Chicago deal of the day: closeout sale at Drexel Parc Lofts
The last three penthouse condos at Drexel Parc Lofts, 4537 S. Drexel Ave., are priced to sell from Sutherland Pearsall Development Corp.
Units start [...]
Site work for the Chicago Spire: Dance to it!
If you can stomach the techno music, this video is a sharp roundup of construction images from The Chicago Spire's ongoing development.
Curious abo [...]
Three developers still in the running for Oak Park 'superblock'
After starting with an initial pool of seven developers, Oak Park's village board narrowed the playing field down to just three candidates last week, [...]
Ripped from the headlines: With expansion pending, tenants must leave Loop building
Underground retailer for Oak Park? Trib
Tenants must vacate half-empty Loop office Crain's
Alleys go green under city program Columbia Chronicle
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There's never been a better time to buy
... model furniture from bankrupt builders.
Hundreds of buyers flocked to Clublands of Antioch, the subject of a recent Tribune article, to fork ov [...]
The upside to the housing bust
Hundreds of buyers flocked to Clublands of Antioch, a subdivision whose builder recently filed bankruptcy, to fork over cash in exchange for bargain- [...]
Does this look like a ghost town to you?
The headline on a recent Tribune article paints a stark picture: "Antioch subdivision like 'ghost town' after developer goes bankrupt." And the capt [...]
Does this look like a ghost town to you?
A recent newspaper article characterized Clublands of Antioch as a desolate "ghost town" with unpaved roads, nonexistent street lights and unfinished [...]
The changing face of Pilsen
It's been a while since we've taken a look at Pilsen, but Chicago Public Radio has been there in the meantime. Take a look. Hat tip to CATO-TV for a [...]
Castle Coalition rallies community around Lincoln Square's eminent domain crisis
How would you like to see your community, your home and your livelihood threatened by an abusive state law and an indifferent local government? Chri [...]
Chicago deal of the day: up to $8,000 at McKinley Park Lofts
Buyers at McKinley Park Lofts, 2323 W Pershing Rd (pictured here during much better weather), get up to $8,000 in incentives, according to Sales Dir [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Vote expected on Dec. 12 for Lincoln Square's 'blight'
City council to vote on eminent domain Trib
Save Lincoln Square! Sun-Times
First lease signed at 11 S. LaSalle following rehab Crain's
Minimal co [...]
Name the nabe where you'll find this mural
Be the first to tell us the exact location and the name of the neighborhood where you'll find this mural, and we'll send you a YoChicago yo-yo and t [...]
Say goodbye to Kate and hello to Patrick
Kate Hawley is leaving YoChicago tomorrow (Pearl Harbor Day), and Patrick Rollens will become the new managing editor of YoChicago and New Homes Mag [...]
A few thoughts on green building
Kate Hawley introduces her successor as Managing Editor of YoChicgo and chats with him on the subject of green building. [...]
Bush, mortgage industry agree on rate-freeze plan
The Bush administration and the mortgage industry have agreed on a plan to freeze interest rates for up to five years for some of the two million home [...]
Chicago deal of the day: Free parking at eco18
Condo buyers at eco18, a 12-story green building planned for the South Loop, can for a limited time get a free parking space valued at $18,900 - a p [...]
Trump's condos: Now comes the hard part
Crain's has an excellent inside look at the business of selling luxury condos in Trump's under-construction tower in River North.
According to the ar [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Tower would exceed community height standards
Developer seeks height increase Chicago Journal
Auction sparks struggle in Pilsen Chicago Reader
Planning effort launched in Logan Square Chicago [...]
A breathtakingly misleading headline
"Homeownership declined to all-time lows during housing boom" says the headline on an Associated Press story at the Tribune's Web site.
The article i [...]