Millennium Park – a sense of neighborhood
Part one of a presentation by Ty Tabing, Executive Director, Chicago Loop Alliance, at the Gerald Fogelson Forum on Real Estate [...]
Millennium Park – a sense of neighborhood II
Part two of a presentation by Ty Tabing, Executive Director, Chicago Loop Alliance, at the Gerald Fogelson Forum on Real Estate [...]
Manchester Lofts – Heaven is living between a wine bar and a neighborhood bar
Yo's truly often walks past the Manchester Lofts, 2035 W Charleston St, and wonders about the 18-unit building's history. We thought it was a forme [...]
Sitewide search now available
Some of you have asked for the ability to search all of YoChicago's journals - and that option's now available through the magic of Google's Custom Se [...]
The $800,000 house – not doable?
You're ready to spend $800k for a house - a house! - and you expect to have no problem finding one near the lakefront or on the North Shore. Revisit y [...]
Construction update: Lakeside Lofts
We couldn't believe how far construction on Bluestone Development's Lakeside Lofts had come since we visited during Yo's South Loop week. Much of [...]
What's in it for your agent?
If your real estate agent is pestering you to look at a project that he or she considers special, you may be wondering why the heightened interest.
W [...]
Holy Sanctuary! Ukrainian Village church goes condo
The Archdiocese of Chicago has faith in the city's real estate market, it seems: A developer is hoping that a vacant Catholic Church in Ukrainian Vill [...]
Betancourt markets new-construction "loft" condos in Hamlin Park
Our politically neutral development of the day comes courtesy of Betancourt Realty, which is marketing Nelson Lofts at 3032 N Oakley Ave in Hamlin P [...]
Payless Lofts: Logan Square locals divided over affordable housing proposal
A developer has floated a plan to convert the old Morris B Sachs building at 2800 N Milwaukee Ave into affordable housing for homeless people, accordi [...]
Lake View house made in America and proud of it
In addition to having $1.45 million, potential buyers of the new five-bedroom single-family home at 1702 W Melrose St, which is listed by Sussex & [...]
Deal estate: Wanna flat-screen TV, a Mini Cooper and a vacation with that condo?
Over at The Chicago Real Estate Local, a blog by regular YoChicago commenter Eric Rojas, he points to a two-bedroom two bath resale duplex for $295,00 [...]
New construction replaces Cabrini-Green housing projects
Every time we drive through the Cabrini-Green section of River North, it seems more and more of the neighborhood's notorious public housing struct [...]
The worst is over for the housing bust
That's the consensus view of nearly two-thirds of the economists polled by the Wall Street Journal's WSJ.com ($ site) in its economic forecasting surv [...]
The Wall Drug Store of East Village?
Over in our East Village Forum, Dr Nunez laments the possibility that La Pasadita restaurant may vanish, taking with it the best Mexican food in the E [...]
Millennium Park — a developer's perspective
Last Thursday Richard A. Hanson, president of Mesa Development, spoke about the Millennium Park area and his Legacy and Heritage developments, at The [...]
The Legacy and The Heritage at Millennium Park
Richard A. Hanson, president of Mesa Development, talks about the Millennium Park streetscape and the economic benefits of his developments for the c [...]
Millennium Park – demographics, economics
Richard A. Hanson, president of Mesa Development, talks about changing demographics and economic conditions affecting real estate development. [...]
Meet The Yellowstone of Rogers Park – how many condo conversions can one neighborhood take?
Here are some more details about The Yellowstone, the new Rogers Park condo conversion we told you about on Friday: It's a 27-unit project at 1667-167 [...]
Is the Loop transforming into the perfect neighborhood? A veritable Looptopia?
We've written in the past about the evolution of the Loop district into a distinct neighborhood in its own right and a vibrant one, at that. So we're [...]