Category: Video
A drive through the CAGE, in East Wilmette
Wilmette's historic CAGE neighborhood takes its name from four streets: Chestnut, Ashland, Greenwood and Elmwood Avenues.
The CAGE has stately old [...]
True urban grit — the Fulton Market District
There's nothing like a forklift truck to remind you that a great city, at base, is a series of logistical problems seeking a solution.
If you're en [...]
Scud row — driving Madison Street
The United Center is on Madison Street, near what was once Chicago's famed Skid Row.
Stretches of Madison Street west of the United Center can best [...]
True urban grit – Chicago’s Fulton Market District
There's nothing like a forklift truck to remind you that a great city, at base, is a series of logistical problems seeking a solution.
If you're e [...]
Chicago’s South Loop – a forest of cranes and billboards, II
On the ground, the amount of construction underway in the South Loop beggars imagination.
YoChicago's Barry Pearce takes a look at what's happenin [...]
Chicago’s South Loop – a forest of cranes and billboards
On the ground, the amount of construction underway in the South Loop beggars imagination.
YoChicago's Barry Pearce takes a look at what's happenin [...]
Take a tour of Silver Cloud Condominiums in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood
Take a look inside Silver Cloud Condominiums in Hyde Park, just named by New Homes Magazine as the best condo conversion of 2007.
Watch the video he [...]
Inside Heritage Homes of West Village
Heritage Homes of West Village is bringing new life to the stretch of Kedzie Avenue just north of Polk Street. Join sales associate Steve Barton as [...]
The word on Westhaven Park's new condos
Brinshore Development and Michaels Development Co.'s Westhaven Park, a mixed-income community replacing the CHA's Henry Horner Homes, has played an i [...]
Madison Street – East Garfield Park, Near West Side
A drive through more scenes of urban devastation - finally entering a stretch of the Near West Side that's experiencing a rebirth of new construction [...]
Driving along West Madison St, Chicago
This is the part of the city that doesn't get shown to touring dignitaries. Vast tracts of the city of Chicago look just like this - vacant lots, boa [...]
Rebuilding Together, a homeowner’s experience
The last Saturday in April is National Rebuilding Day, sponsored by Rebuilding Together, an organization that helps keep low income elderly, disabled [...]
The Residences at the Grove, Forest Park
Kendall Anderson shows us around this lushly-landscaped condo / townhome development - across the street from the last stop on the Blue Line El and a [...]
A drive down Madison Street, Forest Park, IL
Madison Street in Forest Park once had a well-deserved reputation as a place to party hearty.
The street is now maturing into a retail / restauran [...]
Motor Row Lofts, South Loop, Chicago, Part two
An overview of the redevelopment of 3 loft buildings in Chicago's Motor Row Landmark District. [...]
Motor Row Lofts, South Loop, Chicago, Part one
An overview of the redevelopment of 3 loft buildings in Chicago's Motor Row Landmark District. [...]
Silver Cloud condos, Hyde Park, Chicago, Part two
This vintage high-rise is two blocks from the lake and an easy walk to the University of Chicago.
Sudler Sotherby's Susan Casty takes us on a tour [...]
Silver Cloud condos, Hyde Park, Chicago, Part one
This vintage high-rise is two blocks from the lake and an easy walk to the University of Chicago.
Sudler Sotherby's Susan Casty takes us on a tour [...]
The Hyde Park Chicago market
At the end of a tour of Silver Cloud condos, 5346 S Cornell, Sudler Sotheby's Susan Casty gave me an overview of real estate market condition. [...]
Westhaven Park, Near West Side, Chicago
Phase II of this development near the United Center features 3-story live work homes and a variety of condos. [...]