The Chateau stands out in West Rogers Park
Speaking of condo conversions in West Rogers Park, The Chateau is one of the most distinctive we've found. The rehabbed Tudor-style buildings, locat [...]
Could Washington Park benefit from an Olympic-sized investment?
Anyone thinking about buying an investment condo in the Washington Park neighborhood? Mayor Daley has just announced that he wants the eponymous par [...]
Is Chicago's hotel condo market for morons?
We've been watching developers jump on the hotel condo bandwagon over the last year and wondering whether it is the hot new thing that so many claim [...]
Mozart one of many condo conversions in West Rogers Park
One of the many condo conversions we recently spotted tucked away on the side streets of West Rogers Park is The Mozart Condominiums, thusly named b [...]
The first-time buyer: Hitting the open houses
After our bar crawl through Avondale on Sunday we figured we probably should check out some open houses. We looked at three two-story frame homes. Eve [...]
Belmont Row "patios" look more like prison cells
Yikes. We don't anticipate too much outdoor entertaining happening in the garden units at Belmont Row. Take a look at the "sunken patios" on those [...]
West Rogers Park condo conversions tout proximity to Indian Boundary Park
A recent stroll down the sleepy 2700 block of West Lunt Avenue, just west of Indian Boundary Park in West Rogers Park, turned up three condo conv [...]
Mob scene at Century Tower as about 250 condos are snapped up in one night
The market may be slowing down but buyers will still knock each other over in the rush for a well-priced condo. Yo's truly hears it was hectic when sa [...]
Flats continues construction trend along Armitage Avenue in Logan Square
We recently gave you a look at Armitage Square and the ArmitEdge, a 24-unit new-construction project in Logan Square. Nestled next to the 'Edge is F [...]
Work in progress: Citizens State Bank Lofts
We can't wait to see how Citizens State Bank Lofts, located at 1623 W Melrose St in Lake View, comes together because, frankly, the construction sce [...]
Developer taking reservations at luxury high-rise on old Columbus Hospital site
Guess what, guess what? In Sunday's paper RMI Development busted out an ad for the luxury high-rise development it's planning for the old Columbus Hos [...]
Tasty new Mexican restaurant in River North
Zocalo (358 W. Ontario St., 312-302-9977), a new restaurant by members of the family who started the Lalo's empire, officially raises the city's quoti [...]
Massive O'Hare apartment complex goes condo
Catherine Courts, the conversion of a large apartment complex at 8503 W Catherine Ave in the O'Hare neighborhood, is a clear-cut case of quantity ov [...]
The first-time buyer: Afternoon delight
No, not that kind of afternoon delight. Our exploration of neighborhoods on the Northwest Side takes us to Chief O'Neill's Pub & Restaurant, 3471 N El [...]
Beware of neighborhood signs
Walking around Chicago I see a lot of "Beware of neighborhood" signs.
Most of them say "Beware of dog." Others announce the rules of the local block [...]
Paramount Homes' Bucktown Station condos accepting reservations
The Matt Garrison Group at Coldwell Banker has begun taking reservations... err, "pre-boarding" for Paramount Homes' new development, Bucktown Sta [...]
The first-time buyer: Sunday morning in Avondale
Summer is pretty much shot, so we've resumed our hunt for a home. We're looking for an older single-family home and our agent said there were some can [...]
Monster takes up residence on Chicago Avenue
As the yuppiefication of West Town continues unabated, locals are taking matters into their own hands and have hired monsters to keep hipsters at ba [...]
Monday, Monday
It's Monday, Monday, manic or otherwise. Let's take a go around the Yo.
Wicker Park: Plenty of vacant space available on hot Division Street
Humbold [...]
Neighborhoods — the first fifty
Chicago has over 250 neighborhoods, by our count — and every time we think the count is stable we discover another one.
Our goal at YoChicago i [...]