River North's cup runneth over with construction
Yo spent the afternoon cruising the streets of River North - the sun in our eyes, the wind in our hair - and saw enough new construction to make our [...]
Nova Art Fair turns el train into run(a)way fashion show
Just because most el trains smell faintly of piss doesn't mean they can't be the hot new spot to debut fashion. This evening Nova Art Fair is hosting [...]
Friday is why-oh-why-oh-why day
Why can't a mouse have kittens? Tell me, why oh why?
Why has the National Association of Realtors launched a campaign that includes pricey TV commerc [...]
West Side story – Jackson Square replaces old CHA project
Just to get the weekend off to a good start we thought we'd open a can of worms by bringing up the Chicago Housing Authority's Plan for Transformation [...]
It's fun to stay at South Side YMCA
Young man, there's no need to feel down. A couple of weeks ago Yo's Joeff Davis caught up with Jalen Hughes, 3, while he was getting (suffering?) a f [...]
Work in Lake View or River North? Monday, don't pack a lunch.
In Lake View Pizza-Ria celebrates the opening of yet another location on Monday and Tuesday by throwing their sauce-smudged arms wide open with pizza [...]
Babylon in Chicago? New condos tout green roofs
The green roof is not quite a standard perk in major downtown developments, but it's not far from it. More and more builders are including green roo [...]
Trib's birdseye view never leaves ground for Trump story
Chicago Tribune reporter Emily Nunn offers an interesting, though ultimately disappointing day-in-the-life story about a crane operator at the Trump T [...]
Mandarin Oriental joins battle to make its mark on the Chicago skyline
A diligent YoChicago reader has proposed Palladian Development's Mandarin Oriental Tower be added to our skyline supremacy contest, and for good reaso [...]
River East spawns ugly salmon-colored RiverView II
MCL Companies is hyping its River East development (mixed-use project on 13 acres bounded by the river, Grand Avenue, Columbus Drive and Lake Shore Dr [...]
The daily Joeff
The lakefront at 31st St (June 2004). Photo by Joeff Davis.
More Bronzeville photos available in our Bronzeville photo gallery. [...]
Sudler buying Chaz's Hot Properties
Word has it that Sudler Sotheby's International Realty has bought Hot Property, the independent brokerage started by Chaz Walters.
Chaz got famous lo [...]
Life's a beach at 600 N Lake Shore Drive
When Belgravia Group and Sandz Development announced construction of 600 N Lake Shore Drive, many Streeterville residents threw a fit, saying that the [...]
Olympia Centre Chicago's only kosher condo tower?
Olympia Centre was considered the height of luxury by many when it opened in 1986. It's long since been bumped in the ranks by other high-profile buil [...]
New high-rises battle for skyline supremacy
Chicagoans have never been in love with change (I still can't get anyone to put ketchup on my hot dog), but like it or not, the city's skyline is chan [...]
The Streeter: rare rentals, common tagline
Against the backdrop of the current craze for condos (we count close to a dozen new condo towers in Streeterville alone), The Streeter, a new-construc [...]
Suite dreams
Buyers have high hopes, little experience with new housing hybrid
Businessman Steve Snyder bought two hotel condos at the Solis Chicago Condominium [...]
South Side resurgence
New housing stirs hope and some fears in Woodlawn, Washington Park
New condo developments vie for buyers' attention on three of the four corners at [...]
Skokie's swift new homes
New housing shakes up a 'burb famous for its stability, diversity
I was a little confused last December when the guy I bought my Christmas tree fro [...]
Seven sins to watch for in new-construction condos
New Construction Corner
I recently completed my 650th inspection of a new-construction condominium and found seven problems that significantly affec [...]