Prison condos: New York housing trend coming to Chicago?
The almost criminal rise in prices during the last decade of Chicago's booming real estate market has resulted in the conversion ("adaptive reuse" is [...]
Top real estate site (ok, it's us) unveils Chicago neighborhood photo galleries
We might be biased, but we think we have the best, most colorful, most informative, most honest and most entertaining photo galleries of Chicago's l [...]
Wicker Park graffiti gets metaphysical
Sometimes being in Wicker Park is like walking the woods of A Midsummer Night's Dream. We spotted this little number at Ashland Avenue just north of [...]
Red Seal opens 50-acre mixed-use development in Galewood
Chicago has gone from Carl Sandburg's "player with railroads and the nation's freight handler" to a player with condos and housing handler. The two a [...]
West Loop debates higher densities and appropriate mix of retail
We hear that as at least one development company is trying to convince West Loopers to allow higher-density development in their neighborhood by telli [...]
Get rich quick in real estate
Sign spotted under the Kennedy Expressway, on Belmont. [...]
Daley to announce sale of Lincoln Park
Just a bit of pre-Friday silliness to get your attention. Actually, Daley and Blago are entering into an agreement to swap Lincoln Park for the Illino [...]
Wabansia Row: the Bucktown construction site that time forgot
How soon is soon? We wondered when we ran across the construction site for Wabansia Row, 2320 W Wabansia Ave in Bucktown. It looks like construction [...]
Cabrini gone and unlamented
Thanks to Chicagoist for the pointers to Gangsta City, a full-length documentary filmed entirely at the near-defunct Cabrini-Green housing project.
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The white girl with the 90 pound dog
Somewhere on Chicago's south side, near a university, you'll find ChiKat. In addition to the dog, she has fish — but she thinks of them as an ap [...]
Where are the kid-friendly restaurants in Chicago?
Making the transition from DINK to young parent must be tough, so we thought we'd compile a little list of kid-friendly eateries. For those who are of [...]
Filling up vacant storefronts is mostly a good thing
Vacant storefronts are one of the worst aspects of urban blight. Aside from their shabby, defeated appearance, vacant storefronts generate no foot t [...]
New PAC Lofts getting much-needed makeover in Bucktown
Workers are installing sleek new windows at PAC Lofts, 1735 N Paulina St, in Bucktown. The bubblegum-colored trim on the existing windows is leftove [...]
University of Chicago picks Urban Works to redesign new minority building
The University of Chicago has announced that Urban Works Architects will redesign the building at 5710 S Woodlawn Ave, the future home of the Office o [...]
Let the Chicago Antique Market tone down the glaring newness of your condo
Like a pair of bright white sneakers, shiny new condos can lack character. (Don't believe us? Check out how many identical listings for new condos f [...]
Take an in-depth look at Streeterville's high-flying condo towers
We've had a flurry, a slurry, a veritable plethura of posts lately about high-rise condo development in Streeterville. Get the bigger picture and th [...]
Souvlaki with a side of skid row in Greek Town
Yo's truly spent Tuesday afternoon wandering through Greek Town. It was a gorgeous spring day, people were dining al fresco (or whatever they call it [...]
Lincoln Square grab bag: new businesses, bad dogs and worse monuments
Chicagoist starts its day with a review of the Bad Dog Tavern, one of many newish places in booming Lincoln Square. In the interests of full disclos [...]
Bubble watch: sales of new homes up in April
Hard to know what to make of all the bubble talk these days, even as clear signs of a slowdown make their appearance. Today, checking out new U.S. Com [...]
Mystery turtle appears in Wicker Park
File this one under "w.t.f." Out and about in Wicker Park, Yo spotted "this strange little turtle" screwed to the side of a building at North Hoyne [...]