New Homes Magazine names Beverly Place Chicago's best new townhouse
New Homes Magazine has named Beverly Place Chicago's best new townhouse. "This year our vote for the best townhouse development went to Beverly Plac [...]
Apartment Therapy deems Chicago site-worthy
For those Chicagoans who have drooled lustily over Apartment Therapy's makeovers and decorating tips for apartment renters, it's time to dust off your [...]
NY Times spotlights Chicago real estate and radio
Nobody covers the waterfront quite the way the New York Times does. Yesterday's edition had a story about Millennium Park's impact on the East Loop, n [...]
Betting on the South South Loop as the next hot neighborhood
If we were betting types here at Yo - and we're not, our probation officer doesn't allow it - we'd say that the so-called South South Loop looks like [...]
Grand Crossing's Gary Comer Youth Center opens to rave reviews
Grand Crossing, on Chicago's South Side, has had its share of problems over the years as housing stock deteriorated, schools declined, and violence [...]
Signs of the times: pending home sales fall
"Period of transition" sounds so much better than "deflating bubble" or if you're selling your home, "buyers market," but whatever your euphemism of c [...]
New Homes Magazine names South Chicago one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods
New Homes Magazine has named South Chicago one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods.
"Commercial and residential improvements have been underway in Sou [...]
Real estate license plate of the day
This one belongs to Koenig & Strey's Charlene Williamson, a real lady who's also a real estate lady. A girlish lady, in the best sense of the word.
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Old Town's Crilly Court converting to condos
Good ol' Hank, our man in the Old Town Triangle, reports that sales are underway at historic Crilly Court, a well-known 19th century apartment compl [...]
Bucktown goes from bordellos to lofts
There's another Bucktown out there, in the Quad-Cities area.
That Buctown is named for the bordellos and honky-tonks that dominated the area in an ea [...]
Friday night gallery-hopping
Buckle up. Tonight we're headed to YoChicago's neighborhood photo galleries for Old Town, North Kenwood-Oakland and Lincoln Park (samples below).
W [...]
The first-time buyer: my Jon Stewart-habit
Once my Victoria's Secret card had set me on the path to homeownership, I spoke to a couple of mortgage brokers. First my husband and I spoke to a lar [...]
Architectural historian discusses Frank Lloyd Wright and modernism June 7
If noon rolls around on Wednesday and the thought of seeing your coworkers' faces in the cafeteria makes you want to dine at your desk, head instead t [...]
Apartment renters get creative: paint the walls with Post-Its
Maybe the saddest part of decorating your rented apartment is all those stark white walls. In our experience, even a green light to paint from your l [...]
Work in progress: Attila Demeter's Aspen 6 taking shape in Bucktown
Aspen 6 is under construction at 1915 N Damen Ave in Bucktown. The terrific design by Attila Demeter Architects, LLC includes private terraces, a la [...]
Bucktown loft development down but not out
We've been spending some time in Bucktown lately, and it looks like the dormant Wabansia Row construction site isn't the only one of its kind in the [...]
The land of high-end rentals: Gold Coast mansion for $5,600 a month
You may never have enough money to own a mansion in the Gold Coast, but for $5,600 a month you can taste the sweet life of luxury for a brief period a [...]
Playing the single-family home-game in Jefferson Park
Want a quick money-spinner? Well, if you're handy at building single-family homes, we hear that Jefferson Park has become all the rage with small-time [...]
New Homes Magazine names Odyssey Lofts Chicago's best new loft development
New Homes Magazine has named Odyssey Lofts Chicago's best new loft. "Odyssey Lofts, 775 W. Jackson Blvd., first grabbed our attention with the marke [...]
Tales from the rental front: the rent is always cheaper on the other side of the fence
We heard word from a friend in Logan Square recently who decided to move across the street from his current apartment. Why? When it came time to renew [...]