Tag: 60613
Floor plans in focus: Different homes, same price at The Lofts at 1800
A lot of readers find their way to YoChicago in their search for info on the Kopley Group's Lofts at 1800, at 1800 W Grace St in North Center. It [...]
Stupid Realtor tricks: 23 $1,000 reductions in 42 days for a Graceland West Victorian
OK, everybody in class stare at the single-family at 4023 N Paulina St. It obviously wants our attention, so we'll give it some.
In May this 6,400 [...]
A single-family home alternative on Southport
Last month Prudential Rubloff's Karen McKeon showed Joe Zekas around what appears to be a viable alternative to the pricier single-families in Lake [...]
A brief look at the Southport Corridor
Karen McKeon of Prudential Rubloff was scheduled to show Joe Zekas around the popular Southport Corridor in Lake View a few weeks ago, but the weath [...]
The daily news: Hear back in three weeks or less about Uptown short sale
Is everyone figuring out this short sale business? Several Realtors have bragged to me this year about their easy short sales, and none have shared [...]
Southport-area "stunner" gets $200,000 cut, but it’s still not a steal
The cost of this single-family home at 3804 N Janssen Ave just dropped by $200,000, which might mean more if it weren't so expensive to begin with [...]
Million-dollar living on Castlewood Terrace
Representing the high end of Margate Park homes during Sunday's open house event was the three-bedroom / 3.5-bath single-family home at 920 W Castle [...]
More from Margate Park: Studs' home and the lakefront
The second half of my pre-open house drive through Margate Park in Uptown took me around Ainslie Street and Margate Terrace, down Castlewood Terrace [...]
A drive through Uptown's Margate Park
On Sunday more than 20 agents hosted 40 open houses in Margate Park, the area of Uptown bounded by Lawrence and Foster avenues, Sheridan Road, and L [...]
Shark bites: Lake Shore Drive deals, from Streeterville to Lake View
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This afternoon I plotted out all of the top Lake Shore Drive price reductions, foreclo [...]
An affordable single-family home in Wrigleyville
For less than $700,000, a buyer can get a three-bedroom single-family with an attached garage just a half-block away from Wrigley Field's left field [...]
What to expect when renting a condo
If you've never rented a condo before you might be in for a series of rude shocks: unexpected delays, hefty fees, gotcha pet policies – even a visit [...]
Roof decks, outdoor fireplaces, and movie screens on Gordon Terrace
The final video from Joe's visit to 707 W Gordon Terrace in Buena Park is a showcase of the home's recreational spaces, from an expansive rooftop de [...]
Big bedrooms, fancy baths at 707 W Gordon Terrace
From the circular mosaic tile work in the showers to the unique lighting fixtures mounted throughout the hallways, the finishes at 707 W Gordon Terr [...]
A "wow" in Uptown: New single-family living, steps from Lincoln Park
Joe Zekas doesn't throw praise around willy-nilly, so when I hear him refer to the new construction single-family home at 707 W Gordon Terrace as "a [...]
Crain’s: Sedgwick planning $350 million development for Uptown
The proposals keep on coming. From Crain's Chicago Business:
Sedgwick Properties Development Corp., led by Marty Paris, hopes to break ground this [...]
FHA-approved developments in Lake View
There aren't a lot of developments in Lake View that have completed the entire HUD review or Direct Endorsement Lender review process necessary to obt [...]
Dempster diving: Buy a pitcher's pad
Typically when a ballplayer puts his home on the market, it means there's a trade on the horizon.* In the case of Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster, who is h [...]
Rethinking the four-plus-one in Lake View
Surely the four-plus-one has its fans, but in my experience, they're few and far between. Occasionally you'll come across a four-plus-one that break [...]
Bob Darrow on Broadway retail and alternatives to Boys Town
From the Center on Halsted, Bob Darrow and I walked east along Waveland Avenue to Broadway. If Halsted Street represents the heart of Boys Town nigh [...]