Search query: test
South Shore – the last lakefront refuge of the middle class?
Follow Lake Shore Drive as far south as you can, and then keep going. At 57th Street and the Museum of Science and Industry, the road begins to slow. [...]
VB 1224 offers true lofts, value in hot West Loop
One of the unfortunate side effects of urban redevelopment is the homogeneity that sometimes becomes part of the package. This has been the case latel [...]
Unions back affordable housing plan
A variety of union leaders have rallied behind a proposal that would require developers to set aside 15 percent of the housing units they build for lo [...]
The last of the lofts
WOW offers rare South Loop lofts at 15th Street
As an architect and developer, William Warman is used to seeing a project through from the initial co [...]
Massive developments underway in emerging neighborhoods
Vacant land for future residential development is abundant on Chicago's Near South Side and Near West Side, and with the economy picking up, experts s [...]
Chicago's best new homes 2004
The experts choose the top city developments of 2004
It's easy to get jaded reviewing new residential construction in Chicago. Development, like most [...]
Major projects, city growth spur housing boom on south lakefront
Louis Outlaw grew up on stories of Bronzeville, a legendary South Side community that over the years attained a sort of mythic status in his mind. His [...]
Homeownership falls for "working families"
Homeownership among working families with children has fallen in recent decades even as the overall population has seen a rise in homeownership, accor [...]
@ Properties opens Lincoln Park office
At Properties, one of the city's fastest growing residential brokerages, has opened a new Lincoln Park office, the company's fourth in Chicago.
The 6, [...]
Dubin opens model at Kilbourn Court
Dubin Residential has opened a decorated model at Kilbourn Court, a new community of 116 townhomes in Kilbourn Park, on the Northwest Side.
Dubin is s [...]
Dynaprop scores Pointe in South Loop
New project meets demand for affordable condos, retail price
The trapezoidal island formed by State, Archer, Dearborn and Cullerton once housed a pop [...]
Spring is maintenance time for home buyers and sellers
The fluctuating temperatures of the last month should have been more than a sign to start shopping for swimwear, especially if you plan on selling an [...]
Builder confidence up in April
Builder confidence in the market for new single-family homes rose strongly in early April, according to the National Association of Home Builders' lat [...]
Bridgeport Station riding on fast track
Tandem Developers was a pioneer in Bridgeport when the local builder opened Union Lofts, the first residential loft project in a neighborhood with lit [...]
Southward bound
Sutherland Pearsall's Drexel Parc brings loft living to South Side
Shortly after Sutherland Pearsall Development Corporation was formed in 1996, when [...]
Can shuttered Cook County Hospital be resuscitated as rehabbed housing?
Old hospital buildings, like the long-term benefits baby boomers once expected from Medicare, seem to be on their way to extinction.
In recent years, [...]
Slow turning
Builders to focus on deals, remaining units in '04
Buyers of new homes were cautious in 2003, taking their time and hunting for the best possible d [...]
Invsco debuts Lakeview on Lincoln Park
American Invsco has announced the debut of a long-awaited project in the heart of Lincoln Park that the developer promises will be the height of luxur [...]
Crescent opens models at 30 E. Huron
Crescent Heights is opening eight decorated models at 30 E. Huron, a 460-unit highrise that will be the developer's fourth major condominium conversio [...]
Morhyne courts empty nesters in Kenwood
Morhyne Development Company's latest condo building seems tailor-made for empty nesters and others with a newfound interest in city living. The 22-uni [...]