Magellan spearheading redevelopment of Sears lot in Ravenswood
Almost exactly one year ago, I took a ride around Ravenswood with Realtor Eric Rojas to check in on the neighborhood's residential market. Halfway t [...]
Staybridge Suites: Chicago's Christo?
Spend any time in River North and you're sure to get a glimpse of the neighborhood's monument to a bad economy: Staybridge Suites at Huron and LaSall [...]
An early afternoon visit to Trump's riverwalk
"Please enjoy our plaza," read the signs near the entrance and exit points at Trump's new riverwalk. It's not something many Chicagoans were heed [...]
Adapting to a tough condo market
The folks at Sergio & Banks have shown Joe Zekas around several Ultimate Homes condos in recent months, including this one located at 2257 W Belmont [...]
Ted's take on Pearson on the Park
Earlier this year a group of investors bought up the remaining inventory at the converted Pearson on the Park high-rise at 222 E Pearson St in Stree [...]
Suburban-style living in River North
River Village is one of those tucked-away surprises that few Chicagoans have visited but that instantly appeal. The development, set along Chicago's [...]
Trend lines: South Loop condos listed for sale and for rent
Here's a little something I put together following last week's write-up on the drop in condo rental inventory in the downtown market. The South Loop [...]
Weighing WalkScores: Roscoe Village or Evanston?
Ask people what characteristic they most value in a city neighborhood and they'll often answer "walkability" or "pedestrian-friendliness." If walkab [...]
A drive around Union Row's neighborhood
Belgravia Group's Zev Salomon takes Joe Zekas on a driving tour of the area around the Union Row Townhomes to show off some of the dramatic changes [...]
Lake Park Crescent immersed in Chicago history
One of the many perks of buying a new home at Lake Park Crescent in North Kenwood-Oakland is being able to live in an area steeped in Chicago histor [...]
By request: Eight developer homes still for sale at Avenue East in Streeterville
"What's the % sold in this building?" a reader asked via e-mail last week? The building in question was Avenue East, Residential Homes of America's 13 [...]
Market watch: "News" from the Far North
The following are just three of the new properties on the Far North side of town (the area north of Irving Park Road and east of Western Avenue) tha [...]
A loft of many nooks at Haberdasher Square
This one-bedroom loft at Haberdasher Square, 728 W Jackson Blvd, plays much larger than its 1,300 square feet because of the variety of spaces it ho [...]
Sales update: @properties handling sales for Parkside of Old Town's first phase
With the construction of more public and affordable-housing units just around the corner, @properties has been called in to market the surplus of co [...]
Terrific pricing at the edge of Edgebrook
Talke a walk through one of the new condos at Edgebrook Pointe, 6425 W Touhy Ave, with Joe Zekas and Phyllis Bisceglie of Sergio & Banks.
Two-bedro [...]
1400 Lake Shore Drive auction brings in almost $3.5 million with 20 sales
I couldn't make it to yesterday's 1400 Lake Shore Drive auction, but an intrepid Yo reader had my back.
Jameson and Fine & Co had planned to auction [...]
Talks continue on Rogers Park proposal
Developers Richard Aronson and Scott Sinar will present the latest revisions of their proposed mixed-use building in Rogers Park at a community mee [...]
Lucido in University Village: Rental options and cab convenience
In this segment from our University Village tour, Gary Lucido of Lucid Realty and Getting Real discusses a renter's options in the neighborhood and [...]
Shark bites: Landmark luxury on Lake Shore
A Lake Shore Drive address in the Gold Coast rarely comes cheap (unless you're buying at auction this weekend, perhaps), but it's especially pricey wh [...]
Why is the downtown condo rental inventory drying up?
In late November we started tracking the number of condo rentals in select Chicago ZIP codes in hopes of seeing...something. Every Friday, we record [...]