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Crain's: Lender takes over Lexington Park Condominiums
Lexington Park Condominiums, 2138 S Indiana Ave, is now "the city’s biggest condo tower to be taken over by its lender in the current housing crisis," [...]
Name the nabe where the wild beasts roam
Where in Chicago can you find these prehistoric pals? Be the first to name the correct neighborhood in the comments below and win a YoChicago yo-yo. [...]
Why Janet bought a 600 Lake Shore Drive condo
Many real estate developers are virtual recluses when they're on site at one of their projects. They go out of their way to remain unknown to home b [...]
The nearly news: Revisiting 30 West Oak
Buyers haven't had many chances to pick up a home at 30 West Oak in the Gold Coast since construction wrapped in 2007. Three homes in Smithfield's Boo [...]
Walton on the Park: Ready to go
Closings should begin at Walton on the Park, 2 W Delaware Pl, in early June, according to the sales associate manning the building's on-site sales cen [...]
Case-Shiller Tuesday: One step forward, two steps back
It's easy to feel like Charlie Brown and the football when it comes to these monthly market reports. Yesterday the Illinois Association of Realtors no [...]
A new angle on Ten East Delaware
Wait a second -- how was I able to look down on Ten East Delaware? Could it be that I finally made my way into Walton on the Park? (Could it be tha [...]
BlockWalks: Prairie Avenue and Central Street in Evanston with Mike Stern
Mike Stern of Koenig & Strey took Joe Zekas on a walking tour around the intersection of Prairie Avenue and Central Street, a convenient, pedestrian [...]
The South Loop's $10,000 rental
If the $10,000-a-month price tag for a South Loop rental left you gobsmacked, you're not alone. I see those rates in the Gold Coast and in high-prof [...]
Glut check: South Loop, by the numbers
See that? That's the 60605 ZIP code, a region stretching from the Museum Campus to the Chicago River and from Van Buren to 16th Street, with an occa [...]
New cut takes University Village single-family 28 percent below '07 sale price
A single-family at 1454 S Emerald Ave, featured around the midpoint of this recent University Village tour video with Realtor Gary Lucido, is now av [...]
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 [...]
Promotions from the past: Walton on the Park
It's time once again to open the file cabinets and dust off another set of promotional materials for a luxury high-rise. This month we're featuring [...]
Yo in review: May 15 – 22
Can’t keep up with YoChicago throughout the week? Here are some stories you may have missed:
Ranquist Development unveils Urban Treehouse in Buckt [...]
Need some space? Parking up for auction at three CMK towers
Looking for a place to park in River North or the South Loop? Millennium Properties on Saturday, May 22 (that's tomorrow!) will auction off 25 garage [...]
For landmarked Prairie Avenue listing, pictures speak louder than words
Fred Scovell of Keller Williams Realty - West Loop included 16 great photos with his listing for the mansion at 2801 S Prairie Ave on the Near Sou [...]
Shining a light on the "shadow budget": Chicago Reader talks about TIF
In this week's Chicago Reader, Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky try to unravel the mysteries of the city's TIF funds. Dumke and Sam Adams posted a compani [...]
Waitin' on the Ritz
Yo reader Bob sent along his view into the Ritz-Carlton Residences site at 664 N Michigan Ave after reading yesterday's pricing update. More clutter [...]
Southport-area "stunner" gets $200,000 cut, but it’s still not a steal
The cost of this single-family home at 3804 N Janssen Ave just dropped by $200,000, which might mean more if it weren't so expensive to begin with [...]
Quick hits: Habitat out as CHA receiver; revised plans for Lincoln Park Hospital site
Unless you follow our Chicago Real Estate News feed religiously, you might have missed these stories that came across the wire late today. Both storie [...]