No starving, suffering at River East Art Center lofts
"Just 'cuz I like art doesn't mean I want to live like a starving artist," reads an advertisement introducing MCL Companies' latest project, The Lof [...]
Chicago deals: Developers Bear with the Super Bowl frenzy
Real estate agents are well aware that nobody will pay much attention to the market until we bring home the trophy from Miami. We've reported previous [...]
Traveling east on the Brown Line
An El-level view of Lake View, looking south as the Brown Line travels from Paulina to Southport. [...]
Cemetery trivia quiz
Which Chicago burial ground, in which neighborhood, would you be leaving as you passed under this arch? [...]
My life's an absolute fairy tale
Watch the video for a charming biography of Sean Conlon, who's been called "a great Irish success story." Parts two and three are at YouTube.
Discl [...]
Chicago deals: Buy a condo for a one-in-five chance of winning a Jetta
The final five buyers of two- and three-bedroom condos at 1447-1455 West Irving Park will enter a draw to win a 2007 model Volkswagen Jetta valued at [...]
Chicago deals: RDM takes $10,000 off some units at Trio
Last week we told you about discounts on units at Lennar's Library Tower. Now we hear that such discounts are becoming a little more prevalent in the [...]
Your chance of having a rich social life improves in the suburbs, study finds
At last, a reason not to hate sprawl: suburbanites have closer ties to their communities than city dwellers, according to a recent study (pdf). Two ec [...]
Gov. Blagojevich suspends mortgage counseling law
A law requiring home buyers with poor credit in certain South Side neighborhoods to get mortgage counseling has been suspended by Gov. Blagojevich, ac [...]
City homes
Historically low interest rates may spur housing market in 2007Â
The roller-coaster mortgage market likely will stay in the 6 to 6.5 percent range [...]
New construction corner
Loft buyers should not take the roofs over their heads for granted
Nothing beats a loft for rustic, romantic appeal. Dedicated loft lovers swoon ov [...]
Modern luxury
RDM's 1400 N. Lake Shore Drive offers modern amenities in historic setting Â
When RDM Development's Robert Mosky acquired the vintage Gold Coast [...]
Out of the park
MCL's ParkView offers an oasis in bustling Streeterville    Â
Streeterville is a busy, beautiful, hyperactive neighborhood. People who live he [...]
Dubin building townhome community in McKinley Park
Dubin Residential has a new townhome community in the works in McKinley Park. McKinley Park Village, located at 3600 S Western Ave, is a cluster of [...]
We like to watch: inside Streeterville penthouse
We noticed a whole lot of rock and nary a hint of hardwood lining the floors of this Streeterville penthouse. The 6,770-square-foot duplex is decke [...]
Short films offer new twist on architecture
Tuesday is your last chance to see "Architecture with a Twist," a pairing of short films at the Gene Siskel Film Center. The first, "The Socialist, t [...]
BlockShopper gives the skinny on real estate's rich and obscure
Curious to find out who can afford to buy all these expensive starter castles and condos? Well so were the folks over at BlockShopper.com, a Web site [...]
Monday, Monday
It's Monday, Monday, manic or otherwise. Let's take a go around the Yo.
West Lakeview & Roscoe Village: Why do people hate the cable company?
Lake [...]
Santiago Calatrava unveils Chicago Spire, Mach III
The Tribune yesterday released the latest rendering of Santiago Calatrava's much ballyhooed Chicago Spire, after the architect was accused of withhol [...]
A feast for Wright Robie geeks
I started out to say that it isn't every day that you get to spend an hour in one of America's most important homes.
Not so. Technology, which fasc [...]