Will River North's old motels give way to high-rises?
Now that River North is going all "Gold Coast South" perhaps it's only a matter of time before these old-school motels and hotels give way to reside [...]
Construction update: Noble Corners
We've been watching the progress of Noble Corners, located at 1209 N Noble St in Wicker Park, since the summer. All of the red face brick has gone [...]
Olympics could spur high-rise development in the South South Loop
We've been saying for a while now that the South South Loop is starting to take off, and it seems the city is planning to flesh out that area even mor [...]
Lake View group close to buying land for new park
Triangle Neighbors, one of the best organized neighborhood groups on the North Side, is less than $50,000 away from purchasing a second lot, at 817 W [...]
Wicker Park single-family home stays on a human scale
We often point out super-sized single-family homes, so we were happy to spot a new four-bedroom house, located at 1502 W Cortez St in Wicker Park, t [...]
Traditional and contemporary side-by-side in Lincoln Park
Speaking of architectural juxtapositions, we spotted Garber Properties' ultra-traditional single-family home next to this ultra-modern building on t [...]
Driehaus spruces up 2nd River North mansion
Ah, life's good for Richard Driehaus. His company, Driehaus Capital Management, manages about $3.6 billion for institutions and investors, he has a [...]
The many faces of Chicago neighborhoods
These two homes stare at each other from either side of a Chicago street, making for an architecturally eclectic neighborhood. These particular hou [...]
Illinois predatory lending laws should go after predators, not prey
It's unfortunate that the debate over a new law designed to curb predatory lending in Illinois has turned ugly. At a press conference announcing the l [...]
Chicago building experiments with copper with unfortunate results
Speaking of copper, check out this building in Hamlin Park. Yo's truly likes a beautifully aged copper building, but isn't jazzed about the effect of [...]
Lake View condos under a hot copper roof
Check out these twin gut-rehabbed graystones in Lake View. The three-unit building on the right has already sold out, but two units are still availa [...]
Dirty house probably cost sellers thousands of dollars
The owners of a home in suburban Chicago have dropped their asking price by $33,000 in part because the home is so damn dirty that it's putting off bu [...]
Lincoln Park condo building goes goth
Witness the Notre Dame of Lincoln Park. In keeping with medieval tradition, the gargoyles perched atop this condo building, located on the 2600 blo [...]
At home with Brian Urlacher
Yo! RedEye alerted us to this MTV Cribs-like video tour of Super Bear Brian Urlacher's sprawling two-story home, somewhere in suburban Chicago. If you [...]
Chicago auction action: Huron Street Lofts
Is that the smell of discounted lofts wafting in from River North? Developer Huron Street Associates has decided to auction the remaining 17 units at [...]
At Bucktown building, yesterday's butcher shop and coach house are today's rental lofts
Never let it be said that Chicago isn't the city of reinvention. This building, at 2129 N Hoyne Ave, was constructed in the 1890s and over the years h [...]
Work in progress: Diversey Station
Streetwall fans should notice Diversey Station, a new-construction development with a segmented facade that stretches down the 1800 block of West D [...]
Carnival Mondays: Real estate for "real people"
This week's Carnival of Real Estate is hosted by Real Estate Investing for Real, which claimed to focus on recent real estate posts across the blogosp [...]
A Chicago Thanksgiving
A Chicago Thanksgiving. Spotted near Damen Avenue and George Street. [...]
We like to watch: Living large on East Lake Shore Drive
Every once in a while we like to check in on one of Chicago's most exclusive addresses, the eight-building landmark district of East Lake Shore Driv [...]