Architectural salvage: one out, one in.
Nature -- at least in its urban, mercantile form -- evidently really does abhor a vacuum .We told you a few weeks ago that architectural salvage pur [...]
Separated at birth: Ravenswood condo development hits its mark
We noticed on a recent drive-by that the new-construction condominium development at 4927 N Damen Ave, in Ravenswood, is shaping up quite nicely. The [...]
Celebrate Louis Sullivan's 150th with architectural tours
Okay, so technically we should be celebrating the 150th anniversary of Louis Sullivan's birth on Sept. 3, but, trust us, when the big 1-5-0 rolls arou [...]
Insured renters in the minority
A week after urging renters to get renters insurance, About.com conducted a poll of renters to see how many were insured. No surprise that only 41 per [...]
Coveting thy neighbor's penthouse at River City condo complex
A triplex penthouse is impressive enough, but this whopper at River City has a whirlpool, sauna and space for gym equipment in the master bathroom. T [...]
Think your condo board's bad? Try living at Dearborn Homes
Maybe Yo's first-time buyer journal writer should thank her lucky stars that she's got cops in her prospective condo building. Did anyone read the Tri [...]
Controversy over condo project and parking lot on Devon Avenue
Residents of West Rogers Park seem to be divided over the merits of a planned mixed-use development at Devon Avenue and Rockwell Street. Developer Tar [...]
The first-time buyer: Watching the detectives
So it was time to let loose our home inspector on the condo we planned to buy. We weren't too concerned - the building is only about nine years old an [...]
Ravenswood is on the South Side
Where's Ravenswood? It's on the South Side of Chicago.
As authority for that proposition we cite 1) the Encyclopedia of Chicago, quoted below, and 2) [...]
Get your groove back at massive West Loop loft development
You might think making nice with your neighbors would be tough when you live in a converted heavy-timber warehouse that fills an entire city block, b [...]
Suburbanites buying twice as many Lakeshore East condos as city dwellers
Maybe it's the promotional stuff about a "village in the heart of Chicago," or the site's former life as a golf course, or its proximity to all that [...]
Uptown Theatre Lofts condo project ready to break ground
Uptown Theatre Lofts, a 118 new-construction condo development with lofty features, is gearing up to break ground in the next 30 to 60 days, accordin [...]
Graceland West condos dig up dirt, let the sun shine in
What's the best way to make garden-level living bright and cheery? Scoop out some dirt, build a patio and install floor to ceiling windows. It's a tri [...]
Mixed messages on Lincoln Avenue
The "flatiron" retail space at Lincoln and Racine -- for decades the location of the Time Well -- has been vacant for almost a year now, since the u [...]
Rogers Park condo conversion opening this weekend
This weekend NVG Residential Realty, erstwhile developer of large Lincoln Park condo conversions like 2000 N Lincoln Park West and Clark Place, will [...]
We like to watch: Park Evanston apartments lays it all out
Looking at floor plans is fine and dandy, but it's sometimes hard to get a sense of how big a place actually is based on two-dimensional lines and m [...]
The great Bridgeport / Bucktown divide
This particular cog in the YoChicago wheel never ceases to be amazed by the city's Great Divide. Last night, Yo's truly was sitting in a bar in Bridge [...]
Lake View building's copper cornice shiny as a new penny
No patina here. The bright copper cornice that tops the six-unit condo conversion at 1252 W Diversey Pkwy is turning heads in Lake View. Ah, we love [...]
Guerilla Gardening on its way to Chicago?
A reader at Apartment Therapy alerted us to the international Guerilla Gardening project. It involves locals from all over the world taking on a patch [...]
Is Humboldt Park Puerto Rican?
The Chicago Tribune recently referred to a new museum of Puerto Rican arts and culture as "the latest in a series of developments that emphasize Humbo [...]