3/8/10
We’ve taken in some great views of downtown from 235 Van Buren in the past, but last week was the first time I had...
3/5/10
Unit #4610 is a one-of-a-kind condo at 235 Van Buren. With 2,272 square feet of interior space split between two floors, two west-facing balconies,...
2/25/10
Buyers can purchase the last nine homes at CA23 in the West Loop with seller financing and down payments as low as 5 percent,...
2/23/10
CMK Companies sold nine condos at 235 Van Buren last month, bringing the number of sold units up to 450 and closed units to...
1/4/10
The CondoShark normally checks in on Fridays, but we gave him some time off for the New Year. He’s back to the grind today...
12/14/09
For the next six weeks, buyers who sign contracts on homes at 235 Van Buren in the Loop will receive as much as $5,000...
12/11/09
The Pure scandal was already in full swing by the beginning of 2009. It kicked off back in September 2008, when developer Salman Ibrahim...
12/11/09
With Hanukkah and Christmas right around the corner, people often consider this a hibernation period for the real estate market, but I met one...
12/8/09
Daytime is playtime at the Yo office, so let’s play pretend! Let’s say I’m in the market for a two-bedroom / two-bath loft in...
12/2/09
One of the questions Realtors hear most frequently is, “Is this property FHA approved?” Yesterday I punched three ZIP codes into HUD’s FHA search...
11/18/09
RMR Partners and @properties have taken a hatchet to four homes at 114 – 120 N Halsted St in the West Loop in the...
11/4/09
I toured some of the broker open houses in the West Loop yesterday and ambled over to the Brixton Group‘s CA23 at 23 N...
10/30/09
All this talk about Motor Row Lofts and Michigan Avenue Tower II had me wondering about the status of Vetro, 611 S Wells St,...
10/14/09
CMK Companies‘ Loop high-rise 235 Van Buren is now delivering up to the 39th floor, says CMK Realty Managing Broker Scott Hoskins. By continuing...
10/6/09
We were concerned about there not being a stop between Clinton Street and Ashland, which is more than a mile if I’m not mistaken....
10/1/09
Now that we’re branching out beyond just new-construction homes and looking at resales and rentals, we can break out a feature that’s been cooking...
9/19/09
The past year has done a number on the selection of new true lofts throughout the city. Some developments, like University Village, finally reached...
9/17/09
Being in the West Loop, CA23‘s new condos at 23 N Aberdeen St have neighborhood amenities that more or less go without saying. Residents...
9/16/09
…I find that selling units to actual home buyers is the more desirable alternative to developers facing tough decisions in this marketplace. Too often...
9/15/09
When he wasn’t busy sampling the eats or rocking out to U2 (or something like it) at The Brixton Group‘s block party on Aberdeen...