Category: Video
A Lake View vintage condo that lives like a home
The boutique vintage high-rise at 433 W Briar in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood has been one of the stronger selling developments in the past year. [...]
An extra-wide, light-filled West Bucktown townhome
Several years back the newly-built units at 1750 N Campbell, in what's coming to be known as West Bucktown, were offered for sale in the high $500s.
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When a real estate developer doesn’t honor his contract
When David Derk bought a condo at Renaissance Lofts in Rogers Park the developer's buyback guarantee was an important part of the deal.
Derk had r [...]
In Ravenswood Manor, a showplace Arts and Crafts Bungalow
The home at 2860 W Giddings in Chicago's Ravenswood Manor neighborhood is one of those detail-rich places that require a visit rather than just a vid [...]
In East Wilmette, a ten-year old traditional home
Five years ago homes like the one in this video easily sold for $1.8M and above in similar locations in East Wilmette.
Today, the owner-agent has [...]
A Winnetka real estate office with a caring personality
I've been in 100s of real estate offices over the years and each one has a different personality.
If the office has a long-tenured manager it inv [...]
A 3-bedroom fronting the lake at 600 Lake Shore Drive
The 04 tier in the north tower at 600 Lake Shore Drive has a broad sweep of living and dining space fronting Lake Michigan and Navy Pier.
This tie [...]
A light-filled new West Bucktown home under $800K
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Ultimate Homes has been building new construction homes that have sold rapidly in Chicago's near west neighborhoods, des [...]
A stylish new West Bucktown single-family, under $800K
I've seen quite a few homes built by Ultimate Homes, and they're all creative variations on a simple theme: include everything that might be on a buy [...]
A mint-condition rehab on a 234-foot deep Montclare lot
Rehabbers have been active on Chicago's northwest side recently, completely making over older homes and bringing them to market at affordable prices [...]
A renovated 5-bedroom Dunning bungalow
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A few renovators have been active on Chicago's northwest side recently, completely making over older homes and bringing [...]
An affordable oversized Portage Park ranch
Portage Park is one of Chicago's great parks, and a popular northwest side neighborhood.
In this video we tour a 4-bedroom, 2-bath oversized ranch [...]
A completely remodeled Park Ridge home, under $300,000
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This home drew a crowd at its first open house last weekend. It's unusual to see a completely remodeled home in Park Rid [...]
A Winnetka walk-to-school block
Winnetka District 36 public school students attend one of three K-4 neighborhood elementary schools before they all come together at The Skokie Schoo [...]
Valley Lo, a hidden enclave in Glenview
Valley Lo is both a private club and a residential development built in the 60s and 70s around a 38-acre lake that's stocked with fish and allows non [...]
The present and future of new construction in Chicago
As many as five years, maybe more, will pass before Chicago sees another medium- to large-scale condo development break ground, says Alan Lev, the pr [...]
In Lake View, a lot of home for the money
The 4,100 square foot 4-bedroom, 3 ½ bath single-family home I visited earlier today struck me as a lot of home for the money, with the type of kitc [...]
High-style LEED Platinum home in a prime Bucktown location
NOTE: The home is no longer listed with Prudential Rubloff.
The 4-bedroom, 3 ½ bath home at 1610 N Honore may become the first LEED Platinum home in [...]
The value proposition at Grand Bend in Evanston
Grand Bend at Green Bay is a 49-unit boutique condo building in Evanston that recently slashed prices with a goal of selling out quickly.
Price is [...]
Touring a furnished new-construction home at Ambry Estates in Lynwood
Bridget McClendon of J. Lawrence Homes takes Chuck Gekas of YoChicago.com through a furnished model home at J. Lawrence's new Ambry Estates community [...]