Tag: 60640

Catalpa Gardens: Short sale central?

Catalpa Gardens: Short sale central?

Google says a lot of readers have been coming here in search of news on Catalpa Gardens, that big homage to IKEA stores and Chicago Cards looming ov [...]
Riding the rails: Homes for sale near the nationally registered Argyle Street corridor

Riding the rails: Homes for sale near the nationally registered Argyle Street corridor

Some call it "New Chinatown," others stick to "Argyle Street." Either way, small stretch of Argyle between Broadway and Sheridan Road has long been [...]
Million-dollar living on Castlewood Terrace

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

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

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 [...]
Rich details and green features in a three-bedroom near Andersonville

Rich details and green features in a three-bedroom near Andersonville

Homeowners at Ultimate Homes' new six-flat at 4847 N Ashland Ave should save about 25 percent on their utility bills thanks to their homes' green fe [...]
Fresh focus: Land an Uptown rehab with a 2.99% mortgage and no PMI

Fresh focus: Land an Uptown rehab with a 2.99% mortgage and no PMI

Paulina Point, located at the corner of Paulina Street and Sunnyside Avenue in Uptown, is one of many properties marketed by Fresh Horizon Realty that [...]

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 [...]
Lakeside living for under $55,000

Lakeside living for under $55,000

For $54,900, you can pick up a one-bedroom / one-bath condo less than 500 feet away from the edge of Lincoln Park's northern reaches and just a few [...]
Catalpa Gardens finds the sweet spot

Catalpa Gardens finds the sweet spot

Catalpa Gardens' recent price reductions, combined with the first-time buyer tax credit and the availability of FHA-insured financing with as little [...]
Making the two-bedroom / two-bath scene: Low to high in Uptown

Making the two-bedroom / two-bath scene: Low to high in Uptown

Yesterday I started a three-part look at the two-bedroom / two-bath market in three lakeside communities on the North and Far North sides: Lake View, [...]
Erik's excursions: Walking Uptown, Part 3

Erik's excursions: Walking Uptown, Part 3

Ethiopian food, Red Line murals, the Aragon Ballroom, and the mosaic facade of Alternatives Youth and Family Center are featured in this installment [...]
Erik's excursions: more Uptown

Erik's excursions: more Uptown

In the second video of the series, we don't go beyond what is immediately available at the corner of Broadway and Lawrence Avenues. We see the Green [...]
Erik's excursions: strolling around Uptown

Erik's excursions: strolling around Uptown

I recently conducted a walking tour of Uptown on the Far North Side to get a sense of its "walkability." At WalkScore.com, Uptown gets a rating of 9 [...]
Going beyond green: More features and finishes at 4847 North Ashland's homes

Going beyond green: More features and finishes at 4847 North Ashland's homes

In our last video about Sergio & Banks' new green condos at 4847 North Ashland, agent Melissa Govedarica shows me a few more of the development's pe [...]
Neighborhoods for the rest of us: Bowmanville

Neighborhoods for the rest of us: Bowmanville

According to the Encyclopedia of Chicago, the founder of the Bowmanville subdivision in Lincoln Square skipped town after selling customers land he di [...]
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