Deal of the day: free parking at Welbourn Row
Developer Dubin Residential is selling the final three condos at Welbourn Row, 2933 N Clybourn Ave in Hamlin Park, with free deeded parking. Accordi [...]
Courtyard on the Park: open views, open house
Ok, so it's no Aqua, but on a much smaller scale, Courtyard on the Park, at 5936 S King Dr, also offers a multitude of unique views as the jutting f [...]
Amidst South Side's new home construction, plenty of open space
On a recent drive to the South Side (the blocks around King Dr, between 60th St and 50th St in particular), we noticed that for every new construction [...]
Condo shopper missed out on Woodlawn cease fire
Rocket Girl apparently missed out on another improvement coming to Woodlawn, according to ChiKat, Yo's johnny-on-the-street in the neighborhood. She p [...]
New homes from Jacobs make parenting a breeze
If you guessed this photo was of the cloakroom at a local grade school and not part of a new single-family house, you might be forgiven. To cut down o [...]
The first-time buyer: Rocket Girl goes to Woodlawn
In our quest to find a neighborhood that was affordable and still offered a decent amount of space, my husband and I ventured to Woodlawn.
We'd heard [...]
I see your South South Loop and raise you a South Chicago
Yesterday I bet the farm - er - hypothesized that the South South Loop would be one of Chicago's next "hot" neighborhoods. I want to add another neigh [...]
Ten questions to find the perfect roommate in Uptown Chicago
When searching for a roommate, some folks simply want someone whose rent check will clear every month. Others are looking for someone a little more sp [...]
Blue-blooded Lincoln Park loft development 60 percent sold
There's nothing particularly regal-looking about Ashton Lofts, 1610 W Fullerton Ave, in Lincoln Park, but there's honest-to-goodness royalty behind th [...]
Townhouses on Ridge Blvd open themselves up in more ways than one
At a quick glance, we thought there were 14 units in this development, at 7345 N Ridge Blvd, because, well, we saw 14 front doors, seven above grade [...]
Terra cotta tile, brick detail in gem of a Rogers Park loft
Two-story loft buildings are rare in the current market, when bigger, often second-rate buildings are being converted, largely because the best stru [...]
Second-home owners ask, why stop at two?
Second-home owners have been a big force in the booming real estate market of the last decade, but the label is something of a misnomer, according to [...]
News of the north country: Yo's suburban roundup
We've been travelin' in the north country fair, where the wind hits heavy on the borderline. Well, not literally, but it's easy to cruise the suburbs, [...]
Rocks are history, but choicest skyline views restored
The Park District continues its massive rebuilding of the shoreline, replacing the old stone slab seawall with a [hopefully] more stable structure o [...]
The first-time buyer: choosing a 'hood
The next step in my journey toward owning my first home was to select a neighborhood. My husband and I had a bit of a dilemma. He loves urban life wit [...]
Renting in New York not as outrageous as Chicago likes to believe
Today being the 5th of the month, the absolute last day we can pay June rent without getting hit with a late fee, we couldn't help but feel the pinch [...]
Feel lucky? Apartment builders do; condo guys, not so much
Condo developers had their turn, but after a decade in the sun, their fortunes appear to be fading as apartment builders get ready to let the good tim [...]
Monday, Monday
It's Monday, Monday, manic or otherwise. Let's take a go around the Yo.
Irving Park: Moisturizing AND delicious on ham and swiss!
Woodlawn: Ida B. [...]
Separated at birth: Celadon Flats condominiums better than rendering
You have to see Romus Construction's completed Celadon Flats, located at 1825 N Winnebago Ave in Bucktown, to appreciate the character that the gian [...]
Chicago sidewalk gardens do a lot with a little
It may not exactly be contributing to "Babylon in Chicago" on the scale of the lush green roofs topping some of the new condo buildings downtown, bu [...]