The view before the Landings on Southwest Side
Most Chicagoans who catch a glimpse of the aptly named Landings of Chicago condo project, which we posted on earlier as our "deal of the day," will b [...]
Work in progress: 1246 W Winnemac
Work was underway this morning at 1246 W Winnemac, a three-story condo building in Uptown marketed by Rubloff's Mario Greco Group.
The Web page for [...]
Ripped from the headlines: property tax hike in works?
Daley facing property tax hike? Sun-Times
Daley's tax levies Sun-Times
Smithfield plans Bucktown grocery Chicago Journal
New rendering for Dana hot [...]
Deal of the day: movin' up at The Landings of Chicago
Red Seal Homes is offering three incentives for buyers at The Landings of Chicago, 135 condos in three buildings planned for 4259 S Cicero, near the [...]
Kimball Hill looks for Love in tough market
Kimball Hill Inc. has named Kenneth Love, 53, the company's new CEO, according to a report by Crain's Chicago Business. Love, who has served as the vi [...]
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 [...]
Lake Michigan lecture at Edgewater Historical Society
Sure, you're probably a little sick of water right now, or at least the way we've had to experience it during the last few days, but that's no reason [...]
Quote of the day: woe to the Will County housing market
"It's going to be tough going forward for most of the villages and cities that were depending on this growth. Right now, the worst off are the homebui [...]
NAR: Speculators have left the building
National Associatoin of Realtors Senior Economist Lawrence Yun isn't exactly upbeat, but he is, predictably, more sanguine about the fundamentals of t [...]
CMK planning 235 Van Buren in Loop
CMK Companies is collaborating with Ralph Johnson of Perkins + Will on a new Loop high-rise, the 46-story 235 Van Buren.
The design is right at hom [...]
Video: construction underway on The Chicago Spire
There has been much speculation about whether the 150-story Chicago Spire would really get built. In this short video, Chicago Tribune Architecture Cr [...]
Ripped from the headlines: elegance is hallmark of super-tall towers
Kamin: elegance is hallmark of super-tall towers Trib
Gateway project spurs hope in Oak Forest Sun-Times
Will County development slows Crain's
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Is there a housing bubble?
The bubble-babblers, who've been playing their one-track tape for several years now, may find it shocking, but some experts still consider this an ope [...]
Glimpsed from afar – River Bend's best side faces west
The Chicago skyline has changed dramatically during the last decade, and we're struck, as we walk around the greater downtown area, by the ways in w [...]
Sneak a peek at the virtual interiors for Mod
While we're on the subject of Mod, two five-story condo buildings planned for 1222 and 1224 W Madison St (address corrected) in the West Loop, we th [...]
Check out HomePerks.com
Incentives for homebuyers seem to abound in a slower market. An Oakbrook-based marketing company, HomePerks, LLC, has launched HomePerks.com, an onlin [...]
Comment of the day: Chicago 'infeasible' without public transit
"Chicago is a completely infeasible entity without the "L", Metra, and bus system. Take these away, and watch our downtown density plummet. The CTA an [...]
Quote of the day: a skyscraper is easy
"A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous."
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe [...]
Lofts, condos transform busy Lake View junction
The intersection of Belmont, Lincoln and Ashland avenues, three major arteries, might not seem like an appealing spot for a new condo. Although a Wh [...]
Sales update: 11 sold at West Loop's Mod
Eleven condos are under contract and an additional six are reserved at Mod, a pair of mid-rises planned for the West Loop, according to Mike Battist [...]