Wolcott Terrace condos: a plus for the streetscape, nothing to hide
Real estate developers are not, in general, publicity-shy. You probably know that easterners began calling Chicago the Windy City not because of meteo [...]
Lincoln Park luxury home for auction
If you're in the market for an ultra-luxury single-family home, Sheldon Good & Company will accept sealed bids for 1909 N Mohawk St until May 16. The [...]
The Solis stands out in Chicago's crowded hotel condo field
Here's a model of a unit at the Solis Chicago Hotel Condominiums, an upcoming conversion of Hotel 71 at 71 Wacker Drive. The hotel condo project is [...]
Designing your week: Booth Hansen on Shubert renovation
Looking forward to restoration efforts after Hurricane Katrina and looking back on the history of Chicago's first subsidized housing, it's a big week [...]
From Sin Strip to Lincoln Bend
Chicago has never been known for condemning sin, but it is condemning the hot-sheet joints that once housed it. Check out Ken Tsang's update on Sin St [...]
Estate lots in Orland Park
If you saw today's New York Times article about the resurgence of private mausoleums — at $250,000 and up — you're probably dying to find [...]
Drexel Boulevard architecture challenge
Describe the architectural style of the fountain in the foreground. I'm going with Chalice Wright / Falling Altar. Your take? [...]
Sunday, Sunday, the little bastards fun day
If you let your 4-year old do the forecast, she'll tell you that Easter Sunday's weather is going to suck.
Tell her to suck an Easter egg, and take [...]
North Kenwood – streetscapes to die for
I revisited Chicago's North Kenwood neighborhood today for the first time in nearly 15 years.
In many ways the area has changed dramatically. The v [...]
Ready, aim — trickle!
Everything in Millennium Park that spits, spouts, streams or trickles will be turned on by noon tomorrow, Saturday.
That includes the popular Jaume Pl [...]
Chicago buildings battle for weakest name
Flipping through Neil Harris' Chicago Apartments: A Century of Lakefront Luxury, we noticed that some buildings in the City of Big Shoulders have migh [...]
Darryl Strawberry play hits a home run in Chicago
So it's Friday afternoon and you want to do something else this weekend other than stuff your gob with Easter chocolate. How about a little strawberry [...]
The world's first community association thriller novel
This might be old news to avid fans of both thriller novels and community associations, but we just stumbled across Special Assessment, real estate la [...]
3660 Lake Shore Drive, located in the People's Republic of Lake View
Here's a rendering of the eastern elevation of American Invsco's upcoming 3660 N Lake Shore Drive, the high-rise and townhome development we told you [...]
Wicker Park landmark district could lose church, gain condos
We had to wait until Good Friday to tell you about an old-fashioned switcheroo in the works in Wicker Park. The Chicago Journal reports the building t [...]
Life aboard The Grand Central in Lincoln Park
Living above a bar takes some getting used to, with all that music blaring, and the people in line outside being loud and obnoxious. But what's it l [...]
And you thought you were throwing money away on rent
Why rent rather than buy? For lots of us the answer is that we can't afford to buy, but at the high end of the rental market there are plenty of peopl [...]
It's a Good Friday for condo buyers in Lake View
If Thanksgiving sucked for Nicholas "Condo King" Gouletas of American Invsco, the Easter Bunny is making up for it. After years of knock-down drag-out [...]