Live like a land baron in Washington Park
One thing we don't do at YoChicago is write about properties as if we've been there when we haven't.
We haven't been to the 5700 block of Sout [...]
Prices fall to $160K on new South Side homes
It was just over two years ago to the day when we last visited a project that's had various names over the years and is currently being called Bev [...]
A suburban classic in Beverly
This 5-bedroom, 3 1/2 bath 2-story home, built in 2010, would fit perfectly into many a northwest suburban neighborhood. Its setting has a suburba [...]
Whole Foods goes where urban renewal went to die
Ten years ago reporter John McCarron wrote this about Englewood:
This is the place urban renewal came to die. It died during the early ’70s, ri [...]
Is affordable housing unaffordable for Chicago?
Chicago Real Estate Daily recently reported that the next phase of the redevelopment of the Robert Taylor Homes is moving forward. It involves the [...]
Immigration and Chicago neighborhoods
"This city is really defined by a south and a north. And they are two different worlds," says playwright Luis Alfaro in the video.
Actress Char [...]
Will the South and West sides take Chicago down?
Five years ago we were writing about some of the larger projects that promised to inject new life into parts of Chicago's South Side. In the inter [...]
Feds indict a few South Side mortgage fraudsters
The following is from a recent news release from the US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois, where you can read more of the go [...]
A 4-bedroom Bridgeport rowhome across from Donovan Park
The contemporary 4-bedroom, 2 ½ bath rowhome at 960 W 37th St is bright and airy, and across from popular http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks [...]
Amenity-rich apartments in Hyde Park / Kenwood
The Sutherland was built as a hotel and briefly converted to a military hospital. Its most famous incarnation, however, was as a music venue frequ [...]
From the vault – Solstice on the Park
The page for Solstice on the Park at Studio Gang's website dates to 2006.
We published the above model tour and the following overview of the [...]
Tour the Sutherland model apartments in Hyde Park with the designer
The Sutherland, 4659 S Drexel Blvd in Hyde Park / Kenwood, was built as a hotel and briefly converted to a military hospital. Its most famous inca [...]
Brother El visits Muddy Waters home in North Kenwood
The former home of "legendary Chicago blues musician Muddy Waters" was recently listed by Landmarks Illinois as one of the 10 most endangered hist [...]
The views from The Sutherland in Hyde Park / Kenwood
I find rooftops irresistible, especially when they offer a clear view of the near and far surroundings.
The recently-renovated Sutherland [...]
Lake Park Crescent apartments update
Construction is well underway on Phase Two of the Lake Park Crescent Apartments in the North Kenwood / Oakland neighborhood. The development is pa [...]
The Sutherland, renovated luxury apartments in Hyde Park / Kenwood
The Sutherland, a historic property at 4659 S Drexel in Hyde Park / Kenwood, has newly-renovated studio, 1- and 2-bedroom apartments available for [...]
Head south to North Kenwood / Oakland for more affordable rents
In the above video, shot in 2009, Coldwell Banker's Clarence Thompson drove one of Yo's reporters around the North Kenwood / Oakland neighborhood [...]
City places landmark Raber House up for bid
The City's Department of Housing and Economic Development has put the John Raber House, a Chicago landmark, up for bid. The home, at 5760 S Lafayette [...]
Why a MAC resident likes Bronzeville’s Sutherland apartments
Listen to a woman who has rented from MAC Property Management for four years in two different buildings talk about why she likes the Sutherland ap [...]
Back from the deadpool – The Shops and Lofts at 47
Tomorrow will mark six years to the day since we first wrote about The Shops and Lofts at 47. A spring 2008 groundbreaking was anticipated for the [...]