Wabash Club brings buyers to south South Loop
We thought Dubin Residential was pushing it when the developer referred to its Wabash Club project as in the "South Loop." The development includes [...]
Yes we have no mezuzahs
Just in time for Passover, Governor Blagojevich signed into law a bill that permits condo owners to display religious symbols on their doors.
The leg [...]
MAP, MLSNI merger looking less likely
There's only about a 15 to 20 percent chance that the proposed merger between duelling multiple listing services, The Multiple Listing Service of Nort [...]
New Target, ALDI opening at Wilson Yard in Uptown
Holsten Real Estate Development has broken ground on Wilson Yard, a five-acre mixed-use project in Uptown that was discussed, debated, derided and d [...]
McMansions or mid-rises at the old Children's Memorial Hospital site?
Anyone who wishes to build on the old Children's Memorial Hospital site may be in for an uphill battle. We're told the land is zoned specifically for [...]
More condos for Ashland Avenue?
The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Bert Weinman Ford, which bills itself as Chicago's Oldest Neighborhood Ford Dealer, has closed shop at 3535 Nort [...]
Freedom condos? Nah, Chicago builders love French
The flap over "freedom fries" and avoidance of all things French by some Americans does not seem to have affected residential real estate in Chicago. [...]
Chicago renters can still find open spaces
A friend visiting Chicago from out of town has been commenting on how "open" Chicago is compared to New York. As expensive as we might think it is and [...]
Chicago rent barometer: Printer's Row for around $1,200
Today Yo infiltrates Printer's Row, a sub-neighborhood of the South Loop, to see what rentals are available. At the Regal, located at 651 S Wells St, [...]
Who's afraid of Humboldt Park?
Check out this remodeled two-bedroom condo (you might have to log in at the Koenig & Strey site for the link to work): hardwood floors, full complemen [...]
Everything is $5 at Southport restaurant
The strip of Southport between Addison and Irving went upscale long ago and is now lined with fancy restaurants. So it's nice in a way to see that in [...]
What's next for the old Children's Memorial Hospital site in Lincoln Park?
Everyone has been curiously silent on the subject of Children's Memorial Hospital moving from Lincoln Park to Streeterville. The new downtown digs won [...]
Separated at birth: A thrill from Cherry Hill and a blunder in Buena
Cherry Hill Home Builders did a spot-on job living up to the artist's rendering of these three single-family homes at 832-838 W Lill Ave in Lincoln [...]
There's no bubble; just a supply bubble
According to Thomas Horwich, co-owner of Rubloff Residential Properties, there is a "supply bubble" in Chicago's new-construction condominium market.
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The Tailor at Jackson is sew hip
Last night Yo went along to the grand opening of The Tailor at Jackson, a West Loop loft development that we've told you about before.The 114-unit dev [...]
Photo gallery of opening day at Wrigley Field
Over at our Uptown neighborhood journal, Yo Chicago's Nat has a very cool gallery of photos he took last weekend at the Cub's opener. Ever alert for a [...]
Neighborhood markers a sign of the times in Lincoln Square
In case you were wondering, you just entered LINCOLN SQUARE! Obnoxious markers like the one above have popped up in various neighborhoods in recent [...]
Streets of which Chicago 'hood?
The Hummer in its natural habitat - the neighborhoods of Chicago. Hell, why not just get a U.S. Army-issue Humvee and be done with it? Can anyone gues [...]