12/6/05
Landlords already are preparing their New Year’s resolutions, and they might not be good news for Chicago area renters. A local trade group predicts...
12/6/05
Prettying up the dreaded four plus ones that dot the North Side like so much acne might be the real estate equivalent of giving...
12/6/05
Lest the Art Institute lions grab up all of the holiday glory with their Christmas wreaths, another Chicago institution, The Second City, has adorned...
12/5/05
In the eyes of the general public, real estate developers usually rate somewhere down near journalists and used-car salesmen in a ranking of occupations...
12/2/05
This priceless little gem comes from the vault of the Chicago Housing Authority. It happened four years ago at Washington Park Homes, a family...
11/30/05
The Chicago Association of Realtors is sponsoring a fundraiser for its director of communications, Jennifer Maley, who was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor...
11/30/05
Mesa Development plans to preserve facades on a classic Chicago block as it builds The Legacy at Millennium Park, a strikingly modern 73-story tower...
11/29/05
We’ve enjoyed Lynn Becker’s architectural treatises in local rags and his entertaining Web site, Repeat, but we feel compelled to point out that the...
11/29/05
Wouldn’t it be refreshing, amidst all the predicting and prognosticating about a housing bubble, to hear an expert say he wasn’t sure where the...
11/21/05
Love it or despise it, the always controversial makeover of Soldier Field has officially been declared “innovative architecture” by a panel of tastemakers drawn...
11/21/05
From the world of real estate marketing, here’s a novel incentive aimed at young home buyers. Condo developers have been targeting empty nesters with...
11/21/05
Here are some Christmas gift ideas in case the billionaire in your life is short on inspiration. The $10.7 million Palmolive penthouse is up...
11/21/05
The Burn to Shine 02 Chicago DVD, released in August, mixes our interest in Chicago real estate with our love of great Chicago bands....
11/6/05
Law student Jason Hitchings was stepping out of his South Loop dorm recently when he overheard a passerby mention that he was leaving his...
10/6/05
Where there’s smoke there’s fire, and presently the fire is on the back of my palate, courtesy of the “Flores de Jaiba” appetizer at...
9/6/05
It’s hard to imagine that any of Chicago’s 29 miles of lakefront would be available for development in 2005. It’s even harder to believe...
8/16/05
As new generation seeks Jefferson Park’s charm, old-timers stay put Tell fellow Chicagoans from Lincoln Park to South Shore that you live in Jefferson...
7/15/05
Even a hot housing market has its share of bargains Perhaps the heat index should be used to measure Chicago’s housing market, which remains...
7/6/05
As I headed south on Green Street one recent Tuesday evening to try a new West Loop restaurant, a pleasant flow of foot traffic...
6/6/05
Story by Jefferey Steele Conjure an image of the ideal urban neighborhood, and you might visualize Hyde Park on a recent warm Sunday morning....