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Del Toro is good, no bull
I ate at Del Toro in Wicker Park the other night, and it is very good, friends. Whether you like anchovies or not you should try the anchovy bruschett [...]
Pile drivers take a rest during Sheffield construction
Ah, hear that? Silence. Sweet, pure, peaceful silence. Well, not quite pure. There's the sound of a cement mixer churning and of workers shouting, a [...]
Friday, Friday, is why-oh-why-oh-way day?
Why can't a mouse eat a streetcar? Tell me why oh why.
Why don't apartment rental services run exact addresses in their ads?
That question has a co [...]
Valentine Dinner Countdown
This is the first of a week's worth of suggestions on where to take your honey on Valentine's Day. We're talking dinner here.
Suggestion: Spiaggia, 9 [...]
Where you Goin?
And another thing about Suzanne Goin (which is pronounced like "goin' to California"). If you ever go to California, you should eat at her restaurants [...]
Timeless homes
North Shore's CBI brings its high-end historic homes to city
It has been more that 15 years since the principals behind CBI Custom Homes started thei [...]
Hotel Condomania
Buyers and developers see new luxury hybrid as suite deal
A few years ago, almost no one in Chicago had heard of hotel condominiums. The concept, whi [...]
JMM building houses under $700k
When I first met Marla Mason and Mark Olshansky, the brother-sister team behind JMM Development, they were converting vintage apartments into condomin [...]
Downtown condos for $56,000? It happened just 10 years ago…
With all the housing and economic experts gazing into their crystal balls for 2005, now may be a good time to reflect on what was happening in the Chi [...]
Building history
CBI Custom Homes prides itself on period houses' architectural purity
No one with an interest in historic residential architecture needs to leave the [...]
No limits
Finishes, amenities off the charts at new ultra-luxury projects
What sorts of finishes and amenities can buyers expect in today's ultra-luxury homes?
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Smart buyers look for dirty laundry
During a recent seminar for new home buyers, a real estate agent friend of mine introduced me by asking the class a simple question: "What's the purpo [...]
Habitat 90% sold at Quadrangle
The Habitat Company has sold more than 90 percent of units at the Quadrangle, a 261-unit lakefront condo conversion at 6700 South Shore Drive, in Sout [...]
New housing, retail spur hopes and fears in Uptown
Uptown is back.
Which is nice because for nearly 20 years, the North Side neighborhood bounded by Irving, Foster, Clark and the lake, was missing. Re [...]
A Sterling address
Invsco's gateway tower designed from inside out
Take a quick look at the Sterling, American Invsco's new-construction condo tower in River North, and [...]