Is Lincoln Park one of America's most troubled luxury neighborhoods?
Forbes Magazine reports that it is.
Has the housing market scraped bottom? Not in some of the wealthier neighborhoods--places like New York City's Gr [...]
New Homes Roundup: Condos in Boys Town
The real estate probably won't be nearly as spectacular as some of the outfits, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't check out the new-construction c [...]
Pedal peddlers make city travel, touring easy
No bike? No problem. One bike, three visiting relatives? No problem. Bobby's Bike Hike rents bikes and also offers guided tours of Chicago neighborh [...]
Jameson quarterly report advertises discounts at Marquee, Terrazio
Jameson Realty Group sent out a quarterly report yesterday evening covering yearly sales-to-date numbers (down about 13 percent from last year) and li [...]
Your quarterly Spire update: Will the Irish government take on the Spire's loan?
Almost three years ago, Shelbourne Developments struck a deal to build one of the tallest buildings in the world, the Chicago Spire. Construction of [...]
Crunching the numbers on SoNo's price cuts
Jeremy tracked down an @properties agent earlier this week to find out more about some new price adjustments at SoNo, Smithfield Properties' 28-story [...]
A look at Sky55’s views, amenities and finishes
In our visit to Sky55 Wednesday, Joe and I got a peek at some of the apartment building's amenities, and it's easy to see how one could be wooed b [...]
ParkView and the scene at River East
Mike Maier's the sales manager for the MCL Companies' ParkView Condominiums high-rise in the River East section of Streeterville - and he lives ther [...]
Update – Vision and Trio
Bob Mosky – the RDM (Robert D. Mosky) of RDM Development – called me on Monday to offer an update on Trio and Vision. My apologies for being slow to r [...]
Why a family chose a ParkView condominium
I'm so used to hearing scripted sales pitches that it's nice to hear a buyer explain why she put down money at a new development. Here, Joe Zekas fo [...]
Will The Lumiere's price cuts light up sales?
The latest reductions lighting up my inbox are the ones @properties has just rolled out for DenMax Corp's Lumiere, the four-story building at 2408 W [...]
Sky high at 1255 S Michigan Ave
Joe and I got to go up in Sky55 yesterday, a 40-story, 411-unit apartment tower in the South Loop at 1255 S Michigan Ave that was completed in 2006. [...]
One Museum Park West: Almost there?
Coldwell Banker agent Ralph Oliva told me a couple weeks ago that One Museum Park West, under construction at 1201 S Prairie Ave, would top out som [...]
One Museum Park: Is the end near?
Not for sales, mind you, just the exterior. Anyone who's seen One Museum Park up close knows that the upper half of its center column has been a big [...]
SoNo announces price cuts
They're jumping on the price slashing bandwagon over at SoNo, Smithfield Properties' 28-story high-rise at 860 W Blackhawk St on the Near North Side.
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A drive through Roosevelt Square
The last stop on our mixed-income tour took us to Roosevelt Square, which consists of a slew of townhomes and condos in six-flat, twelve-flat and el [...]
City views aplenty from Mondial's penthouse
It's never been a stated goal of ours to get at least one panorama from every new high-rise in Chicago, but it's not a bad idea, either. Yesterday J [...]
Driving two mixed-income projects on the West Side
Joe and I extended our mixed-income development tour farther out to the West Side to check out Jackson Square at West End and Heritage Homes of West [...]
Construction checkup – Parc Huron in River North
Joe, Jeremy and I stopped for a brief look at the Parc Huron, 469 W. Huron, on our way to an outdoor lunch at the Erie Café. We also did a brief sca [...]
It's not a timeshare, it's not a condo, it's a…
...Private Residence Club?
That's what James Place, a proposed River North condo development at 100 W Huron St that was scrapped by Affinity Developm [...]