Tag: Beverly

Prices fall to $160K on new South Side homes

Prices fall to $160K on new South Side homes

It was just over two years ago to the day when we last visited a project that's had various names over the years and is currently being called Bev [...]
A suburban classic in Beverly

A suburban classic in Beverly

This 5-bedroom, 3 1/2 bath 2-story home, built in 2010, would fit perfectly into many a northwest suburban neighborhood. Its setting has a suburba [...]
Tour Beverly homes this weekend and meet Jack Simmerling

Tour Beverly homes this weekend and meet Jack Simmerling

This weekend marks the 42nd Annual Beverly Hills / Morgan Park Home Tour. Six private homes and a historic church will be open for viewing Sunday, [...]
Weak prices on homes featured during Beverly Week

Weak prices on homes featured during Beverly Week

Five years ago YoChicago headed south to Beverly and Morgan Park for an week-long look at the neighborhoods, most of which are treated as one by t [...]
Beverly, one of the best old house neighborhoods

Beverly, one of the best old house neighborhoods

The April issue of This Old House magazine singles out Beverly as one of the nation's "best old house neighborhoods" for 2012. This Old House, [...]
No renaissance in sight at Beverly Ridge

No renaissance in sight at Beverly Ridge

Here's a tip you can take to the bank: when the alderman's wife is heading up sales for a new home development, the odds are high that the develop [...]
Estate-sale home in Beverly awaits ‘your magical touch’

Estate-sale home in Beverly awaits ‘your magical touch’

The people of Beverly love the old mansions overlooking Longwood Drive, so don't be surprised if someone snatches up this hilltop home in short or [...]
‘Space for everyone’ in a Rudolph Boehm home in Beverly

‘Space for everyone’ in a Rudolph Boehm home in Beverly

Rudolph Boehm isn't a name I see mentioned outside of Beverly. From what I gather, Boehm wasn't a prominent architect, but he designed several wel [...]

Dennis Rodkin’s excellent adventures – walking Beverly

  If you enjoy exploring Chicago on video you won’t want to miss Dennis Rodkin’s neighborhood videos, based on his Chicago Magazine focus on t [...]
New to the market: Twice the price for a quickly renovated Beverly home

New to the market: Twice the price for a quickly renovated Beverly home

This Tudor-style home at 9915 S Bell Ave in Beverly sold in July for $212,000, with the understanding that it needed some TLC. It originally was b [...]
Searching for stability in Chicago neighborhoods

Searching for stability in Chicago neighborhoods

Jeff Baird is a real estate valuation consultant based in Chicago. He founded Lakeshore Analytics to bring comprehensive, understandable housing d [...]
From the field: They loaded up the truck and moved to Beverly (Chicago, that is)

From the field: They loaded up the truck and moved to Beverly (Chicago, that is)

A Realtor who keeps an eye on these kinds of things mentioned to me yesterday that he saw "a surprising amount" of activity in the Far South neighbo [...]
Sampling transit-friendly homes in Beverly and Morgan Park

Sampling transit-friendly homes in Beverly and Morgan Park

Now that you've seen all of my Beverly / Morgan Park drive-around with Marcia Walsh, let's look at some of the homes for sale in both neighborhoods. [...]
The Walter Burley Griffin homes of Beverly

The Walter Burley Griffin homes of Beverly

The final segment of my Beverly and Morgan Park drive-around features the homes of Griffin Place (formerly 103rd Place), site of the largest concent [...]
Exploring the variety of Beverly's homes

Exploring the variety of Beverly's homes

Part 4 of my driving tour through Beverly and Morgan Park with Marcia Walsh showcases the variety of home styles that line the neighborhoods' street [...]
Out of the city and into the woods: Driving Beverly's residential streets

Out of the city and into the woods: Driving Beverly's residential streets

Plant a newcomer down amidst the winding roads and rolling lawns of Beverly, and she'd have a hard time identifying the neighborhood as a part of Ch [...]
The retail heart of Beverly and Morgan Park

The retail heart of Beverly and Morgan Park

In the second segment from my video tour of Beverly and Morgan Park, I ride along with Marcia Walsh of the Beverly Area Planning Association down on [...]
Touring Beverly and Morgan Park, Part I

Touring Beverly and Morgan Park, Part I

Two years ago, Joe Zekas shared footage of a leisurely Saturday drive through North Beverly on our YouTube channel. YoChicago hasn't paid many visit [...]
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