Dubious Dubin developments descend definitively into deadpool
Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily reported late last week on late-September federal court judgments against developer David Dubin.
Dubin has be [...]
New listings at resurrected condo in Pilsen
You'll be just around the corner from Pilsen's popular and colorful Nuevo Leon restaurant if you buy one of the recently-listed condos at 1533 W 1 [...]
Side by side Wright bootleg homes sound an alarm
A year ago we invited you to consider this quote from John Shelette Van Bergen, a protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright:
Since the American architect h [...]
Artist lofts proposed for 47th Street in Bronzeville
Two days ago we posted on a revised proposal for the Rosenwald Apartments at 47th and Michigan. Financing for the project would include $25 millio [...]
Is $14,500 the right price for a 3-bedroom in Terror Town?
Unit 1S at 7708 S Essex Ave is a 3-bedroom, 2-bath duplex that's listed as 3,300 square feet and described as "completely remodeled with all stain [...]
A new single-family at Old Bridgeport’s RiverBend
Old Bridgeport, the gritty area bounded by the Dan Ryan and Stevenson Expressways, Archer Ave and the Chicago River, boasts a surprising volume of [...]
A family-friendly, pet-friendly Chicago bed and breakfast
Newcomers to Chicago, and tourists just visiting the city, have access to a vast variety of short-term housing options, including hotels, hostels, [...]
What should be done with Bronzeville’s Rosenwald Apartments?
The massive Rosenwald Apartments building at 47th and Michigan in the Grand Boulevard area of Bronzeville was shuttered a dozen years ago. Accordi [...]
Condo owners plant a garden in a Bronzeville food desert
I recently met with members of Rosenwald for All, a group of residents concerned that the local infrastructure is inadequate to support the redeve [...]
Rosenwald Apartments proposal advances toward TIF funding
Last October we marveled at a proposal to revive the long-vacant landmark Rosenwald Apartments at 47th and Michigan at a cost of just over half a [...]
Asking price for Bridgeport single-family drops to $2.287 million
Four years ago in June the asking price on 3214 S Canal St was $2.8 million. The home has been on and off the market since that time and the list [...]
Will massive drug bust boost Bronzeville condo values?
Unit 4N at 4441 S Indiana just came on the market for $79,900, in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood of Bronzeville.
It seems an attractive pric [...]
Looking back on Bridgeport’s Lowe Street Homes
Ten years ago the median price of a Bridgeport home was $155,000, the highest-priced sale in the area the previous year was $419,000, and Mayor Daley' [...]
South Shore squatters meet the world’s largest junk removal truck
The boom in foreclosures has contributed to the growth of a number of businesses that deal with the conditions found at foreclosed properties. It [...]
Is this the best deal ever in North Kenwood?
Five year ago yesterday we briefly noted the 34-unit Drexel Commons condominiums. At the time, units were priced from the $350s to the $380s.
U [...]
Oakley Avenue sales in Bucktown and Heart of Italy
Five years ago today we were writing about a single-family home at 2070 N Oakley Ave in Bucktown and a 21-unit condo development slated for 2520 S [...]
An architect’s renovated home in Bridgeport
The 3-bedroom, 2-bath home at 3134 S Union in Bridgeport has been extensively renovated and reconfigured by its owner-architect. It's listed for s [...]
Tour Beverly homes this weekend and meet Jack Simmerling
This weekend marks the 42nd Annual Beverly Hills / Morgan Park Home Tour. Six private homes and a historic church will be open for viewing Sunday, [...]
An eighty-five percent discount on an Englewood deal-of-the-day
Five years ago we spotlighted a 3-bedroom, 2-bath condo for sale for $176,000 at 501 W 60Th Pl in Englewood as our deal-of-the-day.
Unit 2E in [...]
A brief look back at hopes for Bronzeville
Five years ago YoChicago looked in on Bronzeville for an extended peek at what was hoped to be a massive transformation of the South Side neig [...]