2/11/11
The median price of the 96 homes listed for rent in 60607, the ZIP code covering much of the West Loop, University Village, and...
10/8/10
Erika, an English teacher at a Chicago public high school, and Philip, who works for the Chicago Architecture Foundation, are new homeowners at 235...
9/22/10
New construction condo buyers too often face cramped living / dining areas, “bedrooms” that lack walls and windows, poorly-designed baths, and shotgun floor plans...
9/20/10
John Robert Wiltgen went for a whimsical, eco-friendly tone when he designed the lobby and common spaces at Emerald, 125 S Green St in...
9/6/10
The posh and prestigious Metropolitan Club sprawls over the 66th and 67th floors of the Willis Tower, located two short blocks from 235 Van...
8/12/10
It is a jungle of crumbling tenements, twisted shacks and filthy alleys. It is an open jail for men who are guilty of no...
8/6/10
What the old Yo staff said about The Loop and the New East Side / Lakeshore East in a 2007 write-up of Chicago’s hottest...
7/6/10
One of the best ways to learn about a home you’re interested in buying is talking to the neighbors. Rob bought at the new...
6/28/10
There are 1,000s of ads on Craigslist for South Loop apartments, most of them touting the fewer than a dozen major apartment complexes in...
6/23/10
Our file on Washington Boulevard Lofts, 817 W Washington Blvd in the West Loop, is limited to one color pamphlet and a price sheet...
6/22/10
More than 300 condos have closed at 235 Van Buren, including 48 in the first quarter of 2010, and almost all of the buyers...
6/16/10
As promised, here’s some video from my recent visit to Adams Sangamon Park, still under construction at the corner of Adams and Sangamon streets...
6/8/10
Chicagoans love their public parks, and the Park District is about to give them another one to enjoy. Ted Guarnero, our Chicago Loft Guide,...
5/26/10
More than 55 percent of downtown Chicago’s new condo and townhome developments reported an increase in the number of units sold from the fourth...
5/6/10
As a reminder that new-construction developments remain new-construction developments well after buyers start moving in, John Robert Wiltgen Design passes along this photo of...
4/16/10
“Thank God The Donald decided to put that building up just two blocks from my office,” John Robert Wiltgen said as he showed off...
4/12/10
CMK Realty is promoting several deals at its new 235 Van Buren high-rise, from $10,000 to $20,000 reductions on its least expensive studios, two-bedroom...
4/8/10
All right, we jumped the gun a little by showing off one of 1000 West Washington‘s showcase homes — a 4,000 square-foot triplex loft...
4/3/10
Remember when lofts were all about large, open spaces and soaring ceilings? This 4,000 square foot loft at 1000 West Washington, in the West...
3/9/10
A sales associate at a downtown condo development told me last week that she was facing some stiff competition from Emerald, Senco‘s twin-tower development...