Join Joanne: Touring a landmark co-op on Lincoln Park
"They don't build 'em like this any more" is an old cliché, but in the case of the co-op at 339 W Fullerton Ave, it's a cliché with a solid kernel o [...]
What loft buyers should know about building repairs and special assessments
Scaffolding and construction dumpsters have been common sights outside of Wabansia Avenue's loft buildings this year. As we stood outside some of th [...]
A look at Bucktown's lofts
With the completion of the Baer Lofts, it appears that the market for new adapted-reuse units in Bucktown has just about dried up. Because of that, [...]
Touring Bucktown: Winchester Avenue's single-family homes
Last Wednesday I spent the morning driving and walking around Bucktown with @properties agent David Wolf. Wolf's name is a common sight on for-sale [...]
Gold Coast life after death
A columbarium on Dearborn?
Many who've passed on life on the Gold Coast may take up residence there after they've passed on, if a local architect's p [...]
CondoShark sighted off Lake Shore Drive!
Sound the alarm! Find Richard Dreyfuss! CondoShark’s on the loose, and he’s headed toward the high-rises lining Lake Shore Drive in Lake View! His kee [...]
Bluestone changes tack, opts for single-families for Fletcher Row's second phase
Recognizing a need to build homes to order instead of on spec, and seeing an opening in the market for large homes priced in the high $700s to mid-$ [...]
The enduring strength of Lincoln Park
Jenny Ames doesn't strike me as the kind of person who likes to get into arguments, but she will use her blog to set the record straight when necess [...]
Comparing prices across neighborhoods in the North Side residential market
It's not enough to compare one home in Roscoe Village to all the others in the neighborhood. As buyers on the North Side focus more on price point, [...]
Lincoln Park 2520, buyer trust, and the viability of new high-rises
Among the many proposed high-rises that never made it past pre-sales, only the truly unique products -- ones that offer quality homes in highly desi [...]
Rethinking the four-plus-one in Lake View
Surely the four-plus-one has its fans, but in my experience, they're few and far between. Occasionally you'll come across a four-plus-one that break [...]
Bob Darrow on Broadway retail and alternatives to Boys Town
From the Center on Halsted, Bob Darrow and I walked east along Waveland Avenue to Broadway. If Halsted Street represents the heart of Boys Town nigh [...]
Private lane living in Old Town
Join Joe Zekas and Prudential Rubloff's Joanne Nemerovski for a walk through a mint-condition three-bedroom / three-bath-plus townhome on a private [...]
Construction checkup: Walton on the Park
Up and up and up Walton on the Park goes...where it stops, somebody knows! I'll hazard a guess and say it has another three stories left in it, bas [...]
The homes of Melrose Street
"Melrose between Broadway and Halsted is nearly idyllic -- it's just gorgeous," says @properties agent Bob Darrow early on in this segment from our [...]
Shark bites: devouring single-family homes in posh 'hoods
If it's a single-family home your hunting, the shark may have gotten there first. But you won't mind taking what the he's left behind. The informati [...]
Popular high-rises, good condo boards, and special assessments in the luxury market
New towers like Trump and The Legacy at Millennium Park get a lot of attention right now, but several luxury high-rises built in the earlier part of [...]
Aligning sellers with reality
Convincing sellers to lower their asking prices can be a long and arduous process, especially if they're facing a sale below their original purchase [...]
The nearly news: high, low, and in-between in Boys Town
As Bob Darrow has already told us, home prices in and around Boys Town stretch from the mid-$100s for small studio condos up into the seven figures fo [...]
Inside and outside the Center on Halsted
Two years ago the Center on Halsted cut the ribbon on a 60,000 square-foot, LEED-certifed outreach facility at the corner of Halsted Street and Wave [...]