Driving the Old Town Triangle with Lino
The Old Town Triangle is recognized by both the city and the federal government as a landmark district, and its community organizations work hard to [...]
Roscoe Village's single-family homes and condos
One of the questions I asked Bob Darrow as we were scheduling our Roscoe Village tour was whether the neighborhood had any pockets that were languis [...]
The Lincoln Park market: setting Forbes straight
When Jenny Ames talks, people listen. When she talks about Lincoln Park, people listen very carefully. Ames does her homework meticulously before spea [...]
A visit to Roscoe Village
Walking a neighborhood, block by block, in the company of a knowledgeable real estate agent, is the best way to begin learning about real estate val [...]
Lino in Lincoln Park: On Deming Place
Deming Place is one of those very special spots that set Lincoln Park apart from other Chicago neighborhoods. In this video, Coldwell Banker agent L [...]
Neighborhoods within neighborhoods: Holstein Park and Senior Citizens Memorial Playlot
I've yet to meet anyone who uses "Holstein Park" as a neighborhood name, but when we interviewed Realtor Elizabeth Mallon for a New Homes article la [...]
Quote of the day: Wait it out
“The cheapest thing to do is to sit and wait it out. The type of buyer they have will be there when the market is better.”
Jameson Development princi [...]
Touring Lincoln Park: The hospital sites
On Thursday Coldwell Banker's Lino Darchun took Joe Zekas on a tour of part of Lincoln Park. In this segment they stopped to talk about the major ho [...]
Ashland condos bring value to Blaine district
Parents of grade schoolers hold Lake View's Blaine School in high regard, and that means homes in the Blaine district can sell for premium prices. The [...]
Panorama-rama!: Take me out to the ballgame
The Sun-Times has written off the Cubs once again, but that didn't stop thousands of fans from pouring into Wrigley Field this weekend. There are fe [...]
Want to live in my old home?
It's 2047 N Seminary, in DePaul, the right-most of the four rowhouses in the picture.
Rubloff currently has it listed at $1,169,000, down from the [...]
New Home Nuggets: New listings, new prices in Roscoe Village
I've been sifting through some of the new construction listings in Roscoe Village over the last couple days and decided to cruise up to the neighborho [...]
Touring North Center's EcoNorth
To round out my open house tours this weekend I headed up north to check out Phase I of EcoNorth, a 16-unit development at 1842 W Irving Park Rd in [...]
What's up with Lincoln Park 2520?
Answer: Not a lot. There's a construction trailer on site, but no equipment and no signs of progress beyond the demolition of the old Columbus Hospi [...]
Sights and sounds of the Pride Parade
For the second year in a row I briefly stopped by the annual gay pride parade in Lake View to get a glimpse of the revelry and madness the event alw [...]
Touring the top floor of Urban Sandbox
We've been in Urban Sandbox a couple of times, but we've never captured any video of its top-floor units until I stopped by on Saturday afternoon. O [...]
Looking at a Lincoln Park foreclosure
On our Friday drive to the Lincoln Park, we made a quick stop by the corner of Wisconsin Street and Lincoln Park West, where Metropolitan Developmen [...]
Summer scenes from Lincoln Park
Jeremy, Joe, and I spent much of Friday afternoon touring the Lincoln Park Zoo and other neighboring attractions. Here are three panoramic images I [...]
Is Lincoln Park one of America's most troubled luxury neighborhoods?
Forbes Magazine reports that it is.
Has the housing market scraped bottom? Not in some of the wealthier neighborhoods--places like New York City's Gr [...]
New Homes Roundup: Condos in Boys Town
The real estate probably won't be nearly as spectacular as some of the outfits, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't check out the new-construction c [...]