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Yo in review: February 28 – March 6
Can't keep up with YoChicago throughout the week? Here are some stories you may have missed:
Eight townhomes left for sale at Union Row in East Pi [...]
Shark bites: Lake Shore Drive deals, from Streeterville to Lake View
View CondoShark.com: Deals on Lake Shore Drive in a larger map
This afternoon I plotted out all of the top Lake Shore Drive price reductions, foreclo [...]
Unit #4610: 235 Van Buren's crown jewel
Unit #4610 is a one-of-a-kind condo at 235 Van Buren. With 2,272 square feet of interior space split between two floors, two west-facing balconies, [...]
Living inside the Mallinckrodt College chapel
One of the most distinctive living spaces at Mallinckrodt in the Park is a converted chapel that maintains its old pillars, archways, and high ceili [...]
Construction checkup: Ritz-Carlton Residences
This was the scene at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Erie Street on Wednesday afternoon, where workers were clearly doing something with a crane [...]
A Mallinckrodt condo with the feel of a home
The model condo at Wilmette's Mallinckrodt in the Park senior living development is a two-bedroom unit with 1,900 square feet. As Joe Zekas notes mo [...]
Sweet home Chicago – 173 years young
On March 4, 1837, the town of Chicago became a city. Among the 11,000-plus images in our Flickr photostream are hundreds of stunning photos of our c [...]
Did bad weather drive down home sales? Don't believe the hype, says Olick
The National Association of Realtors blames bad weather for a 7.6-percent drop in pending home sales in January.
After parsing the association's co [...]
Ground breaks on Lakeshore East's Roundy's
Work has finally begun on Lakeshore East's long-awaited grocery store, according to Magellan Development. A Roundy's Supermarket will occupy about h [...]
Tours with Tina: an ideal Lake View location
Joe Zekas' latest home tour with Sergio & Banks agent Tina Culver was at a two-bedroom / two-bath condo at 3028 N Sheffield Ave, right in the heart [...]
Trivia time: Name those townhomes
This nugget of condo knowledge comes straight from Joe Zekas:
"To the best of my knowledge there's only one Chicago project named after a late-mediev [...]
Goodbye scaffolding, hello Flair Tower
The scaffolding and concrete barriers that once ringed Flair Tower's parking deck are now gone, revealing the high-rise's Erie Street entrance and [...]
Construction checkup: Lincoln Park 2520
Oh hey, speaking of Lincoln Park 2520, Joe Z. was in the neighborhood this morning and captured this snapshot of the construction site. Still no sig [...]
Northwest Tower slapped with foreclosure
The owner of the 12-story Northwest Tower (or The Coyote, if you prefer) at North, Damen, and Milwaukee avenues is facing a $4.5 million foreclosure [...]
From college to condos: A trip to Mallinckrodt in the Park in Wilmette
The old Mallinckrodt College building at 1041 Ridge Rd has been a fixture in Wilmette and the North Shore for almost a century. The 180,000 square-f [...]
When YoChicago isn't the best career choice
OK Go's latest brings to mind Andrew Duncan, who left our parent company Data Based Ads years ago to go on tour with the band he co-founded. He left [...]
Promotions from the past: Lincoln Park 2520
This afternoon I set up the camera and cracked open the brick that is the Lincoln Park 2520 marketing packet. As much as we laugh about its heft, it [...]
Move-ins begin at Alta at K Station
Renters have started moving into the western tower at Alta at K Station, located at 365 N Jefferson St in the Fulton River District.
According to L [...]
More prices cut at 1555 Wabash
New West Realty has trimmed prices once again on several condos at its 1555 Wabash high-rise in the South Loop, judging from the company's latest li [...]
A three-bedroom on a quiet Edgewater street
Joe Zekas and Tina Culver of Sergio & Banks recently toured this three-bedroom condo at 1243 W Rosemont Ave, an address that puts buyers on a quiet [...]