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New condos tout luxury living in – Back of the Yards?
Joe, an alert YoChicago reader, writes that he saw three "luxury condo" developments on the west side of Western Avenue between 41st and 47th over t [...]
Green is a screen, for this sold-out Uptown condo building
We love the simple genius at work in this courtyard landscaping, at Olympia Columns, 4440 N Beacon Ave in Uptown. In order to give tenants maximum sha [...]
Separated at birth: Dude, where's my balcony?
Looks like the folks at Habitat spent too much time at Zanies -- across the street from this Old Town condo development -- and decided it would be [...]
Streets of which Chicago 'hood?
The Hummer in its natural habitat - the neighborhoods of Chicago. Hell, why not just get a U.S. Army-issue Humvee and be done with it? Can anyone gues [...]
Is Chicago's condo craze giving way to the age of the rental?
Is Chicago's hyperactive condo conversion market finally taking a chill pill? Compiling a little guide to current conversion projects we notice that T [...]
The bargain hunt
They're growing rare, but deals remain for those in the know
Wouldn't it be nice to turn back the clock to that golden age, just six months ago, when [...]
Teachers and cops moving to McKinley Park
We mentioned the other day that loft developments are shifting west to neighborhoods like Avondale because downtown land prices are so expensive and t [...]
Ultra-luxury homes
Chicago's high end keeps getting higher
If it is ever possible to pity buyers of new ultra-luxury condos in downtown Chicago, now is the time. Neve [...]
Edgewater builds on winners as business plays catch-up to housing
At first, it's a little hard to square Bek Allen's vision of Edgewater as the promised land with the view of Granville out the coffee shop window, but [...]
The Return of the Loft
After a drought of several years, lofts are back, more stylish than ever.
There was a time, several years ago, when I never wanted to hear about anot [...]
The Loft Ledger
Buyers driven to find the right loft
Several new loft developments have automotive roots, including one contender for the best-named project – [...]
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. [...]
Quadrangle condos hits 75% sold
Unobstructed lake views and affordable prices have proved a winning combination at the Quadrangle Condominiums, according to sales director Marsha Byn [...]
Affordable "green" homes touted for urban in-fill locations
With the cost of new homes in Chicago going through the roof, the time has come to use some "good old-fashioned common sense" to design and build affo [...]
The high life
Buyers riding high as new condo towers churn out units in '03
For anyone who wondered what effect the terrorist attacks of 9/11 would have on Chicago [...]
Condominium conversions are Chicago's great housing bargain
Smart home shoppers this autumn are scanning the Chicago lakefront for condominium conversions, which experts say are the best housing bargains in the [...]
High hopes
In a slower market, new highrises continue to test the water
If you build it, they will come. Probably. Of course, if you only say you're going to bu [...]