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The media circus at President Obama's neighbor's house
YoChicago doesn't often cover resale homes, but when a client asks whether you'd like a slot between the Associated Press and NPR to interview the P [...]
Erik's excursions: Uptown, pt. 4
The beat goes on as I travel south down Sheridan Road, then over to Uptown's new development Wilson Yard on the corner of Broadway Street and Montro [...]
Construction checkup: Flair Tower
At the corner of Erie and Franklin Streets in River North, Flair Tower has nearly reached its final height of 289 feet. In the rendering, you can s [...]
Trump Tower Express Meetings program
Trump International Hotel and Tower at 401 N Wabash Ave in River North is large. It stands 1,170 feet tall with 92 stories. A 23,000 square-foot spa [...]
CA23's local dance studio
Being in the West Loop, CA23's new condos at 23 N Aberdeen St have neighborhood amenities that more or less go without saying. Residents are blocks f [...]
Construction checkup: Alta at K Station
Fulton River District's newest rental high-rise development, K Station's Alta at K Station, 555 W Kinzie St, looks to be at a turning point in const [...]
Quote of the day: "Kicking the can"
...I find that selling units to actual home buyers is the more desirable alternative to developers facing tough decisions in this marketplace. Too of [...]
A glimpse of new homes from Navy Pier
Surely you've heard some of the hoopla over Navy Pier's new AeroBalloon by now. My advice to anyone who wants to take a ride: Call ahead, because th [...]
Erik's excursions: Walking Uptown, Part 3
Ethiopian food, Red Line murals, the Aragon Ballroom, and the mosaic facade of Alternatives Youth and Family Center are featured in this installment [...]
Neighborhoods for the rest of us: Bridgeport
Home to five of Chicago's 45 mayors, including the current Mayor Daley, Bridgeport is a south side community area of Chicago with a rich history. I [...]
More scenes from the CA23 block party
When he wasn't busy sampling the eats or rocking out to U2 (or something like it) at The Brixton Group's block party on Aberdeen Street in the West [...]
Rent or buy: Rental density by ward
A new report issued today by the Metropolitan Tenants Organization finds that rental households still constitute half of the Chicago's homes and con [...]
Quote of the day: The new rules
“If people have their heart set on something, inevitably, if they can’t afford what they really want, they buy the next best thing. That’s absolutely [...]
Silver Tower's local Merchandise Mart
Just south of the 40-story high-rise Silver Tower at 303 W Ohio St in River North is the behemoth Merchandise Mart (the short and long building seen [...]
Erik's excursions: more Uptown
In the second video of the series, we don't go beyond what is immediately available at the corner of Broadway and Lawrence Avenues. We see the Green [...]
The views from Streeter Place
The Streeter Place high-rise in Streeterville opened on Aug. 1st, and 40 percent of its 480 apartments are already under lease. I stopped by today [...]
Flair Tower pursuing LEED certification
Flair Tower, 222 W Erie St, is set to open to renters Spring of 2010 with 98 units, 9,500 square feet of retail and 210 parking spots. According to [...]
More models at 235 Van Buren
The last two units I visited during the 235 Van Buren broker open house on Thursday were on two of the tower's highest accessible floors, the 24th a [...]
Erik's excursions: strolling around Uptown
I recently conducted a walking tour of Uptown on the Far North Side to get a sense of its "walkability." At WalkScore.com, Uptown gets a rating of 9 [...]
Neighborhoods for the rest of us: North Park
"North Park" is a fitting name for this trapezoid-shaped community area on the Northwest Side: A significant portion of the neighborhood is made up [...]