Prices slashed at Park Monroe
Through the rest of this year, buyers can get a one- or two-bedroom home at the Park Monroe, 55 E Monroe St (the converted office tower in the center [...]
Crain's: Trio, Mondial may switch to rental
“Do you think someone who has a contract for a $450,000 unit that they signed two years ago is going to close? They aren’t going to close, so why alie [...]
Inside a top-floor duplex at Motor Row Lofts
Step inside unit #505 at Motor Row Lofts, a three-bedroom / two-bath duplex with views to the north and monitor skylights at both ends of the lofted [...]
Floor plan faceoff: Prairie Pointe's Tier 07
I was putting together a short post about resales at the long-since-sold-out Prairie Pointe in the South Loop when -- whoops! -- I remembered that the [...]
Pearson on the Park interrupted
Crain's reported in July that the converted high-rise Pearson on the Park, 222 E Pearson St, was facing foreclosure. Today I followed up with with Pam [...]
Avondale's uncommon amenities
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The Avondale community area was once home to the one-of-a-kind Olson Park and Waterfall, one of the city's "S [...]
The Gold Coast and Streeterville markets: What's hot, and what's not
Before we got onto the topic of North Side neighborhoods, Coldwell Banker agent Jenny Ames and I discussed the Gold Coast and Streeterville markets, [...]
Compare and contrast: Facts and figures on Trio's mid-rise and tower condos
On Sunday I did what few others have: I set foot in the 22-story, 100-unit Trio high-rise at 670 W Wayman St in the Fulton River District. The tower [...]
Construction checkup: Trump's plaza, riverwalk, and retail spaces
One of the last milestones in the construction of the Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago is the completion of the project's riverwalk and sto [...]
Neighborhoods for the rest of us: Avondale's Polish Patches
Driving along North Milwaukee Avenue through Jackowo and Wacławowo in Avondale, it's hard not to notice the signs above every storefront. Nearly eve [...]
Parc Huron to top out on Wednesday
Parc Huron, the condo-turned-rental high-rise under construction at 469 W Huron St in River North, will top out on Wednesday, according to M&R Develop [...]
How to prepare for a real estate auction
Last week Julie First of Sheldon Good & Company helped you improve your auction vocabulary. Now she's going to give you some pointers on preparing f [...]
Comparing prices across neighborhoods in the North Side residential market
It's not enough to compare one home in Roscoe Village to all the others in the neighborhood. As buyers on the North Side focus more on price point, [...]
Belgravia reduces prices of four Union Row townhomes by as much as $80,000
For the first time since sales began at Union Row, Belgravia Group has unveiled a round of price reductions on four immediately available new-constr [...]
Motor Row Lofts' gateway to history
As part of the process of adapting three landmarked auto dealerships into modern residential lofts, Motor Row Lofts developer Paul Zucker was tasked [...]
The shark attack to "Trump" all others: three birds, one bite
Three units at Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago, 401 N Wabash St, have seen some the some of the largest price reductions in River Nor [...]
Name the nabe of the dandy dolphin
Where can you spot this stone stenella with a Venus de Milo-esque flipper? Be the first to name the neighborhood in the comments below and win a YoC [...]
Lincoln Park 2520, buyer trust, and the viability of new high-rises
Among the many proposed high-rises that never made it past pre-sales, only the truly unique products -- ones that offer quality homes in highly desi [...]
Rethinking the four-plus-one in Lake View
Surely the four-plus-one has its fans, but in my experience, they're few and far between. Occasionally you'll come across a four-plus-one that break [...]
EnV EnFo: Ask, and ye shall recieve
Credit where credit's due: EnV leasing and marketing director Ann Gentile filled my inbox with all sorts of goodies about her building, including an u [...]