A video visit to the Backyard Andersonville rowhomes
Twenty of the 23 townhomes have been sold at Backyard Andersonville, 4832 N Clark St.
The model home, a 2-bedroom, 2-bath priced in the mid-$4 [...]
An update on Ravenswood Terrace apartments
The new Sears Auto Center and LA Fitness on Lawrence Ave are already open. The new Mariano's was running a well-attended job fair at the time of m [...]
Only 3 townhomes left at Backyard Andersonville
Twenty of the 23 townhomes have been sold at BackYard Andersonville, 4832 N Clark St in Ravenswood.
The model home, a 2-bedroom, 2-bath pr [...]
A first look inside Edgewater’s Flats No. 5411
Yesterday I walked through the common areas and an occupied apartment at Flats No. 5411, 5411 N Winthrop in Edgewater, at the invitation of one of [...]
A high-rise loft in a steps-to-everything Edgewater location
The 2-bedroom, bath-and-a-half loft condo at 1122 W Catalpa in Edgewater has every feature that savvy buyers are seeking, including an affordable [...]
A bright, affordable 1-bedroom overlooking Winnemac Park
Unit 2N at 4957 N Seeley in Ravenswood has hardwood floors, large room sizes and windows that flood the home with light.
The corner living room [...]
Phase II of Backyard Andersonville poised to break ground
Phase I of BackYard Andersonville is nearing completion, and the project will break ground on the nine-unit Phase II within a few weeks, according [...]
Grading Flats Chicago – Incomplete, Fail
As Flats Chicago cranks up its hype machine with an eye on the spring rental market, we'll try to provide an occasional reality check. Start with [...]
New listing – A sunny 2-bedroom across from Winnemac Park
The spacious 2-bedroom, 2-bath condo at 1970 W Winnemac in Ravenswood has southern and western exposures overlooking Winnemac Park.
The complet [...]
BackYard Andersonville rowhomes draw a crowd
The truly awful weather on Sunday didn't deter a steady stream of buyers and brokers from attending the first open house for the BackYard Anderson [...]
BackYard Andersonville townhome model open Sunday
BackYard Andersonville, 23 new townhomes at 4832 N Clark St in Ravenswood, will host its first model opening Sunday, November 17 from noon to 4.
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Construction update: Ravenswood Station Mariano’s, Ravenswood Terrace
Ravenswood Station will host a new Mariano's, LA Fitness and Sears Auto Center on Lawrence Ave in Ravenswood.
The building is closed in, and ap [...]
An Art Deco two-bedroom at The Renaissance in Edgewater
The Renaissance, 5510 N Sheridan Rd in Edgewater, is named on the National Register of Historic Places. The location, the site, the views and the [...]
Apartments in Buena Park, Ravenswood, Sheridan Park or just Uptown?
Buena Park, just north of Lake View and west of Lincoln Park, is one of the more desirable parts of the Uptown community, so it's natural that an [...]
Media math not very sharp on Flats Chicago
Nearly a year ago the Sun-Times' David Roeder reported that the seven buildings being branded as Flats Chicago totaled 1,200 units.
Two days ago Cr [...]
Ravenswood Terrace, 150 new apartments in Ravenswood
The new Ravenswood Terrace apartments will be immediately north of a Mariano's that's currently under construction, and a short walk from the Rave [...]
Innovative rowhomes at Backyard Andersonville
Backyard Andersonville is unusual in a number of respects.
The development's 23 rowhomes are on a large site that belies its Clark Street addr [...]
A Ravenswood Station update: Mariano’s and apartments
Foundation work has begun on the first phase of the 150 apartments that are part of the new Ravenswood Station development at Lawrence and Ravensw [...]
Will flat-out hype fall flat at Flats Chicago?
In my experience, when hype runs far ahead of performance in real estate the performance more often than not falls flat. Will that prove to be the [...]
Will an Andersonville school convert to “Trumbull Lofts”?
A recent Atlantic Cities post sketched the real estate issues that accompany school closings:
One of the thorniest issues (in what is a veritab [...]