Fulton Market on the move
We've heard of Chicago neighborhoods undergoing rapid evolutions and boundary changes - but before now we've never seen it happen over the course of o [...]
A moment of Zen at Chicago's Waterview Tower
Businessman Jon Butcher is planning the mother of all makeovers when he moves into his penthouse at Waterview Tower in 2008. We're not talking grades [...]
Soldier Field revamp "innovative"
Love it or despise it, the always controversial makeover of Soldier Field has officially been declared "innovative architecture" by a panel of tastema [...]
Palmolive dangling $50,000 bonus
If you happen to be browsing for a condo right now and wonder why your broker keeps steering you toward the $10.7 million penthouse in The Palmolive B [...]
Buy a condo, get a Vespa
From the world of real estate marketing, here's a novel incentive aimed at young home buyers. Condo developers have been targeting empty nesters with [...]
All I want for Christmas is a Chicago penthouse
Here are some Christmas gift ideas in case the billionaire in your life is short on inspiration.
The $10.7 million Palmolive penthouse is up for grab [...]
Wilco's foray into Chicago real estate
The Burn to Shine 02 Chicago DVD, released in August, mixes our interest in Chicago real estate with our love of great Chicago bands. Filmmaker Christ [...]
Astoria Tower brings deco design, hotel services to condo project
Once the "Greek Town" of New York City, the Astoria neighborhood in Queens has become a blend of many different cultures and lifestyles. The South Loo [...]
Attractive rehabs, pricing and locations let conversions compete with new condos
By the end of 2005, more than 4,000 rental units in downtown Chicago will have converted to condominiums, according to estimates by Appraisal Research [...]
Professional punch list now can save buyers money later
Recently, when a Tomacor home inspector tried to complete a home inspection with our client the builder became outraged. "You can't bring that guy in [...]
'Manhattanization' is changing the face of downtown Chicago
Twenty-five years ago, a stroll south down Wabash Avenue toward the Chicago River on the Near North Side of Chicago was sooty and uneventful.
A highl [...]
Ultra-luxury homes
Chicago's high end keeps getting higher
If it is ever possible to pity buyers of new ultra-luxury condos in downtown Chicago, now is the time. Neve [...]
Luxury for less
CA keeps prices low, finishes high at Edgebrook Glen
There's luxury pricing and then there's luxury living. According to Paul Bertsche, of CA Develop [...]
Timeless homes
North Shore's CBI brings its high-end historic homes to city
It has been more that 15 years since the principals behind CBI Custom Homes started thei [...]
Addressing the past
Adaptive reuse projects play on premium locations, vintage charm
While the ultra-luxury market is dominated by new construction, some of Chicago's to [...]
Hotel Condomania
Buyers and developers see new luxury hybrid as suite deal
A few years ago, almost no one in Chicago had heard of hotel condominiums. The concept, whi [...]
Do it your way
Ultra-luxury buyers spare little expense or imagination in custom build-outs
Now that corporate lawyer Jim Jacobson and his wife Mindy, a nurse, have [...]
Life at the top
Penthouses aren't what they used to be - but some are better than ever
For the true high-flyer nothing tops buying a penthouse, but buying the bigges [...]
South Loop learns how students can add life to growing neighborhood
Law student Jason Hitchings was stepping out of his South Loop dorm recently when he overheard a passerby mention that he was leaving his job as a cle [...]
Attractive rehabs, pricing and locations let conversions compete with new condos
Housing Watch
By the end of 2005, more than 4,000 rental units in downtown Chicago will have converted to condominiums, according to estimates by App [...]