Walking North on Sheffield
Eager fans sit outside the Vic Theatre in the Lake View neighborhood of Chicago [...]
The Lofts at The Vic – home to the Rationing Board during World War II
Thanks to all of you who emailed me with details about various loft developments across the city. Homebuyers at The Lofts at The Vic, at Belmont and [...]
Lincolnshire condo development offers infinite terrace
Suburban condo developments sure like their names long, as most clearly evidenced by The Residences of The Center of the North Shore, which we've to [...]
Work in progress: 1259 W. Adams
At this point in the construction process, 1259 W. Adams appears to be falling short of the attractive rendering we showed you this summer. We hate [...]
Is every Illinois pol like every other?
An article in today's Chicago Tribune raises serious questions about whether Barack Obama differs in fundamental ways from your typical Illinois polit [...]
Chicago loft buildings have interesting past lives
Yo's truly is working on YoChicago's definitive guide to loft developments, and I'm continually amazed by the wonderfully quirky names of all the diff [...]
Condo high-rise proposed for Hyde Park
Yo reader The Urban Politician tipped us to the debate happening in Hyde Park over whether a 25-story glass high-rise should be built at the corner o [...]
Da mare dreams of a ban on concrete block
Reader Evelyn sends a link to this article from Chicago Public Radio, in which our mayor bids fair to become the Prince Charles of Chicago by talking [...]
KB Home introduces "single-family condominium community" in Inverness
In the winter issue of New Homes Magazine, Dan Schuyler takes a ride out to the northwest suburb of Inverness to witness in its natural habitat a rare [...]
Glass going up on Trump
Sometimes it's hard to visualize the impact a 92-story skyscraper will have on the look of our fair city, but with the pale blue glass starting to [...]
Coming soon to Fullerton Avenue
We told you the other day about a new condo development slated for 1540 W Fullerton Ave, just down the street from Ashton Lofts. Well here is the re [...]
DePaul folks get into the Halloween spirit
Speaking of Halloween happenings, the good folk of DePaul got into the spirit, judging by a post over at the Yo's DePaul site. Journal writer, ucsbc [...]
Construction update: University Commons
We've been watching the metamorphosis of the South Water Market into University Commons, which takes up five city blocks around 1000 W 15th St in Un [...]
Which Chicago neighborhoods had the liveliest Halloween?
Which Chicago neighborhoods are attracting the most young families? Can we take Halloween as a rough gauge? Yo's truly lives in Bucktown and was a l [...]
Ugly is as ugly does – DePaul bookends
I was in love with the DePaul / Sheffield area before I first moved there in 1979. Some of its side streets are still lovely, but insensitive deve [...]
RMI unveils design and details of luxury high-rise project, Lincoln Park 2520
Ta-dah! Introducing Lincoln Park 2520, architect Lucien Lagrange's latest luxury high-rise project. RMI Development is selling 325 residences on 3.4-a [...]
Land around Chicago River emerging as desirable high-end locale
Speaking of the marketability of the Chicago River, as we did earlier today, the tributary is emerging as a desirable location in the ultra-luxury hig [...]
MK Development Group converts Old Irving Park apartment building to condos
MK Development Group is in the midst of a gut rehab on the vintage courtyard building at 3727 N Milwaukee Ave in Old Irving Park. Old Irving Place w [...]
Construction update: 340 on the Park
And while we're on the subject of construction at Lakeshore East, we thought we'd give you a look at the progress being made on LR Development Comp [...]
Is Loop / New East Side ready for residential boom?
The Loop / New East Side is highlighted as an emerging location for ultra-luxury housing in a feature story in the Winter issue of New Homes Magaz [...]