The last of the lofts
WOW offers rare South Loop lofts at 15th Street
As an architect and developer, William Warman is used to seeing a project through from the initial co [...]
The beat goes on
Thrush's Jazz on the Boulevard helps renew N. Kenwood-Oakland
The unusual name of the Thrush Companies' "Jazz on the Boulevard," a new 137-unit resid [...]
Massive developments underway in emerging neighborhoods
Vacant land for future residential development is abundant on Chicago's Near South Side and Near West Side, and with the economy picking up, experts s [...]
Shortcuts in townhouse building often mean compromised safety
Townhouses are popular because they supply more privacy than condominiums but have lower construction costs than freestanding single-family homes. At [...]
Chicago's best new homes 2004
The experts choose the top city developments of 2004
It's easy to get jaded reviewing new residential construction in Chicago. Development, like most [...]
Major projects, city growth spur housing boom on south lakefront
Louis Outlaw grew up on stories of Bronzeville, a legendary South Side community that over the years attained a sort of mythic status in his mind. His [...]
No. Ten Lofts opens in W. Loop
The first thing that strikes you about the new No. Ten Lofts is its address: 1040 W. Adams. Finding a new loft conversion of 266 units is rare enough [...]
The Rosenwald rides again
Plans are on track to convert the Michigan Garden Apartments, at 47th and Michigan, on the South Side, into a lush complex of more than 300 units, acc [...]
Rezmar closing out Mansions on Prairie
Rezmar Development Group has sold every unit but the model at its luxury Mansions on Prairie Avenue development, 17 "single-family rowhomes" in the Pr [...]
Crescent sells 500th condo at Shoreline Park
Crescent Heights has sold its 500th condo at Shoreline Park, a 570-unit condo conversion that includes a 14-story tower at 4950 N. Marine and a five-s [...]
NAR: April home sales near record
Sales of existing single-family homes rose 2.5 percent in April, the third consecutive increase in a row and the second-highest pace on record, accord [...]
IL Senate approves tax relief plan
The Illinois Senate has approved a measure that could put the brakes on property taxes in communities with rapidly rising home prices. The bill, which [...]
It's official: Chicago homes unaffordable
As if you needed confirmation, housing in Chicago is becoming officially "unaffordable," according to a new report by the Fannie Mae Foundation. Housi [...]
Fordham tops off Pinnacle in River North
The Fordham Company has topped off its new Pinnacle highrise, a River North condo tower capped with a mansard roof - a favorite design element by Pari [...]
Ambassador benefit kicks off model opening
When it comes to condo conversions, it's hard to get much more tony than the Ambassador, the 38-unit condominium development at the former Ambassador [...]
Housing starts fall in April
U.S. housing starts fell in April but construction permits were up in a sign that new home sales were likely to remain strong.
The U.S. Commerce Depa [...]
Belgravia plans two Lake Shore condo towers
Belgravia Group and Sandz Development, the team behind the 530 N. Lake Shore Drive highrise, plan to bring homebuyers two more rare chances to live in [...]
Homeownership falls for "working families"
Homeownership among working families with children has fallen in recent decades even as the overall population has seen a rise in homeownership, accor [...]
Mortgage rates drop slightly
The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage stood at 6.3 percent this week, down from last week when it averaged 6.34 percent, according to Freddie Mac's [...]
111 Morgan selling last 2 units
Winthrop Properties is down to the last two new construction lofts at its 111 S. Morgan development in the West Loop. According to the developer both [...]