The Schoenhofen Brewery: a landmark in East Pilsen
Occasionally a reader or agent ask whether we've heard any news about the Schoenhofen Brewery. The two buildings, which form a landmark district in [...]
Steele on awards, loans, and appraisals at Woodlawn's Renaissance on Kimbark
As I mentioned when posting the first of my new videos with @properties agent Hasani Steele, the Stonemason Group received a Good Neighbor Award (PD [...]
Hyde Park and Chicago politics
Living next door to the president's Chicago home can be like living in a "circus," according to neighbor Bill Grimshaw, who is selling his Hyde Park [...]
Union Row in East Pilsen
In Joe's recent visit to East Pilsen, he spent some time walking the immediate area around Union Row. Belgravia Group's townhome development on 16th [...]
Deals on South Side single-family homes
Many of Chicago's new construction single-family homes are found in neighborhoods on the South Side.
Fifteen single-families are available in Engle [...]
Making pre-construction sales in Woodlawn
We don't hear many homebuilders boasting of their pre-construction sales these days -- especially not in neighborhoods like Woodlawn -- so it came a [...]
The Olympics and East Pilsen
Every neighborhood expects to benefit from an Olympics boom should Chicago win its bid, it seems. In the second half of his chat with Joe Zekas, Eas [...]
The changing scene in East Pilsen
I met Cuahutémoc Morfin while walking the streets of East Pilsen. He's a 28-year resident of the area and a former and future candidate for alderman [...]
Jefferson, Lumber and Cermak, in East Pilsen
One of my favorite Chicago intersections is Jefferson, Lumber and Cermak, in East Pilsen, just west of the Chicago River.
The street names themselv [...]
Revisiting Woodlawn's Renaissance on Kimbark with Hasani Steele
Stonemason Group received a Good Neighbor Award from the Chicago Association of Realtors earlier this year for its ongoing Renaissance on Kimbark pr [...]
Obama's neighbor on Harold Washington
Harold Washington, Chicago's first African-American mayor, launched his mayoral campaign in Bill and Jacky Grimshaw's dining room. The Grimshaws' po [...]
The media circus at President Obama's neighbor's house
YoChicago doesn't often cover resale homes, but when a client asks whether you'd like a slot between the Associated Press and NPR to interview the P [...]
Neighborhoods for the rest of us: Bridgeport
Home to five of Chicago's 45 mayors, including the current Mayor Daley, Bridgeport is a south side community area of Chicago with a rich history. I [...]
Ivy Hall at University Village schedules one-day discounts on remaining townhomes
Downtown homes will sell when price cuts reach the 20-percent mark, and that's exactly what the South Campus Development Team will be banking on th [...]
Surveying Hyde Park's retail, residential scenes
Joe Zekas and I were noting this morning that Hyde Park is a neighborhood that's due for a thorough YoChicago checkup. By sheer coincidence, Hyde Pa [...]
Jackson Park's urban garden
After their tour of Woodlawn's residential streets, the Woodlawn Wonder took Joe Zekas to Jackson Park to check on the tomatoes, peppers, corn, and [...]
East Garfield Park's new horizons
Public gardens are sources of pride for many communities, and East Garfield Park is no exception. During our video tour, East Garfield Park New Comm [...]
Built and abandoned in Woodlawn
The second chapter of Joe Zekas' video tour of Woodlawn with the Woodlawn Wonder takes the duo past a nearly completed but abandoned condo developme [...]
Foreclosures and vacancies in North Lawndale
During Joe's recent tour of North Lawndale with Larry Kimbrough from Breaking Ground, Larry pointed out a handful of unoccupied new-construction hom [...]
Yo's Quad Communities tour: Genesis II brings new single-families to North Kenwood-Oakland
The third stop on my Quad Communities home tour was a 4,000 square-foot single-family home at 4314 S Greenwood Ave in North Kenwood-Oakland. The hom [...]