Highwood now a hotspot in shadow of Highland Park's upscale homes, downtown
With a thriving downtown, an active arts community, four Metra stops and a "Cuban-French bistro-bar-disco hotspot," neighbors Highwood and Highland [...]
Becker and Posner agree on big-box ordinance
Gary Becker and Richard Posner, Chicagoans who don't agree on much of anything, are of a similar cast of mind about the recently-adopted "big box" ord [...]
Another weapon in the condo-finishes arms race: heated towel rods
Condos in this stately new-construction building at 4043 S Drexel Blvd in North Kenwood - Oakland have all the ho-hum finishes we hear about all the [...]
Love! Valour! Condos!
A short walk down the 3500 block of South Giles Ave in Bronzeville turns up several new construction projects, like the dauntless Valour Condominium [...]
Hookers not part of Goldberg's vision for Marina City condos – or were they?
"I don't see buildings being divorced from people inside the buildings or outside the buildings even. Everybody hugs the building in some form. It's [...]
Bridgeport Village: another suburb in the city?
Our post on Bridgeport Commons, a city development with a suburban feel, drew some impassioned responses from our readers, ranging from "AAAAAAAAAAG [...]
Chicago homeowners put modern spin on classic coach house
When Chicagoans Jim and Molly Perry decided to renovate the coach house behind their Edwardian townhome, they went modern. Check out the results in th [...]
We like to watch: Turquoise floor plan at Stone Gate condos
Go ahead and look, it's ok. The Turquoise wants you to. Really. At almost 2,000 square feet, the corner model is the biggest at Stone Gate Condomini [...]
Right at home in the shops on Lincoln Avenue
Yo went shopping along the stretch of Lincoln Avenue in the handful of blocks south of Irving Park Road recently, and we were pleasantly surprised at [...]
Monday, Monday
It's Monday, Monday, manic or otherwise. Let's take a go around the Yo.
Irving Park: One foot of good eating
Lincoln Park: Nice people
West Lakev [...]
Appreciating West Lake View
Over at our West Lake View journal Robert Darrow has posted some interesting statistics on appreciation in the neighborhood (bounded by Diversey parkw [...]
Zillow heat map of Chicago prices
The Zillow heat map of per square foot housing prices in Chicago gives you an at-a-glance grasp of comparative prices in all of Cook County. Check it [...]
Evanston gains a great high-rise
I went to downtown Evanston Sunday to take some pictures of the sidewalk sale. The sale had largely dissipated by the time I arrived, a victim of th [...]
Evanston and Highland Park photo albums
If you haven't been to downtown Evanston in a while - I hadn't - you'll be amazed at the transformation, and at the continuity.
We've posted nearly [...]
Is a total meltdown a soft landing?
I'm just back from the Inman Real Estate Connect conference in San Francisco.
On stage, all of the observers were talking about a "soft landing" for [...]
Weekend open thread: Your turn to sound off
Well, it's that time again. After a week in which we brought you hijinks with hookers at Marina City, shoot-outs at North Shore open houses and condo [...]
Bridgeport Commons: a slice of the suburbs in the city
Rounding out today's focus on new construction in Bridgeport, here's a look at Ranquist Development's Bridgeport Commons, a convincing replica of a [...]
The Lonely Victorian's latest indignity
Poor Lonely Victorian. Will the indignities never CEASE?!
First she's crowded in by the unwashed mid-rise masses, and now she's forced to endure th [...]
West Rogers Park remains port of entry, but rising prices make docking more difficult
Like "a good husband that you sometimes forget to appreciate," West Rogers Park is one of the most culturally diverse neighborhoods in the city. New [...]
Bridgeport Place offers true lofts, fast food
A third development in the hotbed at 35th and Morgan streets is Dubin Residential's The Lofts at Bridgeport Place. This 158-unit loft conversion may [...]