Bruce Cohen on the credit crunch
“High levels of debt are a little bit like cocaine,” says Cohen, who's been both a lender and investor. Read more at Crain’s Chicago Business, and wat [...]
Name the nabe of the prow and portholes
We haven't played "name the nabe" for awhile, so we thought we'd toss you a softball to get you back in the game. In what neighborhood will you find [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Corus hurt by condo market slowdown
Corus hurt by condo market slowdown Sun-Times
2 new harbors for Olympics? Sun-Times
New on the market: Old Irving Park Chicago Mag
Museum encroa [...]
The view from Ohio
Being stuck in traffic can be a good thing. You can have a few moments to enjoy the view of the skyline from the Ohio Street on-ramp to the Kennedy. [...]
Developer smackdown, round IX: better urban planning in South Loop or West Loop?
The South Loop and the West Loop presented rare opportunities for Chicago. After the departure of industry and the railroads, these areas were, to v [...]
Comment of the day: Wicker Park housing price increases don't tell whole story
"I'm sure most YoChicago readers are cognizant of this, but these numbers should be reviewed with a grain of salt. The single-family homes that sold i [...]
Shopping for a single-family house in Ravenswood? Bring at least $700k
If you want to buy a single-family house in the heart of Ravenswood, expect to pay at least $700,000. Where is the "heart of Ravenswood" and what so [...]
Broadway in Edgewater: a drab freeway or a good place for a new condo?
We posted not long ago on the wave of residential development on busy commercial streets such as Ashland, Belmont and Halsted, sparking a lively deb [...]
Before and after: Lincoln Park's Converge
Peak Development's Converge, the five-story condo building at 744 W Fullerton Pkwy, appears to have undergone a few changes since it was first conce [...]
Construction update: The Granville in Edgewater is out of the ground
It took awhile, but The Granville, the mixed-use complex underway on the northeast corner of Granville and Broadway in Edgewater, is finally amassin [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Chicago Spire sales moved back to January
Chicago Spire sales pushed back to January Crain's
Olympic Village could move west Sun-Times
Edgewater groups question condo plan News-Star
Apart [...]
Chicago trailer park could be replaced with 960 homes
It's a grand name for a trailer park, "Harbour Point Estates," but maybe that moniker will suit the development of up to 960 homes proposed for the [...]
Developer smackdown, round VIII: parking in South Loop vs West Loop
Parking has gotten more difficult in both the South Loop and the West Loop. In which neighborhood is it more difficult to park? Should it be easy to [...]
Appreciate this: in Wicker Park and Bucktown, house prices more than double in 5 years
If you bought your house in Bucktown or Wicker Park 10 years ago, you're probably sitting pretty. Our pals at the Multiple Listing Service of Northern [...]
New Ravenswood duplexes going for $600,000 – and the cost of beer is rising too
In part IV of our series on Ravenswood, neighborhood resident and Chicago Home Estates sales agent Eric Rojas covers everything from the price of ne [...]
Ripped from the headlines: 200 lofts, condos planned next to Roosevelt Square
200 lofts, condos planned next to Roosevelt Square Near West Gazette
Homes, shops proposed for Hegewisch trailer park Southtown
McPier moves to t [...]
Rents at luxury downtown apartments rising
Rent increases at luxury downtown apartment buildings will continue through the fall, though at a slower pace, according to a new report by housing [...]
The other side of the tracks: 5 Ravenswood homes starting in $990s
Train tracks aren't usually considered a residential amenity - most people consider them an eyesore and noisy to boot. I'd argue that the tracks tha [...]
Quote of the day: Wicker Park is still about the art
“There are a lot less artists that live here, because the real estate prices have gone up...but there are alternative gallery spaces emerging now. It' [...]
Developer smackdown, round VII: parks, family housing in West Loop vs. South Loop
The neighborhoods now known as the South Loop and the West Loop were once upon a time centers of industry, full of manufacturing buildings and their [...]