A look at Bucktown's lofts
With the completion of the Baer Lofts, it appears that the market for new adapted-reuse units in Bucktown has just about dried up. Because of that, [...]
Sheldon Good announces Wednesday open house for Motor Row Lofts
We learned yesterday afternoon that Sheldon Good & Company will hold an open house at Motor Row Lofts from 3 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11 [...]
Neighborhoods for the rest of us: Irving Park's Villa District
Bungalow buffs should feel right at home inside The Villa, a tiny, triangle-shaped landmark district located inside the Irving Park community area. [...]
Revisiting The Pinnacle in River North
Five years after its completion, The Pinnacle at 21 E Huron St has proven to be one of the most desirable towers in River North. The 49-story tower, [...]
An overview of Astoria Tower
Buyers still have a lot of questions about Astoria Tower, 8 E 9th St, so Joe Zekas set out last week to find some answers. He sat down with Jim Psyh [...]
Touring Bucktown: Winchester Avenue's single-family homes
Last Wednesday I spent the morning driving and walking around Bucktown with @properties agent David Wolf. Wolf's name is a common sight on for-sale [...]
Gold Coast life after death
A columbarium on Dearborn?
Many who've passed on life on the Gold Coast may take up residence there after they've passed on, if a local architect's p [...]
Topping off Parc Huron
On Oct. 28 I attended the topping-off ceremony at Parc Huron, M&R Development's new apartment high-rise at 469 W Huron St in River North. Before hoi [...]
CHA's Transformation: "A tale of two cities"
“Midway through the Plan for Transformation, we have a tale of two cities. CHA families in new mixed-income communities now live in conditions indisti [...]
CondoShark sighted off Lake Shore Drive!
Sound the alarm! Find Richard Dreyfuss! CondoShark’s on the loose, and he’s headed toward the high-rises lining Lake Shore Drive in Lake View! His kee [...]
Sheldon Good's "buyer's choice" bidding
When Sheldon Good & Company auctions 20 units from Motor Row Lofts on November 15, it will use a process called "buyer's choice" bidding method, [...]
The view from Astoria Tower
Earlier today I headed to the South Loop to check out the penthouse views from Astoria Tower. The 30th floor penthouse (long since sold) has a wrapa [...]
The nearly news: high-end Bronzeville
The most expensive home for sale in Bronzeville today is 3443 S Indiana St, built in 2007. This five-bedroom / 3.5-bath single-family home, markete [...]
Conversions and Oakwood Shores: Bronzeville's dominant features
In this video, Coldwell Banker Realtor Clarence Thompson tells me about three distinct pricing areas within Bronzeville. Sixty-seven percent of the [...]
The advantages of a Union Row townhome
In the first part of a two-part video, Belgravia Group Vice President Zev Salomon outlined the reasons for recent price discounts at Union Row, Belg [...]
Finding new developments in Bronzeville and North Kenwood
Earlier this week, Clarence Thompson of Coldwell Banker took me around Bronzeville in Chicago's South Side, with a short visit to a street in North [...]
Catalpa Gardens finds the sweet spot
Catalpa Gardens' recent price reductions, combined with the first-time buyer tax credit and the availability of FHA-insured financing with as little [...]
Bluestone changes tack, opts for single-families for Fletcher Row's second phase
Recognizing a need to build homes to order instead of on spec, and seeing an opening in the market for large homes priced in the high $700s to mid-$ [...]
Two-story living and rooftop views in a Motor Row Lofts two-bedroom
Unit #508 is one of five duplexes on the top floor of Motor Row Lofts. At its lowest, the ceiling height of the loft's living / dining area is 17 fe [...]
Sales update: seven homes left at CA23
I toured some of the broker open houses in the West Loop yesterday and ambled over to the Brixton Group's CA23 at 23 N Aberdeen St. Megan Dunn, [...]