DenMax builds eight condos in Ukrainian Village
With about half of condos remaining at The Lumiere, 2408 W Rice St in Humboldt Park, DenMax Corp has launched another condo development at 2242 W Ch [...]
The Calumet / Giles / Prairie District: Old rowhomes and new condos
The 3100 to 3500 blocks of South Calumet, Giles, and Prairie avenues are lined with a mix of rowhomes dating back to the late 1800s and relatively n [...]
Neighborhoods within neighborhoods: Holstein Park and Senior Citizens Memorial Playlot
I've yet to meet anyone who uses "Holstein Park" as a neighborhood name, but when we interviewed Realtor Elizabeth Mallon for a New Homes article la [...]
Prices at Sky Life come down to Earth
When it first hit the market in the spring, the six three-bedroom condos in Sky Life, which is located at 925 N Larrabee St, at the boundary of Cabr [...]
A walk around CA23 in the West Loop
Follow Joe Zekas as he tours the part of the West Loop immediately surrounding The Brixton Group's CA23, located at 23 N Aberdeen St. Just north of [...]
Quote of the day: Wait it out
“The cheapest thing to do is to sit and wait it out. The type of buyer they have will be there when the market is better.”
Jameson Development princi [...]
Joewalking the Calumet / Giles / Prairie District
In the latest "Joewalking" installation, Joe and I headed down to The Gap to view the historic Calumet / Giles / Prairie District, which is located [...]
A slice of Logan Square in Grand Boulevard
Don't let the name fool you: This eight-unit condo development that's being marketed as "The Logan Square" is actually located at 4913 - 4929 S King [...]
Another Division Street Joewalk (Part 2)
Keep following me west down Division Street, as I talk about price trends along the street and pass what appears to be a stalled condo / retail deve [...]
On the street near CA23, in the West Loop
Jennifer Mills is a Realtor with Koenig & Strey GMAC, but yesterday she agreed to serve as Joe Zekas' tour guide, as she stood on Madison Street [...]
Aqua buyers tour their new home
With work on Aqua's Shore Club just completed, many of the tower's new homeowners got to see the tower's amenity levels for the very first time duri [...]
Another Division Street Joewalk (Part 1)
"How solid are the changes?" Joe Zekas asked last week about the stretch of Division Street that marks the border betweenWicker Park, Ukrainian Vill [...]
Sales update: Nine "as-is" homes remain at Granville Gardens in Edgewater
A less-is-more approach has worked well for the developer of Granville Gardens, a converted courtyard building at 1215 W Granville Ave in Edgewater. [...]
At Aqua, the architecture sold
The Aqua Celebration Event, which I attended yesterday, drew 100s of affable, enthusiastic home buyers. Buyer's remorse is a real phenomenon, but th [...]
Talking to home buyers at Aqua at Lakeshore East
I spent several hours this afternoon at the Aqua Celebration Event – a party for the new homeowners to see the recently-completed Shore Club decks a [...]
Touring Lincoln Park: The hospital sites
On Thursday Coldwell Banker's Lino Darchun took Joe Zekas on a tour of part of Lincoln Park. In this segment they stopped to talk about the major ho [...]
Assessing assessments: 1720 South Michigan
If you've spent any time touring downtown's new high-rises, you've probably come to expect on-site amenities like a sun deck, a swimming pool, a con [...]
96 stories high: City views from the John Hancock Center's Signature Lounge
Many Chicagoans believe the best views of the city aren't seen from the observation deck's and glass boxes of the Sea... ahem... Willis Tower, but r [...]
Construction checkup: Streeter Place
Joe Zekas brought back a little footage of Streeter Place from his trip to the ParkView Condominiums' new park three weeks ago. The 55-story, 480-un [...]
Walking the block by Bridgeport Condominiums
Agent Mark Doyle won't deny that one of the Bridgeport Condominiums' biggest selling points is it's proximity to U.S. Cellular Field, the home of th [...]