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Ripped from the headlines: Study finds TIFs needed for growth
Study: TIFs needed for growth Trib
Plan falls apart for Edgewater condo tower Crain's
Bank rehabbing homes in Pullman Trib
2 houses planned for S [...]
Fancy finishes: ultra-luxury homes pull out stops to attract discriminating buyers
Just a few years ago, hardwood floors, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances were luxury items. Now they've become less-than-thrilling [...]
The tallest towers: Chicago's ultra-luxury buildings hit new heights
This month's issue of New Homes Magazine takes a look at Chicago's tallest residential buildings under construction, which are soaring to unpreceden [...]
Room at the top: New Homes' annual ultra-luxury issue
Ultra-luxury features:
Interior monologues: Ultra-luxury finishes meld super standards, building aesthetics and buyer personalities
Size matters: [...]
Ripped from the headlines: 91-unit rehab proposed for North Center
91-unit rehab proposed for North Center Trib
Green neighborhood planned for site near US Steel Trib
Archdiocese selling Streeterville headquarters [...]
Interior Monologues: Ultra-luxury finishes meld super standards, building aesthetics and buyer personalities
The crowd trailing Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava through the 18th floor of NBC Tower stopped at an unusual display: a pair of open-mouthed hu [...]
Size matters: Luxury rises with building heights on Chicago’s soaring skyline
The Sears Tower, which for more than three decades was the tallest building in the world, stands 1,450 feet and, depending on how you count them, 10 [...]
Work in progress: One Museum Park
Construction is moving along at the east tower for One Museum Park (thanks to Sir Isaac Newton for helping us match the right name with the photo). [...]
In-Spired: how will the massive Chicago Spire relate to its site, city?
In this video, Chicago Spire architect Santiago Calatrava talks about how the massive 2,000-foot tower, planned to be the tallest exclusively reside [...]
Architectural rebound: after years of dull home design, Chicago is back
In 2003, architecture critic and local blogger Lynn Becker wrote a cover story in the Chicago Reader calling on developers to “stop the blandness.”
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Site on Illinois Street posed challenge for Avenue East condo tower
In the October issue of New Homes Magazine, Dan Schuyler explores the challenges posed by the site of the Avenue East condo tower and the ways in wh [...]
Sleek, modern architecture not only hip, it can help home inspectors at work
New Construction Corner
Home inspectors devote much of their time to divining what lies beneath a building’s surfaces, looking for clues that water [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Children's Museum battle hits new low
Kamin: museum battle hits new low Trib
Waldorf-Astoria planned in Streeterville Sun-Times
3 mansions for sale in Gold Coast Sun-Times
Big change [...]
Construction on Avenue East almost finished
You asked for photos of Avenue East, so here they are. The Streeterville high-rise, developed by Residential Homes of America, Inc and designed by [...]
Trump through the trees
Iconic high-rises like Trump International Hotel & Tower change the skyline - the postcard view of Chicago. But they can have a subtler presence [...]
Ripped from the headlines: no casino for Navy Pier, Northerly Island, McCormick
Daley: no casino for Navy Pier, other sites Sun-Times
Daley agrees to meet with Reilly on museum Trib
Museum renderings, in bad photos AC Plus
St [...]
Double-entendre of the day: The Peshtigo's "stories"
What do you make of this exchange?
You're going to need a lawyer.
What do you mean?
I'm your lawyer and your spouse.
Not anymore. And I get the c [...]
Home away from home: in slower market, mom and pop take over city's investment-home niche
The label "real estate investor" might conjure images of slick-haired, power-lunching alpha males in monogrammed shirts and pinstripe suits, but the [...]
Downtown market adjusting to slower pace, rolling out fewer condominium developments
Housing Watch
Slow but steady may be the mantra for downtown Chicago’s new-construction condo market this year.
During the first half of 2007, 14 [...]
Many kinds of second-home buyers in Chicago
We've been talking a lot lately about second-home buyers and investors in Chicago. Slower appreciation and daunting market times lead some investors [...]