Van Buren Lofts touts value, volume, vibrancy
There's something different about Van Buren Lofts, a.k.a. VB 1224, located at 1224 W. Van Buren, in the West Loop. It hits you as soon as you walk in [...]
Solid contruction, easy access make lofts a great housing choice
Beyond surface design, most people who want to live in lofts don't give much consideration to construction standards in this uniquely urban form of ho [...]
Downtown condos for $56,000? It happened just 10 years ago…
With all the housing and economic experts gazing into their crystal balls for 2005, now may be a good time to reflect on what was happening in the Chi [...]
The Return of the Loft
After a drought of several years, lofts are back, more stylish than ever.
There was a time, several years ago, when I never wanted to hear about anot [...]
The Loft Ledger
Buyers driven to find the right loft
Several new loft developments have automotive roots, including one contender for the best-named project – [...]
A museum piece that's cutting-edge
Just two weeks after its grand opening, the Enterprise Companies' latest Central Station highrise, Museum Park Place, was nearly half sold, according [...]
Condominiums fit for a Kennedy
Few neighborhoods can claim to epitomize Chicago more than Jefferson Park. The Northwest Side community is home to quiet streets, sturdy brick bungalo [...]
Building green in the South Loop
It's hard to say exactly why a project like Loftworks on Michigan sells out in just three months, but you can be sure that pricing and location were i [...]
Buyers increasingly looking to live in heart of the Loop
If Rich Schaefer and his wife, Sheila, had any doubts about moving from their settled Lake View neighborhood down to a massive planned development at [...]
Mortgage rates remain steady
The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 5.66 percent last week, down slightly from the previous week, when it stood at 5.67, according to Freddie [...]
Logan Square getting greener
Logan Square has been seeing red over its lack of green. Back in 1997, the Near Northwest Side neighborhood was declared to have the least amount of g [...]
Golfer's loss, renter's gain
The golfer's loss apparently is the renter's gain at Lakeshore East, a new downtown development where the 46-story Shoreham apartment tower recently w [...]
Paramount Lofts reaches 80% sold
Paramount Lofts, the chic conversion of the former W. A. Wieboldt and Company "Midwest Store," seems to be living up to its name. At press time, New W [...]
Village homes rising in Near West
A local developer has broken ground on the first units in a residential development that marks a creative new approach to building affordable and mark [...]
Bridgeport Station Lofts 80% sold
After gaining a foothold in Bridgeport with its Union Lofts project - the first loft condos to be built in the Near Southwest neighborhood - Tandem De [...]
Affordable housing for Humboldt Park
Affordable housing developer Bickerdike Redevelopment Corp. plans a $17 million mixed-use project that will fill 11 lots along Division between Califo [...]
Foreclosures soar with predatory loans
Predatory loan terms, especially prepayment penalties and balloon payments, increase the risk of mortgage foreclosure with sub-prime home loans even a [...]
Chicago architect wins AIA award
The American Institute of Architects has named local architect Carol Ross Barney winner of the Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture. Her wor [...]
Buy a condo, win a car
Developers have long known that throwing in a little something extra can tip buyers shopping for a new home off of the fence and into the sales center [...]
Buyers flock to intelligent lofts
There was a time when 1550 S. Blue Island was a great location for fresh food but not much else. Today, however, the 11-story former home of the Produ [...]