Conversions and Oakwood Shores: Bronzeville's dominant features
In this video, Coldwell Banker Realtor Clarence Thompson tells me about three distinct pricing areas within Bronzeville. Sixty-seven percent of the [...]
Finding new developments in Bronzeville and North Kenwood
Earlier this week, Clarence Thompson of Coldwell Banker took me around Bronzeville in Chicago's South Side, with a short visit to a street in North [...]
Neighborhoods for the rest of us: Grand Crossing
Spend more than a minute Googling “Greater Grand Crossing,” and you’ll surely come across stories of a terrible train wreck at the intersection of t [...]
A very bad day for Pullman
The opening day of last year's Pullman / Roseland Parade of Homes was, according to the residents I interviewed there, "a great day for Pullman."
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Union Row Townhomes joins the price cutters
"Every competing project with townhomes suffered very slow sales velocity in much of 2008 and all of 2009. Every other major competing project has r [...]
Name the nabe where the caged bird-man sings
Where in Chicago can you see this statue of a man in a suit of feathers? Be the first to name the nabe of the caged bird-man statue and win a YoChic [...]
Belgravia reduces prices of four Union Row townhomes by as much as $80,000
For the first time since sales began at Union Row, Belgravia Group has unveiled a round of price reductions on four immediately available new-constr [...]
The nearly news: what a million bucks gets you in Bridgeport
When Realtors guide a real estate reporter around their neighborhood, they're bound to pass a couple of their listings. The home at 2633 S Farrell A [...]
Bridgeport: solid roots hoping to branch out
During our tour of Bridgeport last week, Nicole and Joe Pusateri of Bricks Realty took me to a local hardware store that exemplifies the personality [...]
Thousands of new homes planned for Pullman
The non-profit development arm of Park National Bank hopes to build as many as 3,000 new single-family homes, townhouses and low-rises on 138 acres in [...]
Bridgeport's "island" on the Chicago River
Continuing our drive through a rainy, October day in Bridgeport, Nicole Pusateri, broker / owner of Bricks Realty, takes me to an area she likes to [...]
Neighborhoods for the rest of us: McKinley Park
Taking its name from the 69-acre public space bounded by 37th Street, Pershing Road, and Damen, Western, and Archer avenues (itself named after Pres [...]
Opera's lofty themes: rent or own?
In Chicago's Near South Side, Opera Realty's Opera Lofts are selling and leasing lofts converted from a storage warehouse for the Lyric Opera of Chi [...]
Trend-setters in blue-collar Bridgeport
Last week, I toured Bridgeport with Nicole Pusateri, owner and managing broker of Bricks Realty, and her husband Joe, also an agent. Nicole and Joe [...]
Name the nabe of the beflagged bungalow
It's not just any bungalow. Be the first to name the neighborhood in the comments below and win a YoChicago yo-yo. [...]
The lake, the Drive, and "genuine shopping" options near Lake Park Gateway II
The final segment of Joe's tour of Lake Park Gateway II with developer Mitch Newman find the duo standing near what Joe calls a "genuine shopping ce [...]
Building an "enterprise of passion" for Lake Park Gateway II developer
Joe continues his tour of Strategem Home Builders' Lake Park Gateway II with developer Mitch Newman. Behind the two new buildings at 1227 E 46th St [...]
Observations on Woodlawn: Buyers, amenities, and the Olympics
Near the end of our latest visit to the Renaissance on Kimbark, as we stood atop Stonemason Group's latest eight-flat, @properties agent Hasani Stee [...]
The future of the Renaissance on Kimbark
Hasani Steele was able to make a lot of pre-sales during the first two phases of construction at the Renaissance on Kimbark, but that was then...wha [...]
Lake Park Gateway II: New luxury living in North Kenwood
Developer Mitch Newman's career in home-building began when he was walking job sites with his father, also a developer. Mitch has a passion for desi [...]