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A bloody great deal in the West Loop
"Bloody great deal" is the attention-grabbing headline at the new Web site for the relaunched Van Buren Lofts, 1224 W Van Buren.
One has to ho [...]
Shark bites: Looking for lofts in all the right places
Due to their neighborhoods' old industrial and warehousing natures, many of the discounted homes, short sales, and foreclosures in River North, the [...]
Chicago's new lofts: What's left?
The past year has done a number on the selection of new true lofts throughout the city. Some developments, like University Village, finally reached se [...]
A taste of the West Loop
The Taste of Randolph Street always has one of the best concert lineups of any of the street festivals - as well as some of the best food - and with [...]
Revisiting the West Loop (Part 1)
In the course of 2008, Joe and I visited the West Loop several times, chronicling new condo development in a couple of neighborhood video tours. On Fr [...]
We love lists: South Side lofts
In this second half of my list of Chicago loft developments I look at everything south of Madison Street that has available units and is listed on Ne [...]
And then there were 4 – West Loop loft roundup
We recently rounded up loft developments on the North Side and South Side and were surprised by how quickly loft development south of Cermak is starti [...]
West Loop watch: is one of the city's trendiest neighborhoods growing fast enough?
A neighborhood on the cusp of "emerging" is by now such a familiar notion in real estate that we hardly pay attention when we hear the story.
You a [...]
Deal with it
In cooler market, buyers demand – and builders deliver – perks aplentyÂ
Story by Alison Soltau
Lisa and Miguel Cabrales wanted to buy [...]
Chicago deals: Developers Bear with the Super Bowl frenzy
Real estate agents are well aware that nobody will pay much attention to the market until we bring home the trophy from Miami. We've reported previous [...]
Loft condo developments making a comeback in Chicago
In the late '90s, lofts so dominated Chicago's downtown residential real estate market, we almost got sick of them. Every day, it seemed, a develope [...]
If housing bubble is bursting, where are the new-home giveaways?
Ok, so the housing bubble has officially burst, or started to deflate depending on your take, but new-home sales are proving stubbornly resilient. T [...]
Lofty Ambitions
Latest lofts offer new finishes in new neighborhoods
On one side of West Belmont Avenue just before Pulaski Road stands an old abandoned shoe factory [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
New West names Gould partner
New West Realty, one of the Near West Side's most active real estate brokerage and development firms, has named Peter K. Gould a partner.
In his new [...]