Why not West Roscoe Village?
Most Chicagoans would agree that it's faintly ridiculous to call the area west of the river to the Kennedy, from Diversey to Addison, "West Roscoe Vil [...]
Rogers Park brimming with condo conversions
We recently embarked on a lionhearted voyage through the mighty neighborhoods of the North Side, and our booty is a trove of photos of all the hot c [...]
South Loop's GlasHaus high-rise is all about the glass
With a name like GlasHaus, and the nod to the Bauhaus school of architecture it implies, developer Piedmont Group's planned 25-story South Loop high [...]
A mansion with a view in downtown Chicago
Fancy owning an historic mansion in the heart of River North? Well, here's your chance. The Habitat Company is marketing three handsome masonry mansi [...]
Introducing Roscoe Flats… and West Roscoe Village?
Jameson Realty Group is marketing a new development from JAB Real Estate in the "I can't believe it's not Avondale!" neighborhood of, ahem, West Rosc [...]
Landmarks 2046
Let's pretend. It's January 1, 2047, and time to submit new nominations for the National Register of Historic Places.
What was built in Chicago in [...]
Yo's holiday gift guide: Chicago at 1:4,000 scale
It's a little late for Christmas, but we guess any time is a good time to send a postcard from Build Your Own Chicago. Each postcard comes with in [...]
Somewhere over the rainbow in Chicago's East Village neighborhood
While Denver was clobbered with 25 inches of snow, Ashland Avenue in East Village was covered only with a rainbow on Dec. 22. [...]
Clark View, recent building will spur retail on Clark Street in Uptown
Everyone's making predictions for 2007, so here's one for Uptown in 2008: wholesalers' row, which runs from roughly 4400 to 4700 North Clark Street, [...]
Spotted in Lincoln Square – the butt counters
We spotted this dynamic duo earlier in Lincoln Square cleaning up - and counting - cigarette butts on the east side of the 4600 block of North Lincol [...]
EatZi's maintains subtle presence in Lakeview East
We haven't been to eatZi's, the shop that sells gourmet prepared foods and specialty items in Lakeview East's Century Shopping Centre since it opene [...]
Oprah buys a loft near Harpo Studios
In addition to her recent Lake Shore Drive acquisition, Oprah Winfrey apparently forked out $800,000 for a unit at Acorn Lofts a while back, it's been [...]
Rare sighting: Chicago single-family homes from the $620s
Searching for a new-construction single-family home priced under $1 million in Chicago is a little like hunting for the proverbial needle in the hayst [...]
Balconies are a tight fit at Hoyne! Condominiums
We can only hope buyers at Hoyne! Condominiums feel as much enthusiasm for their new balconies as developer CBM Partners feels for the street on whi [...]
Chicago gets first rubber sidewalk, solar bus shelter
Fans of green technology can walk with an extra spring in their steps today-- the city has unveiled a 550-foot stretch of sidewalk made from recycle [...]
ISO: SWF, hot and sexy, must love real estate
Real estate development and reality television are becoming increasingly common bedfellows, so we can't say we were entirely surprised to spot this ad [...]
Finding accessible housing in Chicago
A reminder that Access Living and The Chicago Homeownership Coalition for People with Disabilities will answer questions and supply advice at "Access [...]
Conversations with tradesmen: painters decry quality of condo construction
We had coffee with a couple of painters yesterday - the kind who make your home look nice, not the tortured-soul, emote-on-the-canvas variety - and th [...]
South Siders call for end to mortgage lending law
The Chicago Sun-Times reports on a call from a coalition of groups to rescind a state law that requires home buyers to undergo mortgage counseling b [...]
Chicagoland wages lag cost of renting for many
The media has been obsessed with talk of foreclosures and the travails of homeowners as the housing market cools, but it's no cakewalk for renters eit [...]