What's in store at The Armitage Collection?
We've talked before about the elaborate shopping options available along Armitage Avenue in Lincoln Park, including shops that sell ski parkas for dog [...]
Chicago in the age of Trump
Take a good hard look at the old Sun-Times site by the river, before it, just like Wrigley Field, undergoes a transformation. It won't be long before [...]
Focus, Cub Nation
Cub fans, now would be the time for you to make your way to your beloved Wrigley Field for some prime picture-taking opportunities. The steel framewor [...]
Wabash Avenue – romantic or blighted?
Judging from responses to our earlier post, Wabash Avenue has its share of admirers, who think the old el track metalwork has a certain urban romance [...]
Lofty Ambitions
Latest lofts offer new finishes in new neighborhoods
On one side of West Belmont Avenue just before Pulaski Road stands an old abandoned shoe factory [...]
Wabash Avenue to get a Botox shot
Wabash Avenue, the ugly stepsister of Michigan Avenue and State Street, is headed for the spa.
In spring, the metalwork of the overhanging el statio [...]
City in the suburbs
Evanston transforms from sleepy burb to mini-metropolis
We are seated at Koi Chinese and sushi restaurant in downtown Evanston, and Andy Warhol's por [...]
Waiting on the 37th anniversary for Block 37
It's nearing the silver anniversary of the day I sold the leaning office tower on Block 37 that I owned for a split-second. Older Chicagoans will reme [...]
We've been around the Block 37 too many times
After many long years the city was finally daring to hope that Block 37 would flower into the promised land of 108 North State Street, with hotels, re [...]
Getting into the Park
Rare condo conversions selling while luxury resales linger in Lincoln Park
Margot Huston was visiting her son at his rental apartment in the vintage h [...]
RDM adds 'Modern Luxury' to 1400 Lake Shore's art deco charm
In Chicago's hot real estate market, it seems that only an eternal optimist could search for a newly converted condo priced under $200,000. Trying to [...]
The North Branch as a neighborhood…
We can see why some people are raving about the North Branch of the Chicago River as a nice place to live.
While people are referring to the new dev [...]
Chicago on YouTube.com
Not ready for prime time video - and that's part of the attraction. Flash required, broadband recommended.
Chicago street beat — a don't miss o [...]
Designs on Michigan Avenue
CMK approaches planned South Loop tower as a work of art
The guiding philosophy behind the new South Loop highrise project, 1720 S. Michigan, is that [...]
When will Uptown rival downtown?
When is Uptown going to really regain its buzz? Yes, we know it's starting to get more expensive around there but really, with the lake so close by an [...]
The Loft Ledger
Classy converted college is far cry from frat house
Apparently a lot of young homebuyers like the idea of living in a loft that was once an old sch [...]