University of Chicago, gentrification changing Woodlawn
ChiKat, our writer in Woodlawn, has a bone to pick with the University of Chicago. In her latest post, ChiKat laments that the university, which has o [...]
More dirt on Clybourn Point in Cabrini-Green
For Rada Doytcheva, principal of RADA Architects and RADA Development, there is no better place than Cabrini-Green for a "green" building.
"I find [...]
Down payments shrinking, research shows
Homebuyers are making substantially smaller down payments than they once did, Washington Post columnist Kenneth Harney notes. The median down payment [...]
Quote of the day: City lax on developers
"There is no effective government oversight of construction or renovation in the city."
- Attorney Mark Pearlstein, in a Chicago Sun-Times story. Pea [...]
When should an industrial building not be converted to lofts?
Loft buyers must realize that they are buying a home in an older, imperfect building, despite the spanking new granite countertops and gleaming stainl [...]
Ripped from the headlines
$155 million mixed-use project planned for South Side Sun-Times
Commission OKs Olympic Village Sun-Times
Condo hotel proposed for Chinatown Sun-Ti [...]
Spotlight on poor development in the South Loop
Discontent is building with the quality of some residential construction in the hyperactive South Loop housing market. Aldermanic candidates are makin [...]
Streeterville conversion approved
The Chicago Plan Commission on Thursday approved a partial conversion of Onterie Center, a 59-story high-rise at 446 E. Ontario St. in Streeterville [...]
We like to watch: inside Crilly Court
Hank, over at our Old Town Triangle journal, told us about the Crilly Court condo conversion last summer, but we recently drove by to check things [...]
Chicago deal of the day: price cuts at Bridgeport Commons
Ranquist Development is slashing $10,000 to $20,000 from the price of the six remaining homes at Bridgeport Commons, a collection of 21 single-family [...]
Comment of the day: stone-cold McMansions
Our post on stone yards inspired Nina to write, "As an agent, I go to many open houses - brokers and general - and it kills me to see all these multi- [...]
Timber lofts from the $530s at 154 Lofts on West Hubbard
New timber loft projects aren't as prevalent as they were back in the 1980s and 1990s, but lately we've noticed a few popping up here and there. The l [...]
More Chicago deals: upgrades, closing costs
Belmont-Hudson Development is dangling some sweeteners at its Lake View project, H3177. Early buyers of the 56 homes at the 12-story building will rec [...]
Clybourn Point: "green" building in Cabrini-Green
When we first showed you Clybourn Point, 1322 N Clybourn Ave, last fall, we commented on the eye-catching angle the building would make at its tri [...]
Does it pay to pay points?
You've probably heard those mortgage brokers shouting at you that charging points on a mortgage loan is "a racket and a ripoff."
The Mortgage Profess [...]
Early warning: Gang to spill on Aqua
Friends of Downtown has joined YoChicago in our Loop journal. For its first post, the group alerted us that Studio / Gang / Architects principal Jea [...]
Ald. Bernie Stone faces serious competition in 50th ward
The last time Yo's truly caught up with Ald. Bernie Stone (50th) he was sitting in his neighborhood aldermanic office with a pin-up of Farrah Fawcett [...]
Is stone the way to go in Chicago yards?
We who still hold dear memories of walking barefoot in the grass in our youth died a little when we heard the current trend in landscaping is to pav [...]
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Developer mum on Chicago Ave complex Chicago Journal
Two-flats trump gated communities, UIC study finds Chicago Journal
Madison Street makeover Ch [...]
A hot tub in the backyard would be so nice…
The backyard of this single-family home at 6504 W 60th St in the Clearing neighborhood is giving us a serious jones for warmer climes. The stone p [...]