High-rise of the day: Jahn's 600 North Fairbanks lean and serene in Streeterville
Helmut Jahn, whose cutting-edge work for years seemed to be appreciated everywhere but his adopted town of Chicago, is back on the local scene, fol [...]
Motor Row, Opera Lofts – "great conversions" but where's neighborhood headed?
Yesterday's loft roundup (yeeha, get along little loft!) sparked an interesting debate between Tracey and Jeff about two projects, Motor Row Lofts [...]
Downtown builders roll out fewer condos, adjusting to slower market
In the September issue of New Homes Magazine, columnist Gail Lissner, of housing analyst Appraisal Research Counselors, weighs in on the state of th [...]
Notes from the media echo chamber: foreclosures up nationwide
In the wake of news about the nationwide rise in foreclosures - they're up 93 percent since last July, according to RealtyTrac - theories abound about [...]
Retail redux: is a condo boom savaging or saving Lake View's commercial strips?
By Kate Hawley
The showdown between residents of the Dakota condominium building and Circuits Nightclub has become something of a touchstone in Lak [...]
Get outta town: Lake shore offers endless 2nd-home options within 2 hours of city
It’s 9:45 on a muggy Monday morning, and the city skyline is quickly shrinking in my rearview mirror. I’m spending the day doing the dance that cons [...]
Quote of the day: stone and substance in New York, Chicago
"Ubiquitous as glass condo buildings have lately become - glass is the new white brick - New York's wealthy, unlike their Mies van der Rohe-dwelling c [...]
Ripped from the headlines: reuse proposed for former convent
Reuse proposed for former convent Booster
A builder goes green Chicago Mag
Foreclosure filings nearly double since last July AP (via Daily Heral [...]
How to do your own (basic) home inspection
In the September issue of New Homes Magazine, which hits the stands later this week, home inspector Tom Corbett gives the lowdown on a few basic tes [...]
Home away from home: in slower market, mom and pop take over city's investment-home niche
The label "real estate investor" might conjure images of slick-haired, power-lunching alpha males in monogrammed shirts and pinstripe suits, but the [...]
A hot Market: Thrush’s 740 Fulton brings West Loop chic to growing Fulton Market
David Chase likes to stay ahead of the curve. In the mid-1990s, the West Loop was largely a gritty postindustrial district with no major grocery sto [...]
History lesson: RDM restores vintage charm while updating Lake Shore landmark
Gutting a 1920s high-rise can be a little like plunging your hand into an elaborate wedding cake. The architectural detail for which the era is ce [...]
Narrow your search for a new home: do your own basic home inspection
New Construction Corner
If you’re shopping for new construction, chances are you’ve been to countless sales centers and open houses, trying to narr [...]
Developer sells 80 condos in one hour using discounts, PDAs and Greek meal
City Homes
Launching a development in today’s slower real estate market requires some creativity. To kick off sales at 200 North Dearborn Private R [...]
Sox fans take note – South Side lofts on the rise
When Tandem Developers sold out Union Lofts, at 941 W 35th St, in Bridgeport, back in 2004, it was the first loft condo development to be completed [...]
Comment of the day: mismanaging growth
"And here I thought that with the relentless growth of our 'property tax base' the City was supposed to be in great fiscal shape. The lesson here is y [...]
Quote of the day: the smallest patch of green
"The smallest patch of green to arrest the monotony of asphalt and concrete is as important to the value of real estate as streets, sewers and conveni [...]
A rainy day on Argyle Street
Residents of 1246 W Winnemac, a development we posted on earlier today, are surrounded by retail and restaurants. The Argyle Street retail strip, [...]
Downtown market adjusting to slower pace, rolling out fewer condominium developments
Housing Watch
Slow but steady may be the mantra for downtown Chicago’s new-construction condo market this year.
During the first half of 2007, 14 [...]
W Developments, LLC planning One Chicago condos for West Loop
Housing analyst Gail Lissner writes in this month's New Homes Magazine that developers are holding back on downtown condo projects in light of the c [...]