Falor opens new hotel condo units
A year ago, few Chicagoans had ever heard of a condominium hotel. Today, this creative option is one of the hottest trends in downtown housing.
The [...]
CAR: housing volume, prices up in 2004
Economic uncertainties have done little to stymie Chicago's robust real estate market, according to year-end numbers for 2004 from the Chicago Associa [...]
2000 N. Lincoln Park West 60% sold
NVG Residential, Inc. the company Nicholas V. Gouletas left American Invsco to start, has declared its first major project a resounding success, and i [...]
Mortgage rates finish '04 with record lows
The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage stood at 5.81 percent this week, up from 5.75 percent the week before, capping a year of record-low rates that [...]
Autumn Green: new seniors condos on S. Side
Citing a need for moderately priced maintenance-free seniors housing in city neighborhoods, Senior Lifestyle Corporation has started sales at Autumn G [...]
MR tops off 950 W. Monroe condos
MR Properties has topped off its West Loop condo development at 950 W. Monroe, a 99-unit mid-rise where the first residents are expected to move in ah [...]
Optima Old Orchard 75% sold in Ph I
Optima, Inc. has sold about 75 percent of the 201 condominiums in the first phase of its Optima Old Orchard Woods development, three blocks west of Ol [...]
Gold Coast seniors housing moves forward
The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board in March will consider a proposal for "the Clare at Water Tower," a $178 million seniors housing develop [...]
Falor taps Kor Group for hotel condos
The Falor Companies, a Chicago-based hospitality firm, has hired Los Angeles-based Kor Hotel Group to operate and manage two new condominium hotels in [...]
Monroe Place opens to strong sales
Dubin Residential has announced that Monroe Place in the West Loop is more than 40 percent sold after only one weekend of sales. The new community wil [...]
Christmas comes early for condo buyers
Chicago-area condominium buyers will find their holiday stockings stuffed with developer incentives ranging from real estate tax and assessment breaks [...]
Condo boom will continue in '05
What will the 2005 real estate market look like in Chicago?
While the Gold Coast remains the biggest market in the booming downtown area, "new" neigh [...]
Apartment outlook better but jobs needed
Fueled by a reviving American economy, the apartment rental industry is turning the corner toward a rebound, experts say, but the job picture will hav [...]
Bridgeport Village takes top award again
Bridgeport Village, a $75 million residential development in Bridgeport has won the Gold Key award for "Best Overall Urban Community" from the Home Bu [...]
27-story tower planned for River N.
Avenue East, a 27-story new-construction condominium tower, is planned for development at 160 East Illinois, a few steps east of Michigan Avenue's "Ma [...]
Mortgage rates drop on weak labor news
The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage stood at 5.7 percent this week, down from 5.8 percent last week, according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage M [...]
LR starts Roosevelt Square units
More than 100 community leaders, bankers and city officials joined LR Development Company and its partners recently to break ground for Phase I of Roo [...]
RiverBend hooks suburbanites from river perch
David Levine and his wife, Karla, spotted RiverBend, a new 37-story condo tower on the Chicago River, from the deck of a tour boat. The couple were ha [...]
Atland bridges city
New firm offers Bridgeport single-families, chic N. Side condos
Atland Realty may be a new kid on the block as real estate brokerages go, but princip [...]
Building history
CBI Custom Homes prides itself on period houses' architectural purity
No one with an interest in historic residential architecture needs to leave the [...]