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A buyer's take on CA23
This weekend a buyer explained to Joe Zekas why he selected a home at CA23 in the West Loop after looking at "everything." The Brixton Group threw a [...]
Vertigo at CA23's West Loop block party
The Brixton Group, appealing to the many potential condo buyers who didn't score tickets to this weekend's U2 concert, hired Vertigo to perform at S [...]
Remembering David Hall
David Hall died peacefully, and unexpectedly, in his sleep earlier this week.
Seven months ago today I sat with David, an old friend who'd built Co [...]
235 Van Buren's two-bedroom models
There are so many models at 235 Van Buren that it was hard to decide which ones to visit during CMK Companies' broker open house on Thursday evening [...]
West Loop kiddie carts
If you haven't been to the West Loop in a while you'll be thrown for a loop by the number of small kids you see there. I snapped this shot yesterday [...]
One way to furnish a 235 Van Buren home
One of the purposes of a furnished model is to show buyers what will -- and won't -- fit inside a home. It's all well and good to look at a "living [...]
Aqua sees its first closing
The title says it all. According to Magellan Development's Aqua Home Owner's blog, the first closing at Aqua, 225 N Columbus Dr, is scheduled for 1 p. [...]
Finding fun and food near Optima
Optima recently posted new aerial photos of its new Skokie development, Optima Old Orchard Woods. In one direction you'll see the Chicago skyline of [...]
Trump riverwalk nearing completion
What's this? Finally some new news from Trump?
According to Trib architecture critic Blair Kamin, the Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago's riv [...]
Neighborhoods for the rest of us: Schorsch Village
Did you know that the Dunning community area on the far Northwest Side started out as a site for poor farms, tuberculosis sanitariums, and insane as [...]
ParkView's townhomes: single-family style with high-rise perks
ParkView isn't the only high-rise around with townhome-style units near its base, but I can't think of any others where the townhomes have terraces [...]
New homes near the Renegade Craft Fair on Division Street
Renegade Craft Fair takes place this weekend and happens to be one of my favorite activities of Chicago summer. On Division Street between Damen Ave [...]
Levin to auction two Loop penthouses
Looking for a deal on a downtown home with views of Lake Michigan? The latest units to hit Rick Levin's auction block are a couple of white-box pentho [...]
Art near Superior at Lasalle
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There are a couple spots in Chicago where there is a great saturation of art galleries. High-rise Superio [...]
Neighborhoods for the rest of us: RANCH Triangle in Lincoln Park
Being a relative newcomer to the city, I assumed the RANCH Triangle got its name from some long-gone, pre-fire cattle corral, or maybe from a hidden [...]
Going beyond green: More features and finishes at 4847 North Ashland's homes
In our last video about Sergio & Banks' new green condos at 4847 North Ashland, agent Melissa Govedarica shows me a few more of the development's pe [...]
CA23 developer closing out summer with a West Loop block party
With just a few weeks of summer left, The Brixton Group is throwing a block party on North Aberdeen Street this weekend for its new neighbors in the [...]
ParkView's northern view
Joe got his first glimpse of ParkView's Streeterville scenes last week when he followed MCL's Mike Maier up to the tower's 37th floor. See what they [...]
Another week, another buyout
A heads-up to the real estate business junkies in our audience: Prudential Preferred Properties is buying Rubloff Residential.
The Prudential / Rublo [...]
Staying fit at 235 Van Buren
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CMK Companies built its Loop high-rise 235 Van Buren without many of the on-site amenities you find in other [...]