Construction update: Odyssey Lofts
A lot has happened at Odyssey Lofts since we stopped by this summer (at right). The six-story adaptive reuse portion of the building is still a fi [...]
Faces of which Chicago 'hood?
I know it's a little late in the season but I had to share with you this cute little house, which sort of looks like it belongs in a horror movie, do [...]
A crackdown that cracks me up
A recent press release from the Governor's office touts the results of a "crackdown" on unlicensed mortgage brokers in Illinois.
According to the pre [...]
Mortgage fraud is soaring
Many housing numbers may be trending down but at least one is up sharply: mortgage fraud.
Reports of possible mortgage fraud are up 35% in the first [...]
Have a look at West Loop's C/A 23
We've known about C/A 23 for a while now, but marketers @properties have been holding out on us in the ol' rendering department. Well, developer Th [...]
Da Bears cause a slowdown in the South Loop real estate market
Rubloff Residential Properties agent, Judy Howard, tells us that the company doesn't bother hosting open houses in the South Loop when the Chicago Bea [...]
Let's declare today "Chicago Real Estate Agents' Day" and give them all parking spaces
Parking spaces are precious in this bustling city of ours, so it seems only fitting that priority should be given to people who fill crucial roles in [...]
541 West Cornelia meets the neighbors
In the same street as Harvey House, in Lakeview, is JDL Development Corporation's upcoming 541 West Cornelia, a fairly bland-looking new-construction [...]
Lipe plans new-construction condos next to lofts
Looks like Lipe Property Company has a new-construction development in the works too. The developer plans to build a nine-unit boutique building cal [...]
George M Harvey House – arson, neglect or what?
Did someone torch this Louis Sullivan-designed home at 600 W Stratford Place on Saturday afternoon? A demolition crew was scoping out the three-story [...]
Chantico Lofts gets colorful in Pilsen
Now we head from the Gold Coast to Pilsen, where we've been watching the progress of Lipe Property Company's Chantico Lofts at 1061 W 16th St. The [...]
We like to watch: inside 65 E Goethe resale
If you've ever happened upon the haughty Parisian Gold Coast building at 65 E Goethe on a particularly frumpy day, chances are you've been shooed aw [...]
PEAK Companies at work on two Lake View condo conversions
The PEAK Companies has begun construction on the gut-rehab and conversion of a three-story apartment building at 3414 N Racine Ave in Lake View. Rac [...]
Bucktown single-family full of glass, water, zen
Last week we told you about a Lincolnshire condo development that had an impressive-sounding "infinity terrace," but that's pretty easily trumped b [...]
The high-rise you won't see in the West Loop
Here is a glimpse at a high-rise design that you won't see in the West Loop. It's The Pickus Companies' rendering for its two-tower 155-foot developm [...]
Work in progress: 600 North Fairbanks
One of the most hotly anticipated new high-rises coming to Streeterville is architect Helmut Jahn's 600 North Fairbanks. Check out Murphy/Jahn's wo [...]
West Loop high-rise will be modified in response to WLCO objections
About a month ago we debated desirable densities in the West Loop after the resident group the West Loop Community Organization objected to the scale [...]
Monday, Monday
It's Monday, Monday, manic or otherwise. Let's take a go around the Yo.
Irving Park: Expressway to my black, black heart
Logan Square: Trick or trea [...]
2630 Laurel Ln, Wilmette, IL
Join Coldwell Banker's Lyn Flannery and YoChicago's Joe Zekas in the kitchen / family room of this $1,350,000 new construction home. [...]
YoTube — our first amateurish videos
We've posted a few (largely) unedited, completely unscripted videos at our YouTube channel.
We don't have much in the way of video skills yet, but [...]