Shark bites: Tasty treats near Lincoln Park's North Pond
CondoShark slipped into Diversey Harbor the other day with plans to grab a bite at the Lincoln Park Zoo. Before he got there, however, the unmistaka [...]
Lathrop Homes redevelopment plan calls for LEED-certified "sustainable community"
The CHA will redevelop the Lathrop Homes site at Damen and Diversey avenues using new US Green Building Council plan for sustainable communities, acco [...]
Name the nabe of the lonesome ten-pin
I came across this stained spare while driving down a major city corridor a few weeks ago. Do you recognize it? Be the first to name its neighborhoo [...]
Teardowns, empty lots, and opportunities in Bucktown
This segment of Joe's Bucktown tour with Realtor Greg Viti starts with a look at some empty lots and potential teardowns that would be sites of new [...]
Silver Tower – here come the rentals
Last month I put up a post about some resales springing up at Silver Tower, 303 W Ohio St. Now a few units are showing up on the MLS as rentals, giv [...]
The personality of ParkView
Each high-rise has its own personality, says Prudential Rubloff agent Francesca Rose. 600 North Fairbanks, for example, is sleek and artsy, she says [...]
Bucktown highs and lows
In this segment from their Bucktown tour, Joe Zekas and Realtor Greg Viti check out the variety of homes available in the neighborhood, from new sin [...]
Lakeside living for under $55,000
For $54,900, you can pick up a one-bedroom / one-bath condo less than 500 feet away from the edge of Lincoln Park's northern reaches and just a few [...]
Floor plan focus: The corner one-bedroom
Looking for a one-bedroom apartment with a view? Here are some examples of corner units located in apartment high-rises opening this year.
215 West, [...]
The perks of buying early: a $220K cottage surrounded by million-dollar homes
Nothing demonstrates Bucktown's evolution quite like a drive up North Wolcott Avenue. Joe Zekas and Realtor Greg Viti were checking out a home in Wo [...]
En-Vision-ing short sales on State Street
Following the mention of short sales at River City on Monday, I started checking other buildings in the South Loop to see where short sales were conce [...]
Rental snapshot: $1,000 condos in Bucktown, Wicker Park, and Ukie Village
Here's a real-life scenario I encountered this morning. A friend of mine is looking for an apartment for the first time in a couple of years, and she [...]
Driving Bucktown with Greg Viti
The first segment of Joe Zekas' Bucktown tour with Realtor Greg Viti starts in the 2100 block of West Churchill St, a good example of a street whose [...]
Shark bites: 43 percent off a River City short sale
The CondoShark normally checks in on Fridays, but we gave him some time off for the New Year. He's back to the grind today and has already found a t [...]
Sales update: New marketing team but same old prices at Bucktown Station
During my walk home from the Western Blue Line station last Thursday, I noticed a new @properties sign inside one of the retail-level windows at Buc [...]
Investors' evolving objectives in Bucktown
Buyers of multi-unit buildings in Bucktown have "dropped out of the game" as developers and have "put on their investment hats," says Koenig & Strey [...]
Quote: Booby-trapping West Haven
“We put scattered-site public housing in the neighborhood to make it distasteful for really, really higher income. If I’ve got a half-million dollar h [...]
A 2-bedroom in Humboldt Park for under $2,000
As recently as 3 years ago condos at 3550 W. Franklin Blvd sold well above $200K. A 2-bedroom in the building is currently available for $1,900. If yo [...]
Bucktown, from hookers and hipsters to family haven
Koenig & Strey's Greg Viti is a third-generation Realtor. I first met him barely a year into his 23-year career in real estate.
I recently sat down [...]
More video faves from 2009
Here are three more of our most-viewed videos from 2009:
A tour of Parkside of Old Town and Cabrini-Green
Trump Tower, from the Chicago Riverwalk
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