wa [...]
The social spaces of Emerald
John Robert Wiltgen went for a whimsical, eco-friendly tone when he designed the lobby and common spaces at Emerald, 125 S Green St in the West Loop [...]
The Pearson, then and now
My latest random selection from the Yo file cabinets is a promotional packet for The Pearson, the westernmost of Related Midwest's three "Residence [...]
Where the action is: talking West Town home sales with Eric Rojas
Chicago's West Town community area in general, and the part of Wicker Park around Division Street in particular, has been a popular place for homebu [...]
Rent-to-own at Grand Bend at Green Bay
In today's market, many buyers need more flexibility in the timing of purchasing their next home. They might have their equity tied up in a home tha [...]
In other news – good reads from the 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 l [...]
Yo in review: September 11 – 18
Can’t keep up with YoChicago throughout the week? Here are some stories you may have missed:
Quote of the day: I flip burgers from 8 to 4
An [...]
Have the floor to yourself at Superior 110
One of the perks of buying into a new construction building is the opportunity to combine several units into an original, highly customized home. As t [...]