Yo's year: Whatever happened to Pure?
The Pure scandal was already in full swing by the beginning of 2009. It kicked off back in September 2008, when developer Salman Ibrahim absconded to [...]
Touring a West Loop ho-ho-home
With Hanukkah and Christmas right around the corner, people often consider this a hibernation period for the real estate market, but I met one agent [...]
Crêpes and cheese at the French Market
Joe and I left the Ogilvie Transportation Center feeling better about the Chicago French Market than we did upon our arrival. Near the end of our vi [...]
A new glimpse inside The Elysian
A special word of thanks to the Chicago Architecture Blog for sharing the link to this strangely silent video, released in conjunction with the open [...]
Want to take a dip? Few options available for renters in the winter
It's 2:30 in the afternoon and 9 degrees outside...time to practice that butterfly! Year-round swimming isn't a problem at a lot of condo high-rises, [...]
Sampling transit-friendly homes in Beverly and Morgan Park
Now that you've seen all of my Beverly / Morgan Park drive-around with Marcia Walsh, let's look at some of the homes for sale in both neighborhoods. [...]
The Walter Burley Griffin homes of Beverly
The final segment of my Beverly and Morgan Park drive-around features the homes of Griffin Place (formerly 103rd Place), site of the largest concent [...]
First impressions of the French Market
I'm not sure what Joe and I expected to see upon our arrival at the Chicago French Market at the Ogilvie Transportation Center on Monday, but what w [...]
Yo's year: Roosevelt Collection revisited
December's a month meant for retrospectives and year-end lists, so over these final three weeks of 2009, I'll dig back through our archives to see w [...]
Exploring the variety of Beverly's homes
Part 4 of my driving tour through Beverly and Morgan Park with Marcia Walsh showcases the variety of home styles that line the neighborhoods' street [...]
Loft living: Looking for downtown two-bedrooms in the high $300s
Daytime is playtime at the Yo office, so let's play pretend! Let's say I'm in the market for a two-bedroom / two-bath loft in a downtown neighborhood, [...]
Out of the city and into the woods: Driving Beverly's residential streets
Plant a newcomer down amidst the winding roads and rolling lawns of Beverly, and she'd have a hard time identifying the neighborhood as a part of Ch [...]
Streeterville snapshot: Lakeside living in the low to mid-$300s
I'm always curious to see what a certain price point will buy in a particular neighborhood or across the board, and mapped listings make that search a [...]
The retail heart of Beverly and Morgan Park
In the second segment from my video tour of Beverly and Morgan Park, I ride along with Marcia Walsh of the Beverly Area Planning Association down on [...]
A light-filled architectural showplace in DePaul
The exteriors of many homes in the historic DePaul / Sheffield neighborhood of Chicago give few clues as to what lies within. In October, Joe Zekas [...]
Inside a corner condo at Astoria Tower
Last week Jim Psyhogios of Weichert, Realtors - Frankel & Giles took me through Astoria Tower's unit #1204, a two-bedroom / two-bath home located on [...]
"McCormickville": Who named this nabe?
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In my two years working for YoChicago, I've never, ever I heard a resident, a Realtor, or a developer refer to the area of River Nort [...]
Shark bites: Serving up slices of single-family home deals
Chomp, chomp! CondoShark has locked its jaws on dozens of single-family homes in the Gold Coast, Lincoln Park, Bucktown, and Lake View. In each are [...]
Weekly rental watch: High, low, and in-between in 60611
Last week we started keeping track of rentals listed on the MLS in 14 Chicago ZIP codes. It comes as no surprise that the area with the most homes lis [...]
Designing Trio's tower and mid-rises
The last stop on my "tower tour" with Hartshorne Plunkard architects Paul Alessandro and Tom Pope was Trio, RDM Development's project at 650 - 670 W [...]