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Yo in review: December 13 – 19
Can't keep up with YoChicago throughout the work week? Here's some of what you may have missed.
Inside the "fun room" of a Seyfarth-designed home [...]
Yo's year: Mining the Silver District
Apparently a lot of you wanted to know about the Silver District this year. Mark's post from March about the 20-unit development at 2800 W North Ave [...]
Shark bites: 45 percent off in Kenilworth
When you sink underwater, the ShoreShark's sure to get you!
Earlier this week, we pulled a few quotes from a Bloomberg article about the rise of de [...]
Market snapshot: Median home prices in 14 Chicago ZIP codes
Starting with the same 14 ZIP codes we track in our rental listings spreadsheet, I pulled up the listings of all the studios, one-bedroom, two-bedroom [...]
Yo's weekly condo rental update
The number of downtown homes listed for rent on the MLS has leveled off in the past few weeks. By our count, there was a net change of just three unit [...]
"Unmatched living" in Lincoln Park
Take a gander at the most expensive home for sale in Lincoln Park, an 8,000 square-foot, full-floor residence at 2450 N Lakeview Ave. For almost two y [...]
Look out, South Loop — your Kerasotes theater has arrived
After reading Sloopin's latest Roosevelt Collection update yesterday, I felt it was time to ride down to pay another visit to the development at 150 [...]
New West trims prices at 1555 Wabash
This has been the year of price cuts for a lot of South Loop projects, and who doesn't want to be left out at this point? New West Realty, that's wh [...]
Suburban pioneering: liberty or loneliness?
What song should accompany this Sun-Times story about a family living alone inside a stalled subdivision in Kane County?
Would you look on the bright [...]
Renovated penthouse homes at 1400 Lake Shore Drive available at discount
After reading yesterday's post about Jameson Real Estate's new marketing efforts at 1400 Lake Shore Drive, Coldwell Banker agent Matt Garrison e-mail [...]
Quotes of the day: Luxury homes underwater
“The reason the low end stopped falling is because the government stepped in with affordable loans. There is no political will to bail out a million-d [...]
Closings begin at One Museum Park West
The Museum Park sales staff notified me this afternoon that a few homes closed last week at One Museum Park West, 1201 S Prairie Ave, and more will [...]
Crain's: Supera, Zisook take over redevelopment of Lincoln Park Hospital site
Developers Michael Supera and Richard Zisook have taken title of the old Lincoln Park Hospital at 550 W Webster Ave and plan to redevelop the site wit [...]
Chicago neighborhoods, simplified
Are 77 community areas and a hundred-something distinct neighborhoods just too much to remember? Don't worry, @properties has you covered. Never mista [...]
Jameson touts "prices we haven't seen since 1988" at 1400 Lake Shore Drive
One by one, each of RDM Development's projects shifted over to Jameson Real Estate this year. The brokerage started marketing Trio in January and Vi [...]
A year in the life of Townhome #8
Send along your best anniversary wishes to Townhome #8 at River View, 429 E North Water St in Streeterville. The 5,321 square-foot four-bedroom / 4.5- [...]
From the rumor mill: How slow was 2009?
Here's an appropriately chilling stat for you on this cold December afternoon. A little bird tells us that at one of the city's brokerages, a whopping [...]
FHA-approved developments in Lake View
There aren't a lot of developments in Lake View that have completed the entire HUD review or Direct Endorsement Lender review process necessary to obt [...]
Quote of the day: Debunking displacement
Because no one has brought up the "G-word" lately:
Back in 2003, Lance Freeman, an associate professor of urban planning at Columbia, wanted to find [...]
Floor plan focus: West-facing one-bedrooms at 1720 South Michigan ready for immediate occupancy
With 1720 South Michigan's magic number down into the single digits, buyers are running out of choices for brand new condos in the 33-story South Loop [...]