Rehab horror story with fairy-tale ending: only in the NY Times
We have said it before and will no doubt say it again: nobody covers real estate like the New York Times. [Nobody covers anything the way the Times do [...]
Chicago, the victim of "the great upscalization"?
Playing off of Joel Hoglund's piece yesterday about colorful housing and oversized metal dogs, take a look at this story, The Ghosts of the Billy Goat [...]
Chicago rent barometer: apartments for under $600
What can $600 get you these days in the Windy City? About 400 hot dogs or 30 days in one of these apartments, depending on where your priorities lie.
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Pointe 1900 condos nearing completion in South Loop
Phase II of Pointe 1900 is wrapping up construction at 1900 S State St in the South Loop, and you can see just how far the Pointe has come by viewing [...]
Skybridge's slow sales blamed on larger, pricier units
We've often wondered why Skybridge was so slow to sell out. A couple of months ago, Yo noticed a banner across the building pleading for someone to bu [...]
Yo's taking you to the suburbs
It's such a nice morning, we thought we'd take a ride out to the suburbs to welcome our new journal writers in Saint Charles and Oak Park to the Yo Un [...]
New Homes magazine names Galewood one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods
New Homes magazine has named Galewood one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods. "Galewood is known for its tree-lined streets and brick bungalows, as we [...]
Amenities dazzle at Chicago high-rises, but they can hurt the hip pocket
Yo was chatting to Gail Lissner, Appraisal Research Counselor's guru of all things high-rise, and she made a good point about the glamorous array of a [...]
The winner of Miss South Loop 2006 is 1720 S Michigan
Ok, we've asked you before which high-rise you think is the most be-yoootiful in all of Chicagoland, but have you ever wondered which one wins the con [...]
Enjoy a little Danish at Arbors at Barrington condos
Something might be rotten in Denmark, but it's a place that knows how to make a fine lantern. At least Fred Schurecht thought so. He used Danish lante [...]
Work in progress: Vision on State condos ready for 5th floor
Vision on State is under construction at 1255 S State St. It's hard to tell yet whether the 19-story building will be as bulky as the rendering mak [...]
West Side street ripe for rehabbing as new homes trickle in
We took a little advice from Horace Greeley the other day and headed west, all the way to Austin. Then we drove east, nice and slow, down Jackson Bo [...]
South Loop home a showcase for artistic oddities
With all the new condo buildings changing the face of the South Loop, it was refreshing to see this unabashedly eccentric single-family home on the [...]
Preservation alert on Stratford Place
In the historic preservation arena, you've got to pick your battles. Invariably, you are fighting the forces of the real estate market and when ther [...]
AvalonBay plans new high-rise rental development in Edgewater
Rebound isn't always a bad thing, at least when it comes to real estate. We've been whispering about a rental rebound for months now, with new constru [...]
Emerald offers flashy finishes and counts the green
We mentioned last week that developers are starting to kit out their high-rises with flashy and fancy mod cons. It's a way of differentiating their pr [...]
New Homes Magazines names Near West one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods
New Homes Magazine has named the Near West one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods.
"Rising prices and steady development in the West Loop have booste [...]
Work in progress: The Columbian plays it safe
The real-life Columbian, under construction at 1160 S Michigan Ave, is bound to be a letdown after you've seen that prismatic rendering that looks [...]
Watching the Taste from Metropolitan Tower condos
Workers at Metropolitan Tower, the conversion of the former Britannica Center into condominiums, have unbeatable views of the Taste of Chicago, acro [...]
The bubble is back at Gillson Park
We're talking about the bubble that's kept up by compressed air - not the one that's kept up by excess liquidity, low interest rates and a weak doll [...]