Single-family homes coming to North Kenwood – Oakland
On our recent trip through the South Side, we noticed that ground has just been broken on a site in North Kenwood - Oakland where a new single-famil [...]
Early morning bunnies, beneficent neighbors in Ravenswood
One of the pleasures of an early morning walk in Ravenswood is that when you pass an intersection that's completely submerged after a night of rain, [...]
You want greystones, you got greystones
Some of our commenters have been waxing nostalgic about the Chicago greystone.
There's a passel of them in Wrigleyville, near Yo's offices, so we [...]
A bit of Winnetka in Lakeview East
Most of the 500 block of Hawthorne Place (530 to 593) is a Chicago landmark district.
It's an oasis of large, century-old homes on large lots, runn [...]
More new construction spotted on Drexel Boulevard
As long as we're talking about new construction on Drexel Boulevard, we might as well take a look at another new building that has sprung up on one [...]
Construction update: 3986 South Drexel
The condo building at 3986 S Drexel Blvd has grown by leaps and bounds since our last visit in the summer (pictured left). Located across the stree [...]
Early warning: plan to party all night in the Loop
Fancy a sleepover at the Harold Washington Library? Cartoons projected onto the John Marshall Law School building? A sunrise concert in Millennium P [...]
Astoria Tower in the works in the South Loop
Driving past the corner of State and 9th Streets, I noticed construction is underway on Astoria Tower Residences & Spa, a 30-story tower with 241 co [...]
Edison Grand condos finish up in River North
For months, La Scarola diners had to deal with construction on the neighboring Edison Grand condos at 711 W Grand Ave. Despite more work on the gro [...]
City to support demolition of landmark building
The Department of Planning and Development is throwing its support behind Prism Development Company's plans to transplant the facade of the landmark [...]
RDM's 1400 Lake Shore Drive addresses the past and nods to the future
Yo's truly has always had a soft spot for RDM Development's 1400 Lake Shore Drive, the handsome old high-rise that was built in 1927 for the Wrigley [...]
Another half-baked landmark district
The Henry Rohkam house, 1048 W. Oakdale (above), is on the National Register of Historic Places. It's also one of four (yup, four) properties in the [...]
Pigeon on Pilsen landmark
Everywhere we go in Pilsen, the pigeons are with us. This fella is posing alongside the terra cotta on the landmark Schoenhofen Brewing building, W [...]
Every house has its ups and downs
If your home sits on the Canal Street Railroad Bridge, it has more than others.
This vertical lift bridge, dating from 1915, has a deck that can be [...]
Sunrise building condos, community in West Loop
Community is key at Pure, a 13-story high-rise slated for construction at 24 S Morgan St in the West Loop. Salman Ibrahim and Fawad Butt, chief offi [...]
Life in Pill Hill, business in Calumet Heights from the 87th Street Chamber
Fallon Russell, program director for the 87th Street Stony Island Chamber of Commerce, sat down with Yo to talk about life in Pill Hill (so named for [...]
Rogers Park condo conversions, part 3
We know everyone is waiting with bated breath for our saga of Rogers Park condo conversions to roll on, so, without further ado, here's the final ba [...]
Bubbly Creek Lofts, Finkl Lofts?
Loft developers are actively scouting industrial parcels south, west and north of downtown as the supply of developable buildings dries up in traditio [...]
Rent before you buy a loft and see if it's what you really want
Veteran Chicago architect Pat FitzGerald, whose company, FitzGerald Associates Architects, has converted numerous industrial buildings into lofts, urg [...]
New Cy's restaurant in Ravenswood is on track – for Cubs season
A curious commenter in our Lincoln Square forum recently wondered what was up with the building at the corner of Lawrence and Leavitt, in Ravenswood. [...]