Small sells at The Flats on LaSalle
Just about anyone can afford to buy on the Gold Coast if they are prepared to think small enough. Just take The Flats on LaSalle, a conversion of an a [...]
Livin' large on E Lake Shore: The Drake Tower turntable
Our tour of properties on E Lake Shore Dr kicks off with the Drake Tower, a co-op that's neighbor to the world-famous Drake Hotel. Built from 1928 t [...]
Livin' large on East Lake Shore Drive
Lake Shore Drive only runs north-south, you say? You could be forgiven for missing E Lake Shore (it's only about two blocks, or eight buildings wide), [...]
Urinetown continues to run
The Tony Award-winning Broadway hit "Urinetown the Musical" runs through June at the Mercury Theatre, 3745 N. Southport (773-325-1700) in the Lakeview [...]
Chicago's biggest condo conversion boom since '70s offers better variety, product
On a typical day at the sales office for The Park Millennium, a condo conversion project on the New East Side, a guide takes four or five potential bu [...]
Despite a condo boom Rogers Park retail lags. Is change on the way?
Alpana Singh is a star of Chicago's fine dining scene, with a string of accomplishments including a TV show, an upcoming book and the distinction of b [...]
Town within a town rejuvenates Glenview
I have put myself in a most unusual situation. First of all, it is the dead of winter and I am surrounded by nautical bric-a-brac – enough blue [...]
Heavy competition forecast for ultra-luxury condos downtown in 2006
City Homes
Developers of ultra-luxury downtown condominium buildings had better buckle their seatbelts in 2006 because experts say marketers of high- [...]
Electrical and plumbing systems are not always new in conversions
New Construction Corner
Most vintage condominium conversions in Chicago these days are "gut rehabs." This means that the developer keeps only the she [...]
The long view
Spectacular views win buyers at 474 N. Lake Shore conversion
There have been very few condo conversions on Lake Shore Drive in recent decades and a [...]
To the manor born
Grand Regent Park homes bring suburban space to city living
The notion of combining the benefits of city and suburban living is not a new one. Euro [...]
Developers converge on "East Lincoln Park"
Names such as "West Roscoe Village" seem to be easing themselves into Chicago's real estate vocabulary, if not the official roster of city neighborhoo [...]
Monday, Monday
Monday, Monday. Let's take a go around the Yo.
Old Town Triangle: The workman's dilemma
West Loop: Feud in Fulton Market stopped with threat of zo [...]
Paying real estate taxes on your plasma TV
An MSN article about the increase in closing perks — free plasma TVs, cars, upgrades and more — got me thinking about incompetent attorney [...]
North Shore new home drive-bys
Yo was out on the shore yesterday for a morning of drive-by shootings, on the way home from a cheap-cigarette run to Highland Park. Lake County [...]
Sunday, Sunday, the little bastards fun day
Sunday morning coming down - from the Saint Paddy's day after-parties.
Get far away from anything Irish. Tote the wee ones to the Oak Lawn Public Lib [...]
Construction sites are hives of activity
Or so goes the oft-repeated metaphor.
There are many ways in which the metaphor doesn't fit — very few sites have a queen bee, of either se [...]
Friday night gallery-hopping
Buckle up. Tonight we're headed to Yo Chicago's neighborhood photo galleries for Bronzeville, Logan Square and South Loop (samples below).
Bronzev [...]
South Loop looks set to get a mega condo and retail development
The jumbo-sized mixed-use Riverside Park development, long slated for 62 acres of vacant land at Roosevelt Road and Clark Street, looks set to finally [...]