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Quote: "Creating livable communities does not require extreme measures"
The goal of GO TO 2040 is not to increase density for its own sake, and creating livable communities does not require extreme measures, “central plann [...]
Lofts at Roosevelt Collection 95 percent leased, 85 percent occupied
The Lofts at Roosevelt Collection has been a popular search topic at YoChicago for the last year, and that interest is showing in its leasing activit [...]
Family-friendly spaces at Dearborn Park
Going off address alone, Dearborn Park would seem to be wedged inside the heart of an urban jungle, surrounded by the South Loop's old warehouses, n [...]
Chatting with Chaz: Open house philosophies
For a while now I've been interested in talking with an agent about open houses. Not for any property in particular, but about the overall process, [...]
More closings recorded at Walton on the Park
Last month a tipster pointed us toward the first four closings at Walton on the Park, at 2 W Delaware Pl in the Gold Coast. In the four weeks since, a [...]
Quote of the day: What's your agent's story?
"We had 66 real estate salespeople and 20 real estate brokers whose names matched names on the sex-offender list," said Susan Hofer, a Department of F [...]
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 [...]
Thinking about a summer place in the country?
There's no doubt that current market conditions have depressed prices in popular summer home destinations like New Buffalo. But they haven't brought [...]
Yo in review: July 10 – 17
Can’t keep up with YoChicago throughout the week? Here are some stories you may have missed:
From the YoChicago vault: Central Station in 2001, in [...]
Catalpa Gardens: Short sale central?
Google says a lot of readers have been coming here in search of news on Catalpa Gardens, that big homage to IKEA stores and Chicago Cards looming ov [...]
Lennar ready to unload with two-day sale
Feeling spontaneous? Money burning a hole in your pocket? This post probably comes at short too short a notice for most buyers, but a few readers out [...]
Tracking down Tyrus' townhome
Perhaps you read this story about ex-Bull Tyrus Thomas putting his Northbrook townhome on the market and wanted to see more. Using my finely honed sle [...]
Neno and Shivam on life at 235 Van Buren
Meet Nino and Shivam, two young professionals who bought at and live in 235 Van Buren, CMK Companies' new 46-story, 714-unit high-rise in the Loop. [...]
Walking downtown Evanston with Grand Bend's Andy Kiener
Evanston is the nearest North Shore suburb from Chicago, and its downtown rivals almost any Chicago neighborhood as a classically urban environment. [...]
From hot to not: Washington Park, three years later
In the summer of 2007, New Homes Magazine announced its picks for Chicago's hottest 'hoods. This morning I started looking up stats on each of these [...]
Lagrange bids the biz adieu
“Of the type that does upscale condos, can you think of a better architect?”
- Architect Stanley Tigerman, speaking to Crain's about Lucien Lagrang [...]
Lexington Square meets Polo Café
Joe Zekas went to Bridgeport a couple days ago for his first look at Lexington Square, a new development of 39 townhomes at 3704 S Sangamon St, fron [...]
The busiest buildings in Streeterville
Anytime I bring up Redfin's past sales information, I feel the need to qualify that the information isn't entirely accurate -- to my knowledge, most o [...]
South Shore bungalows going green
The Historic Chicago Bungalow Association is putting the finishing touches on a fully renovated green model bungalow at 7622 S Cregier Ave in South [...]
Quote: "Helplessly captive of the present"
My first girlfriend when I moved to Chicago was Tal Gilat, an architect from Israel. She was an admirer of Mies. Together we explored his campus of th [...]