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Construction update: 30 W Erie nearing completion
Now that 30 W Erie is nearly finished, what's Yo'all's take on the execution of Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture's design? Last time we put it to a [...]
Chicago lofts: Is loft condo design stylish or 'super crappy' in recent developments?
Not to beat a dead loft, but Paulj's comment on an earlier loft post got us thinking about the state of Chicago loft design:
The structure and the [...]
British School steaming ahead on Halsted
We hadn't stopped by the future home of the British School of Chicago in a while and were pleasantly surprised this morning to see how far constru [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Lennar scraps South Loop condos, sells site for apartments
Lennar scraps South Loop condos Crain's
Uptown apartment building on market Crain's
Oakwood Shores gets TIF funds Trib
Mortgage woes affecting [...]
Get outta town: Lake shore offers endless 2nd-home options within 2 hours of city
It’s 9:45 on a muggy Monday morning, and the city skyline is quickly shrinking in my rearview mirror. I’m spending the day doing the dance that cons [...]
Sales update: 4 left at Bradley Place
Four homes remain for sale in the second phase of Centrum Properties' Bradley Place, according to Carrie McCormick, sales manager for the project. [...]
A day at the beach: Yo goes to New Buffalo
Last week we started on our journey to vacation destinations along the coast of Lake Michigan, and today we're continuing with a look at New Buffalo [...]
Parc Huron design heavy on glass, concrete
What's Yo'alls take on the rendering of Parc Huron? Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture designed the 21-story high-rise, planned for 469 W Huron St.
T [...]
Five Chicago-area neighborhoods sign on to LEED pilot program
We posted recently about a green building initiative in the South Chicago neighborhood, part of the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED for Neighborhoo [...]
Just off the green at Foster Manor
If green space is what you're after, being close to the river can provide a dose of nature without an inflated price. Foster Manor, a condo conversi [...]
South Chicago community going green
The Community Development Commission on Tuesday approved the participation of five developers in a massive green redevelopment project in the South Ch [...]
Sales and construction update: 50 East Chestnut
Sales have reached the 40 percent mark at 50 East Chestnut, according to Steve Mandell of Jameson Development, LLC. The 39-story building at Rush a [...]
David Hall: city's resurgence started in Lincoln Park
Following our conversations with agents Doug Fox and Karen Stierwalt last week, we chatted with David Hall, who has managed Coldwell Banker's Lincoln [...]
Chicago's hottest neighborhoods 2007
Compiling a list of "hot" neighborhoods in a cooler market might, on its surface, seem like an exercise in futility, but there is perhaps no better ti [...]
Stock of unsold new units high downtown, but few completed condos are sitting empty
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Despite gloomy rumors of unsold condominium units sitting empty downtown, there currently are only 177 new-construction high-rise condos [...]
Scenes from Streeterville: move over, Mother Goose
On a Saturday afternoon stroll, we spotted these large geese hanging out on the northern edge of a dock along the Chicago River, a few blocks west o [...]
A walk down Cregier Avenue in Jackson Park Highlands
Cregier Avenue, the western border of Jackson Park Highlands, is lined with single-family homes. On the west side of the street, south of 69th Stree [...]
New apartment tower proposed at Lake and Wells in the Loop
Construction on a 43-story apartment tower proposed on the northwest corner of Lake and Wells streets could begin at the end of this year if the Cit [...]
Chicago's mega-projects
Massive developments build community, parks and more alongside new homes
Most Chicago neighborhoods grow and die piecemeal – old buildings ge [...]
Chicago's best new homes 2007
The experts choose the top developments of 2007
Each year, New Homes Magazine puts on its homebuyers' hat and scours the city to find the best new [...]