Work in progress: Belle Plaine Commons condos
Nothing gets our heart thumping on a beautiful summer morning like new construction, so we couldn't resist snapping a photograph of the work being [...]
And if you like a little condo with your terrace…
To conclude our musings on interesting outdoor space, we bring you the mother of all terraces, this 1,529-square-foot third-floor patio that appears [...]
More geometric balconies at Ashland condo project
While we're on the subject of "Lego balconies," we have to wonder if this condo building, at 4213-4219 N Ashland Ave, was designed by the same archite [...]
Rogers Park condo development eager to prove its urban address
Ask most Chicagoans to name the northern boundary of the city and they'll tell you Howard Street. Of course, they'd be wrong - a little patch of the [...]
No room for tall drinks of water at this University Commons loft
We believe it was Plato who first posed the question, "How many square feet make a bedroom?" and clearly, thousands of years later, housing developers [...]
Tight budgets the mother of creativity for apartment dwellers
Our friends over at Apartment Therapy and Decor8 recently turned us on to the Web site Ikeahacker, which showcases DIY projects that elevate Ikea's st [...]
Write about housing and life in your neighborhood or suburb for YoChicago
As you can see from our Monday roundup and from our growing list of neighborhood journals, YoChicago has the ambitious goal of covering your neighborh [...]
The Park Monroe won't star in any beauty pageants but it's got a great outlook
We've been wondering if The Park Monroe would be a hard sell. The Park Monroe is the name for the converted upper portion of the massive office buil [...]
Bluejay or eagle? Depends on the size of your condo
Looking at the floor plans at The Woodlands, a new development at 3243 S Cottage Grove, in Groveland Park, it feels like we're back in the third grade [...]
Up above it all: partying at the Peninsula Terrace
If you have ever stayed at the Peninsula Hotel, you understand why it's the only place to stay in Chicago for a certain variety of tourist. And it wou [...]
Monday, Monday
It's Monday, Monday, manic or otherwise. Let's take a go around the Yo.
Uptown: Defending your castle
Humboldt Park: Welcome to Humboldt Park
Ukrania [...]
The upside of flipping burgers
Sign on a River North bus stop shelter. [...]
New Ravenswood condos dramatic improvement over ugly neighbor
To understand why we're so happy about Mangan Builders' 4750 North Hermitage, a new four-unit condo building nearing completion (above left), you [...]
Wilmette new construction open houses
The asking price on 338 Greenleaf Ave, in Wilmette, has dropped from $2,195,000 to $1,995,000. It's open Sunday, June 25, from 1 to 3.
You can see [...]
The first-time buyer: Feels like the first time
As we watched the home inspectors swarm all over our prospective condo and the surrounding building, we realized with homebuying novices we were. We h [...]
See a historic building, buy someone else's junk at condo association garage sale
This weekend, the Randolph Place condo association is holding a "garage" sale in the alley behind the building, located at 165 N Canal St in the Fulto [...]
West Ridge Chamber hopes to lure retail to Touhy, Western
We told you earlier today about plans for a mixed-use development on Devon Avenue. While Devon has more of an Indian flavor, the West Ridge Chamber of [...]
Friday night gallery-hopping
Buckle up. This evening we're headed to Bridgeport, the West Loop and Wicker Park (samples below).
Bridgeport (June 2001). Photo by Joeff Davis
Mo [...]
Armour Park Homes nears sell out
Only two single-family homes remain at Armour Park Homes, a development of 40 single-family homes with five distinct floor plans in Armour Square. T [...]
Condo development courts the tree-hugger market in Logan Square
Recently we've told you about Kedzie Square and a host of other developments in store for the Logan Square area. Now we've got some more details on [...]