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New homes snapshot: New construction in Pilsen, University Village, and Heart of Chicago

New homes snapshot: New construction in Pilsen, University Village, and Heart of Chicago

"I don't know if [businesses like mine] necessarily are part of a movement, but I do think the shops, restaurants and bars that have opened bring p [...]
Yo visits the Park Boulevard sales center

Yo visits the Park Boulevard sales center

Our second and final stop during the CHA Plan for Transformation media tour that Joe and I attended last week was at the sales center for Park Bouleva [...]
Oakwood Shores: "The grand-master plan"

Oakwood Shores: "The grand-master plan"

We've written several posts over the years about Oakwood Shores, but when dealing with such a massive development, it's easy to lose sight of the bi [...]
New West offers rent-to-own at Eastgate Village

New West offers rent-to-own at Eastgate Village

Sensing that buyers are having difficulty coming up with the money required for a down payment, New West Realty is rolling out an aggressive rent-to-o [...]
Reviewing the 15-day, $15,000 incentives at five Plan for Transformation developments

Reviewing the 15-day, $15,000 incentives at five Plan for Transformation developments

It's tax day, folks, and that means that today is the first day that the City of Chicago and the Partnership for New Communities will be offering a $1 [...]
Price reductions at McGill Parc Townhomes

Price reductions at McGill Parc Townhomes

After another year of slow sales at Kenwood's McGill Parc Townhomes, the developer has made some pretty significant price reductions. When I wrote abo [...]
Landmark Square condos appealing to South Side students

Landmark Square condos appealing to South Side students

The pace of construction has slowed because of the soft market, but developer Ferro DiPiazza's plans for Landmark Square are still pretty ambitious. T [...]
Deal of the day: Partnership boosts bonus for buying at five developments

Deal of the day: Partnership boosts bonus for buying at five developments

Since September, the City of Chicago and the Partnership for New Communities have offered $10,000 grants to buyers at select developments throughout [...]
Name the nabe of the guitar heroes

Name the nabe of the guitar heroes

Where do these painted bohos strum their stuff? Be the first to name the neighborhood in the picture above and win a YoChicago yo-yo. [...]
First look at Bridgeport's Archer Landing

First look at Bridgeport's Archer Landing

After visiting 340 Evergreen yesterday, the high-end new-construction condo development in Old Town, Jameson Real Estate agent Jennifer Liu and I made [...]
Dubin Residential revises plans for developments in Bridgeport and McKinley Park

Dubin Residential revises plans for developments in Bridgeport and McKinley Park

Two Dubin Residential developments that had slipped below the radar over the past two years resurfaced today in a Sun-Times article. Plans for The L [...]
Touring Coliseum Park's model (Part 2)

Touring Coliseum Park's model (Part 2)

For reasons unknown to us, the first part of my Coliseum Park video was taken off YouTube yesterday after Viacom claimed copyright infringement. We're [...]
Video: 2500 South Halsted's common areas

Video: 2500 South Halsted's common areas

In this second video from my recent trip to 2500 South Halsted in Bridgeport, Koenig & Strey agent Jason Stratton and I look at the kitchen and [...]
Video: Inside Coliseum Park's furnished model

Video: Inside Coliseum Park's furnished model

Here's the first part of the video I shot with Koenig & Strey GMAC Real Estate agents Jason Stratton and Sophia Klopas at Coliseum Park, which is [...]
Inside 2500 South Halsted's furnished model

Inside 2500 South Halsted's furnished model

When the developer and the architect are the same person, free expression reigns, at least according to Jason Stratton from Koenig & Strey GMAC Re [...]
Construction wrapping up at Coliseum Park

Construction wrapping up at Coliseum Park

On learning that it was open for business, I visited Coliseum Park, 1440 S Wabash Ave, on Friday and toured the new furnished model. Due to setbacks i [...]
First look at 2500 South Halsted's model

First look at 2500 South Halsted's model

On Friday, Koenig & Strey GMAC Real Estate agent Jason Stratton invited me to have a first look at 2500 South Halsted, an eight-unit building at t [...]
We love lists: New condos in Bridgeport

We love lists: New condos in Bridgeport

Bridgeport has seen plenty of new-construction condominiums over the past several years, and most of them have been confined to a small pocket around [...]
Despite obstacles, Coliseum Park model opens

Despite obstacles, Coliseum Park model opens

The gods don't seem to favor Coliseum Park, 1440 S Wabash Ave, but the South Loop low-rise is proving to be pretty resilient. First, ComEd delayed tur [...]
Near South Side leads weak field in new detached home sales

Near South Side leads weak field in new detached home sales

Sales of new construction detached homes fell 58 percent between 2007 and 2008, according to an analysis of all home sales in Chicago by Lakeshore Ana [...]
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