A Chicago Spire for every season
It seems that the change of the seasons here in Chicago brings with it a new design for the Chicago Spire. The winter model was a bit too beefy for t [...]
Ripped from the headlines: shops, housing in mix at New City site
Shops, housing in mix at New City site Sun-Times
3D view of proposed skyscraper released Trib
Planned Southworks project picks up Solo site Sun-T [...]
Drexel Parc Lofts nearing a sellout
Five units remain at Drexel Parc Lofts, the 59-unit soft-loft conversion at 4537 S Drexel Blvd in North Kenwood, according to Jerry Houlihan, direct [...]
Introducing Sheridan Court Condominiums
We're great fans of historic rehabs here at the Yo, so this new one at 6967 N Sheridan Rd caught our eye. Sheridan Court Condominiums is the renovat [...]
Barefoot in the park
Some day I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemondrops
Away above the chimney tops
That's [...]
Name the nabe of the modernist rectangles
If you're like us, you've seen this building and it made a lasting impression on you. Be the first to name the nabe and we'll send you a free Yo T-s [...]
Drug testing for every tenant required at two mixed-income developments
The new mixed-income developments that are replacing troubled CHA housing projects have stringent rules for former CHA tenants: to be allowed back, th [...]
Hotel condos have mixed record so far in Chicago housing market
Chicago has plunged into hotel condominiums - a concept that was alien to the city just a few years ago - in a big way. At least seven hotel condo d [...]
Comment of the day: development may not bring hope to Woodlawn
Our post on a condo development in Woodlawn prompted Tasha to comment, "New Hope to the Woodlawn area ...this is nothing new; everyone is rehabbing an [...]
Carnival Mondays: life in the "gay ghetto"
This week's Carnival of Real Estate is hosted by miOaklandCounty. Stop by to learn about the benefits of a "subprime implosion" in the mortgage world, [...]
We like to watch: inside Lake View loft
Lake View is not exactly a neighborhood known for its loft developments, but this one on the third floor at 1733 W Irving Park Rd looks like a winne [...]
Chicago rent barometer: Sauganash a haven of single-family homes
The Sauganash neighborhood has long been considered one of Chicago's finest places to raise a family. It's generally easier to find a single-family h [...]
New condos bring hope to Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood
Although Woodlawn continues to have its problems, new developments like the six three-bedroom two-bath condos at 6535 S Woodlawn Ave are cause for h [...]
Construction update: 955 West Webster
We showed you Melrose Partners' Lincoln Park condo conversion 955 West Webster when it was hidden entirely under a blue tarp, but the curtain has n [...]
Quote of the day: sales slump a reality check for some agents
"This is a rude thing for them. They thought you could just get a license and stop by the Mercedes dealer, but that's not how it works."
- Tom Gilfil [...]
Monday, Monday
It's Monday, Monday, manic or otherwise. Let's take a go around the Yo.
Lombard: Protesters at Prairie Path Villas
Wicker Park: 32nd Ward race devel [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Spire's plans tied to city park
Spire's plans tied to city park Trib
Developer planning 2nd apt. tower downtown Crain's
CTA stretched thin NYT
Realtors' season of stress Crain's [...]
A West Chesterfield shrine
This back yard, at 94th and Indiana, looks like one of those "praise the lord and pass the ammunition" scenarios.
The inscription says "Prayer Chan [...]