Squeezebox player finds a new corner in the Loop
When the Chicago city council voted last February to ban street musicians from Michigan Avenue between Delaware and Superior - a busy stretch of the m [...]
Olympic Village is coming to Chicago, games or no games
Mayor Daley intends to build an Olympic Village whether the 2016 Summer Olympic Games come to Chicago or not, the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago [...]
We like to watch: chefs welcome at River North condo
We see the words "chef's kitchen" sprinkled liberally into many of the housing descriptions we read, but stainless steel appliances and granite cou [...]
Chicago is officially a buyer's market, top broker says
A common measure of a buyer's market is when available inventory exceeds a six-month supply, based on the previous year's sales rate. Sales of new and [...]
Chicago lofts are on the move
Attention loft lovers! February's New Homes Magazine brings you our annual wrap-up of all things lofty:
"In 2007, Chicago lofts are, quite literall [...]
South by southwest: a journey down Archer Avenue
Remember a few months ago when Yo declared McKinley Park half-day and pulled together meager scraps of information about the neighborhood from the l [...]
Loft buyers need good roofs over their heads
Part of the pleasure of living in a loft comes from the history and maybe even mystery of the building's past life. The same doesn't apply to the buil [...]
Chicago deal of the day: Are free upgrades the way to go?
The developer of the South Loop high-rise, 1349 S Wabash, is offering $3,000 in upgrades to buyers of one-bedroom units, and $5,000 in upgrades to peo [...]
Neighborhood trivia quiz
A spot where low-rent hip is something you can hire out and spray on. Don't you hate it when Eliot's misquoted?
Identify the muttering retreat and [...]
Retro mansions planned for North Kenwood – Oakland
If you thought the 3900 block of South Drexel Boulevard in North Kenwood - Oakland was busy before -- when we showed you Boulevard Townhomes, 3986 S [...]
Chicago deals: Free parking is a common incentive
American Invsco is offering buyers of units at The Private Residences at Ontario Place a free indoor deeded parking space that the developer has value [...]
Condos at 2200 Madison Estates to spruce up barren stretch of West Loop
Construction began this month on approximately 80 condos at 2200 Madison Estates, a Near West development along what used to be a blighted stretch [...]
Renovation continues on Grand Boulevard's former Ritz Hotel
Renovation work is still underway at The Grand Terrace Condominiums, located at 405 E Oakwood Blvd in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood. The building [...]
Yo '07: will low mortgage rates spur Chicago housing market?
New Homes Magazine is back from its little winter hibernation. The February issue, which spotlights new loft developments and neighborhoods on the Sou [...]
Batavia plans to zone sex shops for industrial districts
The city of Batavia wants to keep sex-based businesses out of its retail areas, according to today's Chicago Tribune. Since the city can't ban sex sho [...]
Lofts on the move
After dominating downtown, lofts head to the neighborhoods
If you want insight into the biggest trend in Chicago's market for new lofts, just brows [...]
The Loft Ledger
Substation lofts sparking interest from male buyers
Homebuyers react one of two ways when they tour Substation North Lofts, the conversion of a for [...]
South by southwest
New homes, residents spur change in staid affordable neighborhoodsÂ
Story by Alison Soltau | Photography by Barry Peterson
Amy Mogelber [...]
Chicago deals: Developer throws in first-born child at River City
Ok, we're joking about the baby, but it's worth asking, considering the raft of incentives American Invsco is offering on remaining penthouses and to [...]
Chicago deals: Mortgage offers aplenty
Another way developers are trying to distract Chicagoans from Da Bears is by offering mortgage deals on new homes. Anchor General is offering a 1 perc [...]