Ripped from the headlines: more mortgage woes
Mortgage woes leave applicants scrambling Trib
90 condos planned for Belmont-Cragin Trib
Green project targets Belmont-Cragin bungalows Sun-Times
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Old Irving conversion has condos from $150s
So you say you can't afford to buy at a development, even with builders rolling out incentives and deals to beat the band. Well, free assessments an [...]
Terminal condos could ease deadly commute at Kimball Station
If you're tired of cramming onto the southbound Brown Line in the morning, bumping into strangers and eyeing those lucky few who managed to grab a s [...]
Deal of the day: free flat-panel TV, cheaper parking at Sheridan Tower
If Frigidaire stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and Brizo faucets aren't enough to get you excited, the condos at Sheridan Tower also [...]
Quote of the day: development highly localized
"Development is a highly localized thing. If you live in a 10-story building, on the fifth floor facing south, and someone was going to build a 25-st [...]
Domus approaching sellout on 2 of 3 West Loop projects
We posted on West Loop lofts yesterday, noting that the converted commercial buildings - once the staple of West Loop development - have given way t [...]
Second-home buyers just wanna have fun
When most people think of real estate investors, they’re likely to conjure up images of slick-haired, power-lunching alpha males in monogrammed Fren [...]
Kingsbury Plaza rental tower nearing completion
The Habitat Company's sleek rental high-rise, Kingsbury Plaza, is nearly complete.
The facade is close to finished, as are the fitness and party ro [...]
X / O Condominiums bringing sexy back, yeah
Modesty certainly doesn't become X / O Condominiums. We've already seen how hot the sales center is and heard architect Lucien Lagrange describe the [...]
Comment of the day: more people = more cars
"You can't have this both ways - new housing = new cars on the streets... most people moving to Lake View have cars, and want places to park them. It' [...]
A day at the beach: Yo follows Chicago vacation home buyers across the lake
Earlier this week, the Yo packed a grip and spent the day doing the dance that increasing numbers of Chicagoans are spending their summers doing – p [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Snitzer sues city over Bridgeport site zoning
Snitzer sues city over Bridgeport site zoning Trib
Chicago Reader explores Logan Square Reader
The Streeter's price tag shows allure of rentals Cr [...]
Loft project a rarity in West Loop development
There was a time, not so long ago, when the only developments you could find in the West Loop were lofts. Today, the tables have turned: Mid-rise co [...]
Sales update: Albany Park's Gunnison Court half sold
Sales have reached the 50 percent mark at Gunnison Court according to Sam Banks, a Sergio & Banks Real Estate agent who is marketing the project [...]
Shiller to discuss proposed Uptown development tonight
Few posts attract more robust comments on YoChicago than those dealing with development in Uptown, which is why tonight's meeting with Ald Helen Shill [...]
Quote of the day: The West Loop needs us
"This is an area that is really void of retail and is something that the community needs and really is looking for."
- Gary Pachucki, president and f [...]
Work in progress: 740 Fulton nearing completion in West Loop
Construction is wrapping up on 740 Fulton, the new tower with 132 loft-style condos in the West Loop's Fulton Market neighborhood.
When we checked [...]
Sales update: Diversey Station 80 percent sold
Diversey Station, a new 50-unit development at 1855 W Diversey Pkwy in Lincoln Park, is 80 percent sold according to Sophia Klopas, a Koenig & S [...]
River North residents want new construction with character
Members of the River North Residents Association say successful development looks "beyond the economic viability of a particular project," focusing [...]
Comment of the day: Chicago living going mainstream
"...I consider it a win that the mainstream is starting to choose cities over suburbs, that some long-time negative stereotypes of cities are fading, [...]