At Yo service: Belgravia's Frankenbuilding at 565 Quincy
YoChicago reader Jeff Key commented that he thought the Belgravia Group might be constructing a Frankenbuilding at 565 Quincy, and asked us to provide [...]
Separated at birth: VB 1224 not as shady as rendering
The rendering makes VB 1224 look like an old chop shop on a seedy side street in Gotham City, but the real deal is quite a bit brighter. The 189-un [...]
535 St Clair plays coy as it finalizes plans
If there's one thing we hate in real estate, it's a tease (Ok, that's not really true, but still). Anyone else have their curiosity piqued by the spar [...]
TIF money helps convert Randolph Tower to apartments
As the condo craze cools ever so slightly and more renters are hustling for choice in apartments, the increase in the number of apartment buildings be [...]
565 Quincy heaps new high-rise atop old commercial building
We're glad this vintage commercial building, at the corner of Quincy and Jefferson streets, is going to be spared the wrecking ball; instead, it's g [...]
The Residences at Regent Park come with kosher kitchens
Yo went for a wander around the new development, The Residences at Regent Park in West Rogers Park, the other day. New-construction of this scale an [...]
HGTV tool makes moving furniture less of a guessing game
We know from experience that one of the most frustrating things about moving is trying to figure out how your old furniture will fit into your new pla [...]
Garages with space for a couple of SUVs and a science project at Beacon Pointe
Ryland Homes is offering buyers three-car garages at its new Hoffman Estates development Beacon Pointe. That's enough space for a couple of big a** SU [...]
One townhome remains at Wicker Park Square
Only one of seven townhomes remains for sale at Wicker Park Square, the Picket Fence Development project that also includes nine condos. Both townho [...]
The $4.3-million fixer-upper on Prairie Avenue
The Marshall Field manse is being divided into condos, but this 1870s stunner, across the street at 1900 S Prairie Ave, is going it alone. The eight [...]
Hot tea in the summertime
There's no shame in iced tea, but let's think about it in the way it was intended--hot. And let's think about it as we head into the most sizzling par [...]
Aqua's sales coming along swimmingly
It's no secret that we're fans of Aqua, the new-construction high-rise in Lakeshore East that New Homes magazine recently named best new high-rise. Ap [...]
Land of the high-end rentals: Logan Square a bargain at $7,900!
Our favorite ritzy rental this week? The five-bedroom 4.5-bathroom single-family home at 1919 N Honore St. There's a handful of reasons we're taken wi [...]
Historic Marshall Field Junior mansion on Prairie Avenue goes condo
Hop in your horse-drawn carriage, high-rollers, because Yo's taking a cruise down "Palace Avenue" to the Marshall Field, Jr mansion, 1919 S Prairie [...]
Exhibitionists only at West Loop single-family home
Floor-to-ceiling glass in high-rises may offer an open view into one's condo, but only from people in other high-rises. You'd have to be awfully com [...]
Tallgrass is a slice of the English countryside in Lake Barrington
When Michael J. Graft Builder named its newest community of custom homes in Lake Barrington "Tallgrass," the company wasn't kidding. The development o [...]
New Homes magazine names the Near South one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods
New Homes magazine has named the Near South one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods.
"Until recently, it seemed as though development on the Near Sout [...]
Would you rather live at Oakwood Shores or KenLand?
Yo gets a kick out of poking fun at developers who try to coin new names for neighborhoods. But we are a little easier on developers who create and na [...]
Modesty prevails as Chicago high-rises draw the blinds on floor-to-ceiling windows
Ever wondered how all those high-rise dwellers get around the fact that their lovely floor-to-ceiling glass windows not only offer sweeping views of w [...]
Banners help sales, hurt architecture at River City condos
Yo was hanging out by River City, admiring architect Bertrand Goldberg's work and trying to catch a glimpse of that triplex penthouse with the gigan [...]