BlockWalks, 2300 North Cleveland in Lincoln Park
With this video we're launching a new feature: BlockWalks, a simple video tour of a single Chicago or suburban block.
For many Chicagoans the block [...]
Lounges, courts, and theaters: More amenities at Alta at K Station's K2 floor
Part 2 of my Alta at K Station video tour features more of the spaces open to Alta residents on the development's K2 amenities floor: a party room w [...]
The lowdown on Parc Huron's pricing
Parc Huron's leasing center at Erie and Kingsbury streets in River North is open for business, and I've already stopped by to grab a copy of the tower [...]
A great starter home at Lake Park Crescent
Check out one of the new one-bedroom condos ready delivery at Lake Park Crescent in North Kenwood-Oakland. With a price below $170,000, the home is [...]
A Good Friday morning in Pilsen
Thousands of Pilsen's faithful shut down traffic through the heart of the neighborhood on Friday as a Stations of the Cross procession made its way [...]
Lincoln Park's highest real estate tax bills
The top residential tax bill in Lincoln Park: $76,405.55. As you might expect, the 1800 and 1900 blocks of Orchard, Burling and Howe are well repre [...]
West Loop loft tour – a 4,000 square-foot triplex
Remember when lofts were all about large, open spaces and soaring ceilings?
This 4,000 square foot loft at 1000 West Washington, in the West Loop, [...]
Shark bites: Deals on investment properties
You know that Matt Garrison tracks big price reductions on condos and single-family homes at CondoShark.com. But did you know he also keeps an eye on [...]
A skyline drive through Grant Park
Last week, Zekas and I set out for a drive north along Lake Shore Drive. Before returning to the office, we doubled back to Columbus Drive for a clo [...]
The handcrafted, high-ceilinged rowhomes of Lake Park Crescent
Follow Joe and Kim on a video tour through a three-story, single-family-style rowhome at 4060 S Oakenwald Ave, a unit that doubles as the sales cent [...]
Lake Shore Drive, north from Lake Point Tower
The second leg of our drive up Lake Shore Drive took us past Lake Point Tower and into Chicago's North Side, where the wall of high-rises lining the [...]
Sales update: 15 condos under contract following Silver Tower slash
Since taking over the high-rise's sales and advertising newly reduced prices last week, Jameson Real Estate has drawn up 15 new contracts for condos [...]
Great moments in ad copy: "Surge into the 'red zone'" at 1738 North Winchester
IF YOU ARE READY-TO-ACT BUYER, BUCKLE UP BECAUSE YOUR ANTICIPATION IS GETTING READY TO SURGE INTO THE "RED ZONE". HERE IS A HOME THAT HITS THE JACK [...]
Parc Huron prices, incentives to be unveiled with opening of leasing center
Wait until April 5 -- that's the message that comes across again and again on Parc Huron's newly updated Web site. Everything you want to know about r [...]
Alta's K2: A full floor of amenities
Bridging the two towers of the new Alta at K Station, 555 W Kinzie St, is a seven-story parking deck topped by a large sundeck and a full floor of a [...]
Haberdasher Square Lofts' sundeck and fitness center
It's a common misconception that you need to live in a high-rise to enjoy views of Chicago's fabulous skyline and a full range of in-building amenit [...]
City views from Alta's spacious pool deck
It's not swimming weather yet, but the outdoor lounge that tops Alta at K Station's parking deck will be ready for action once the temperature rises [...]
Touring two-bedrooms at Astoria Tower
Weichert, Realtors - Frankel & Giles held a "grand re-opening" at Astoria Tower on Saturday, and Joe Zekas was there to check things out. He tracked [...]
Meet Patricia, Chicago's first door-cierge
We stopped by 215 West Washington Friday for a first look at this new Loop apartment tower. 215 West just received its certificate of occupancy thro [...]
A drive north along Lake Shore Drive
Crossing the Queensboro Bridge into Manhattan Jay Gatsby saw "the city rising up … in white heaps and sugar lumps all built with a wish out of non-o [...]