Prairie Pointe, South Loop, Chicago
A 360-degree view of Prairie Pointe Tower and the 1600 block of South Prairie Ave, including the construction site of 1600 Museum Park and the existi [...]
A walk along Barry Ave, Chicago
Chicago's Lake View neighborhood is alive with new construction on virtually every block.
Join YoChicago's Sheila Burt for a walk along the 600 bl [...]
A walk along Halsted & George, Chicago
You have to get out on the street to see the scope of change that's taking place along Halsted St and environs.
In years past, buyers snapped up e [...]
541 West Cornelia reaches up to Lake View
It just takes one glance at all the new construction in Lake View to notice that condo developments in the area are getting bigger and more modern. At [...]
Construction underway at Metro Place, MCL offering incentives
A couple weeks back, we spent a whole day looking at new construction in the Tri-Taylor neighborhood. Just west of that neighborhood, in Lawndale, M [...]
A green proposal for South Chicago, part two
More from last Tuesday's Community Development Commission meeting: Robert Kern, manager of Chicago Lakefront, LLC, and Steven Segal, senior VP at VO [...]
A green proposal for South Chicago
At last Tuesday's meeting of the Community Development Commission, we heard two developers' proposals for a new green project in the South Chicago c [...]
Chicago auction action: Birchwood Private Residences
A while back we gave Birchwood Private Residences guff for the dubious inclusion of the word "private" in its name, but we've since found bigger pro [...]
Alderman Tunney's office creates developer checklist
Developers who go through the Office of Alderman Tom Tunney (44th Ward) will have to sign a "developer checklist" that asks them to think of the neigh [...]
Sales update: The Calabria, 655 W Aldine Ave
Lake View's The Calabria looks like a single-family home from the outside, but it's actually a rehab with four condos.
Only the penthouse on the to [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Chicago market almost 'normal'
Chicago market almost 'normal' Trib
Panel gives landmark status to Burnham building Crain's
Developer buys out partner in Loop project Crain's
Ne [...]
Construction update: Printers Corner
While nearby Vetro makes glass its most prominent feature, the South Loop's Printers Corner relies more heavily on concrete to achieve its strong, s [...]
Related Midwest planning new 59-story tower in Streeterville
With the real estate market cooling, some developers have decided to hold back on new projects. Related Midwest is forging ahead with The Peshtigo, a [...]
Meet the developer – Urban R2’s Gary Rosenberg
Gary Rosenberg may not be one of Chicago's better known developers, but he has a lengthy list of accomplishments, including 50,000 residential units. [...]
Catalyst, Urban R2 teams with Lucien Lagrange
Veteran developer Gary Rosenberg talks about Catalyst, a new development his firm is undertaking at Washington and Desplaines in Chicago's West Loop. [...]
A green proposal for South Chicago
Patricia Saldana-Natke of UrbanWorks Architects, presenting before Chicago's Community Development Commission on July 11, 2007. [...]
A proposed green development in South Chicago
A presentation before the Chicago Community Development Commission on July 11, 2007 by Robert Kern of Chicago Lakefront LLC and Steven Segal of VOA A [...]
Construction update: Vetro
Our last look at Vetro drew several comments along the lines of Sam's: "it's certainly 'bold' relative to the low bar that has been set in the South [...]
Three units left at La Douzaine
Three units remain at La Douzaine, a gut rehab project at 4246 N Spaulding Ave in Irving Park, according to the development's Web site. The vintage [...]
Imagine Englewood if – it had no lead-poisoned children
According to Imagine Englewood If, a not-for-profit community group, Chicago's Englewood neighborhood has the highest incidence of lead poisoning in [...]