A look inside the Villa on Sheridan
After we checked out the Oasis, we strolled down to the Villa on Sheridan, the second of two new homes from developer Robert Clark. Clark is tempora [...]
Sales update: three South Loop high-rises
If you're looking to live just east of the river in the South Loop, you can choose from three high-rises in the area within a couple of blocks of e [...]
A look inside Oasis on Sheridan
Last night, we stopped by the open house for Oasis on Sheridan, one of two new homes from developer Robert Clark. Located at 2961 N Sheridan Rd, the [...]
Stock of unsold new units high downtown, but few completed condos are sitting empty
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Despite gloomy rumors of unsold condominium units sitting empty downtown, there currently are only 177 new-construction high-rise condos [...]
Urban Sandbox party showcases modern style
Last night, we stopped by "License to Thrill," a party thrown by Ranquist Development and JODI Development to showcase Urban Sandbox. We reported pr [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Sedgwick buys land for another South Loop project
Sedgwick buys land for another South Loop project Crain's
Bank, condos slated for Ashland Avenue Chicago Journal
Nuns' exit from convent opens que [...]
Sales update: The Blond of Rogers Park 40 % sold
How many blonds does it take to sell a condo? Just one, if you count The Blond, a 33-unit conversion of a 1920s blond brick apartment building at 20 [...]
Works in progress: developments along Irving Park Road in Lake View
Like Ashland Avenue, Irving Park Road is a street in Lake View that can be gritty around the edges with worn down storefronts and some barren spots. [...]
First Chicago Realty is now Weichert franchise
First Chicago Realty Corp., founded in 2000 as a boutique firm specializing in new construction, is now an independently owned and operated franchise [...]
Construction update: Alexandria on Belmont
The Alexandria on Belmont, 1425 W Belmont Ave, is scheduled to deliver its first units this fall.
The four-story project has 15 1,650-square-foot c [...]
Comment of the day: view not included
"I cannot, in my 36 years on the planet, understand why someone would plunk down a quarter million dollars for a view of N. Ashland Ave."
- Jeff, com [...]
Quote of the day: how are parents supposed to know?
"There's no way in the world that a parent can tell what a kid is doing, even between the school and the house. The kid could spray paint a garage or [...]
Booth Hansen wins nod for "canstruction" of man-sized baseball
A giant baseball made only of cans won Chicago architecture firm Booth Hansen nods for "Juror's Favorite" and "People's Choice" at Canstruction 2007, [...]
Garden of the day: Asian sanctuary in Edgewater
This home on the 5500 block of Broadway Street in Edgewater is filled with some nice Asian decor - check out the pottery on the front porch, the dr [...]
'80s throwback in the Gold Coast
The Fisher Studios Houses were built in the 1930s and designated a Chicago Landmark in 1996, but we've got a hunch there was a remodel done sometime [...]
Sales update: Lowe Street Homes of Bridgeport
Of the six units planned for the Lowe Street Homes development, one is under contract and another is reserved, according to Mike Hulett of Atland Re [...]
Ripped from the headlines: 134-year-old Wicker Park church likely to close
134-year-old Wicker Park church likely to close Booster
Bill proposes reuse of historic buildings Booster
Mixed-use project planned in Northbrook [...]
Works in progess: developments on Ashland in Lake View
Ashland Avenue in Lake View can be pretty desolate on some stretches. But when we walked down the street this week, we spotted a number of large con [...]
What does your neighborhood look like after summer fests?
We snapped this pic of garbage just as we left the Taste of Randolph Street on Saturday, and it got us thinking: what does a block look like after a [...]
New three-flat buildings planned in South Shore
The developer of a string of new three-flat buildings planned in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood is aiming to provide buyers with a combination o [...]