Kleiner sets launch of Roosevelt Collection bar for December 20
Commenter Brian did some investigation of his own last month and learned that Kerasotes planned to open its new ShowPlace ICON movie theater at Roosev [...]
Quote of the day: Blowing up the "hip city" narrative
Between 2006 and 2008, the metropolitan areas that enjoyed the fastest percentage shift toward educated and professional workers and industries includ [...]
Touring the sixth floor of Trio's tower
Two Sundays ago, Jameson agent Matt Ohlsen took me through some of the finished units on the sixth floor of Trio's tower at 670 W Wayman St. This wa [...]
Rock out in an Irving Park Loft
For authentic loft conversions in Chicago, places like the South Loop and River North stand out as go-to neighborhoods. After reading about the "Wil [...]
Humboldt Park's "historical memory"
On Friday participants of LISC/Chicago's New Communities Program took Adolfo Carrion Jr, director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs Policy, [...]
Neighborhoods for the rest of us: Grand Crossing
Spend more than a minute Googling “Greater Grand Crossing,” and you’ll surely come across stories of a terrible train wreck at the intersection of t [...]
East vs. West at Grand Plaza
In 2005, developer Near North Properties sold the Grand Plaza's west tower at 545 N Dearborn St to Jaeger Equities. Two years later, NNP sold the ea [...]
On the roof at Motor Row Lofts
Joe Zekas and Motor Row Lofts developer Paul Zucker took to the roof during their recent tour of the development to check out the sweeping views of [...]
A very bad day for Pullman
The opening day of last year's Pullman / Roseland Parade of Homes was, according to the residents I interviewed there, "a great day for Pullman."
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Union Row Townhomes joins the price cutters
"Every competing project with townhomes suffered very slow sales velocity in much of 2008 and all of 2009. Every other major competing project has r [...]
Name the nabe where the caged bird-man sings
Where in Chicago can you see this statue of a man in a suit of feathers? Be the first to name the nabe of the caged bird-man statue and win a YoChic [...]
Shorties in Avondale
The "short sale" is somewhere between a sale and a foreclosure. Similar to a common sale, a short sale is listed and marketed by a homeowner or brok [...]
It's a South Loop shark hunt!
CondoShark's bohemian brother, LoftShark, prefers the industrial aesthetic of real lofts to the traditional condos and single-family homes the rest [...]
Is that a sellout on Vetro's horizon?
All this talk about Motor Row Lofts and Michigan Avenue Tower II had me wondering about the status of Vetro, 611 S Wells St, still the poster-child fo [...]
What to expect on auction day
You've brushed up on your auction lingo and the auction process -- now it's time to go to the event itself. Julie First of Sheldon Good & Associ [...]
Revisiting two soon-to-be rentals
I don't know it for a fact, but I'd guess that the new video above became outdated faster than any other I've ever uploaded. We got around to editin [...]
The nearly news: High, low, and in-between in Avondale
In the market for something nearly new in Avondale? Here are the low, median, and high price points for homes built between 2004 and 2007 that are now [...]
Web presence: Shoemaker Lofts
To get an update on the Shoemaker Lofts in Avondale, I got in touch with Steve Samules of Dubin Residential, who heads up sales for the project at 3 [...]
Hoist the flag, boys!
A construction worker rakes concrete into a ceremonial "last bucket" at the topping-off ceremony for Parc Huron, 469 W Huron St. Keep an eye out for [...]
The enduring strength of Lincoln Park
Jenny Ames doesn't strike me as the kind of person who likes to get into arguments, but she will use her blog to set the record straight when necess [...]