Sales of condos, single-family homes in Chicago were down in '06
We hear a lot of hype about a market slowdown, so we asked Rubloff Residential Properties to analyze data from the Multiple Listing Service of Norther [...]
A peek inside the condos at The Park Monroe, a new office conversion in the Loop
The Park Monroe's condos, on six floors of converted office space at 55 E Monroe St, are speeding towards completion, company reps say, with phase [...]
"Legacy" condos in Loop will offer access to prestigious University Club
Whoever named The Legacy and The Heritage, twin condo towers overlooking Millennium Park, implied a connection to Chicago's established class. The [...]
South Side developer offers affordable condos at The Woodlands
Yo's truly is looking at "deals" and ways to attain affordable housing in Chicago. We checked out the Chicago Partnership for Affordable Neighborhoods [...]
Deal of the day: buy a new condo, get a bike
Sure, we've seen developers dangle cars and exotic vacations and tons of televisions in front of potential buyers, but you have to admire the simplic [...]
Work in progress: 2000 W Berwyn Ave
The 10-unit condo building at 2000 W Berwyn Ave looks just about finished, but it's still missing the third-floor balconies in the setback. Also ab [...]
New condos and old graystones pair off in North Kenwood – Oakland
In North Kenwood - Oakland, new-construction condo buildings like this one, at 3932 S Lake Park Ave, often sit next to some of the city's most stunn [...]
Superfan is campaigning for Marshall Field's to return by Christmas 2008
The New York Times, in "Loss of a Beloved Department Store Breeds a New Kind of Superfan," reports on the anger, and in some cases, ambivalence, that [...]
From the Dan Ryan to the Kennedy
We were out with the Yo cam this afternoon and shot the above, from just north of the Stevenson to just south of Armitage along the Ryan and Kennedy [...]
Let a robot build your house
It's a sight you'll never see in Chicago - unless someone can unionize the robots, register them to vote, convince them to have minority subcontractor [...]
From the Dan Ryan to the Kennedy
YoChicago takes a drive and views Chicago's skyline from the west [...]
And you thought you lived in Buena Park
Little Arabia, according to Ray Hanania — the man who wrote the book on Chicago's Arabs — spans the area from Irving Park Road north to Pe [...]
Bridgeport building looking for loft developer
Depending on how much you like to get your hands dirty, you could shell out about $1 million for a loft in the West Loop or an entire loft building i [...]
New home for Pacific Garden Mission progressing – out of South Loop
One bellwether of the changing atmosphere in the South Loop is the planned relocation of the Pacific Garden Mission, founded in 1877. Construction o [...]
Chicago Architecture Foundation exhibit explores expanding lakefront parks
For those angling for better access to the roughly four miles of Chicago's lakefront not devoted to parkland, good news may be coming from the Chica [...]
We like to watch: inside Buena Park mansion
The Hutchinson Street Historic District, which runs from the 600 through the 900 blocks of Hutchinson Street in Buena Park, is packed with mansion [...]
The Lonely Victorian's nether regions are now hidden from view
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Lonely Victorian must be in want of two burly condo developments. The Urban Politician and other fans [...]
Is city planning child's play?
Today's middle-school students will be designing tomorrow's cities, and the Future City Competition gives the public a peek at what to expect. The c [...]
Chicago construction workers pulling for Da Bears
Spotted at the construction site for Joseph Freed Homes' The Residences at the Vic. More posts to come on this project, which is fast approaching c [...]
Kelleher on Chicago Spire: "This is getting built"
Thus spoke Shelbourne Development's Garrett Kelleher before a crowd of more than 100 at Monday's Grant Park Advisory Council meeting. The Chicago Tri [...]