We Like to Watch: Chicago Loft Virtual Tour
Owner Bernard Brault offers this increasingly intimate virtual tour of a compeltely remodeled 1,450-square-foot Lake View Loft. Beats the pants off th [...]
Breakfast nook means tight dining in Chicago rentals
A breakfast nook: what might be the dining room of a studio, but minus the "room." Our friend Ben let us in his Lake View studio's kitchen to show us [...]
Rentals between $1,200 and $1,400
What can you rent for $1,200? In the Gold Coast, $1,200 [correction: $12,000] will get you a two-bedroom apartment at 800 N Michigan Ave.
There's a [...]
If you think the lake is bad, you should try the bay
I thought the price of a house in Chicago was high, but it seems like a bargain compared to the rest of the country. According to the Chicago Tribune, [...]
It's a nice day to work outside
Seven new single-family homes are under construction on the 3100 block of N Honore St. [...]
New low-income rental apartments for Chicago seniors
We told you earlier this week about the new affordable housing for seniors at Belle Plaine Commons. What we didn't mention was that the same site, the [...]
New construction on the cheap
$2 a gallon paint on the steps of a new, unoccupied home.
$2 a square foot Bowmanite on the street at a new development of luxury homes. [...]
Wednesday, Wednesday is YoChicago rents day
Driving around Lakeview Central today we noticed a surprising number of homes for rent.
In Chicago's lower density areas, there's probably still no b [...]
Our Lady of the Duplexes
Back in December, Alison Soltau posted on R. Kelly's ghastly church / penthouse conversion. YoChicago recently noticed another converted house of w [...]
Why the children of St. Ben's will inherit Chicago
Is it just me, or is anyone else surprised that single-family homes are now selling from $1 million in St. Ben's?
Centrum Properties has just announc [...]
Where will all the renters go?
I recently moved into a newly rehabbed apartment in a "vintage" (read: poorly insulated) walk-up. I've quickly come to realize the advantage of living [...]
The strange world beyond Chicago – a townhome in the woods
Residents of inner-city neighborhoods like The Loop often tell us that they moved downtown because they decided that if they were going to live in the [...]
Rentals for $600 or less
What can you rent for $600? In Old Irving Park, $600 will get you a one-bedroom in this vintage elevator building.
Want to live farther north? A 60 [...]
Tuesday, Tuesday, got the ugly building blues day
Wendy's on Belmont, just west of the Kennedy. Enough said.
If you've got the ugly building blues, send us an e-mail with a photo and address. [...]
Funnin' the suckers in a sick way
The Chicago Neighborhood Boundaries Directory, co-published by the Chicago Association of Realtors and Big Stick Inc., bills itself as the "most thoro [...]
Good fixtures make for good neighbors
The relentless wind today blew a light covering from my building into a neighbor's stairwell, leaving glass shards on their steps. I felt compelled to [...]
The shady side of Beverly
For anyone who happened to sojourn south (or north or east or west) yesterday for the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade in the Beverly neighbo [...]
Affordable options for empty nesters at Belle Plaine Commons
Suburban empty-nesters may be flying the coop in search of pricey in-towns that are just a short walk or Zimmerframe-amble from Michigan Avenue, but n [...]
The ins and outs of online apartment hunting
Can anyone even remember how we made decisions on hotels, airline tickets, or restaurants without comparing prices and reviews online? Apartment hunti [...]