Video tours of six Hyde Park / Kenwood apartment buildings
Many confirmed North Siders have never visited Hyde Park / Kenwood, and it's probable that even fewer have given any thought to moving there.
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A rare double lot at Bridgeport’s Lexington Place
The single-family homes at Lexington Place II in Bridgeport will offer one buyer an opportunity that's very rare in new construction – a double lo [...]
New homes reflect the reinvention of Bridgeport
The Chicago Advocate blog has an informative and detailed, if somewhat boosterish, overview of the changes that have occurred and are about to occ [...]
Video – A rare Frank Lloyd Wright rowhouse in The Gap
The Roloson Houses in the 3200 block of South Calumet are a Chicago Landmark, in part because they're the only rowhouses designed by Frank Lloyd W [...]
Lots of outdoor space at Bridgeport’s Lexington Square 3
Lexington Square has transformed a quiet corner of Bridgeport adjacent to Donovan Park into a sought-after residential enclave.
The success of [...]
Washington Park’s African Festival of the Arts
The 25th annual African Festival of the Arts kicks off tomorrow, August 29, and runs through Monday, September 1, in Washington Park, 51st and C [...]
See classic cars and classic homes in Bridgeport this weekend
The St Barbara Classic Car Show will be held this Saturday, August 23, from 9 am to 4 pm, at 2859 S Throop St in Bridgeport. The event will featur [...]
New homes in Bridgeport just steps from Donovan Park
Lexington Square's third phase is launching 20 new rowhomes and the second phase of Lexington Place has begun the sale of 19 new single-family hom [...]
A TIF for the tough, Washington Park edition
Remember when some of the events at the 2016 Olympics were slated to be held at new facilities to be built in Washington Park?
Chicago's bid f [...]
Classic single-family homes near Donovan Park in Bridgeport
The first phase of Lexington Place, pictured above, sold quickly and became an instant Bridgeport classic. The homes have the friendly, familiar, [...]
Pilsen is once again the next hot neighborhood
The concept of a "willing suspension of disbelief" is credited to Samuel Taylor Coleridge from the year 1817. Wikipedia summarizes it thus:
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Is Pilsen under the gun?
We're not talking about the so-called hipster invasion of Pilsen, nor are we resurrecting stale debates about the threat of gentrification.
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Is the price finally right at Marquette Village?
We first took note of Marquette Village in February of 2007 when single-family homes at the development were priced from the $290s. Our last visit [...]
The circus-themed grand opening at Hyde Park’s Shoreland Apartments
The Shoreland, once one of Chicago's grandest hotels, has been reincarnated as a luxury apartment building.
The Shoreland's soaring Art Deco lo [...]
Spacious modern apartments at Regents Park in Hyde Park
Regents Park, 5020 S Lake Shore Dr, has a lavish amenities package that outshines everything else in Hyde Park and ranks among the very best in Ch [...]
Who will buy this remodeled Grand Boulevard home?
In June of 2007 a single-family home at 4842 S Calumet Ave sold for $565,000 subject to a $565,000 mortgage. Early in 2008 it went into foreclosur [...]
Hyde Park’s Del Prado apartments, where location meets luxury
The former Del Prado hotel, an ornately-decorated landmark at the gateway between Hyde Park and the lakefront, has been renovated into luxury apar [...]