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In cloudy market, a few developments stand out
Our recent post about 235 Van Buren, CMK Companies' planned Loop high-rise, prompted some speculation about how many units sold before the grand openi [...]
Architectural rebound: after years of dull home design, Chicago is back
In 2003, architecture critic and local blogger Lynn Becker wrote a cover story in the Chicago Reader calling on developers to “stop the blandness.”
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Handful of downtown condo projects are silver lining in overcast housing market
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It is likely that 2007 will go down in history as the year of gloom and doom in real estate, with headlines dominated by reports of fall [...]
If Skybridge and Contemporaine had a love child…
We don't often find ourselves agreeing with Chicago Magazine, but we have to second most of the choices in its current feature, "10 Modern Master [...]
Comment of the day: the Loop is for living
"The conventional wisdom is completely obsolete, folks – there is no part of the Loop that will ever again be strictly for offices – it’s all one big [...]
Few bright spots in third-quarter downtown condo sales
Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily reports that Appraisal Research Counselors summary of downtown Chicago condo sales in the third quarter had few [...]
The best 2-bedroom, 2-bath condo value in Chicago
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The headline is how Scott Hoskins of CMK describes the high-style 2-bedroom, 2-bath unit at 235 Van Buren that we tour in t [...]
Rental trends around the South Loop: 60605 rental listings dip below 60616
For the first time since we started tracking homes listed as rentals in the MLS, the number of homes available in 60616 (bounded by 16th, 35th, and [...]
Buyers keep walking from downtown contracts
In his latest column, Sun-Times real estate writer David Roeder addresses the rising "walkaway" rate -- the number of buyers who fail to close on home [...]
Superior 110's garage is blue too
Last week, Joe's Printers Corner post sparked a pretty lively discussion on the topic of garage design. Most readers deemed Printers Corner's parking [...]
An overlooked housing statistic
A rush of articles stemmed from yesterday's Appraisal Research Counselors luncheon, including one from the Sun-Times suggesting we prepare for the "gl [...]
Prices rise with new towers in booming South Loop
We asked one prominent South Loop developer how sales have been at his latest project, and he told us, “Great, until about six months ago, when they [...]
High society: fresh designs, buyer perks prevail in market for new condo towers
Riding a construction elevator up the side of an unfinished high-rise is not for the faint of heart. Only a rattling wire cage separates you from th [...]