Tag: Bridgeport
A rare double lot at Bridgeport’s Lexington Place
The single-family homes at Lexington Place II in Bridgeport will offer one buyer an opportunity that's very rare in new construction – a double lo [...]
New homes reflect the reinvention of Bridgeport
The Chicago Advocate blog has an informative and detailed, if somewhat boosterish, overview of the changes that have occurred and are about to occ [...]
Lots of outdoor space at Bridgeport’s Lexington Square 3
Lexington Square has transformed a quiet corner of Bridgeport adjacent to Donovan Park into a sought-after residential enclave.
The success of [...]
See classic cars and classic homes in Bridgeport this weekend
The St Barbara Classic Car Show will be held this Saturday, August 23, from 9 am to 4 pm, at 2859 S Throop St in Bridgeport. The event will featur [...]
New homes in Bridgeport just steps from Donovan Park
Lexington Square's third phase is launching 20 new rowhomes and the second phase of Lexington Place has begun the sale of 19 new single-family hom [...]
Classic single-family homes near Donovan Park in Bridgeport
The first phase of Lexington Place, pictured above, sold quickly and became an instant Bridgeport classic. The homes have the friendly, familiar, [...]
Yesterday’s kitchens, Bridgeport and Bucktown
The only thing "yesterday" about the three kitchens in this post is the day I visited and shot them.
All of the kitchens have the features tha [...]
Views from the neighborhoods – and beyond
You can find surprisingly good views of Chicago's skyline in places where you aren't expecting to find them. Start with the view above, which stre [...]
A 4-bedroom Bridgeport rowhome across from Donovan Park
The contemporary 4-bedroom, 2 ½ bath rowhome at 960 W 37th St is bright and airy, and across from popular http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks [...]
Dubious Dubin developments descend definitively into deadpool
Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily reported late last week on late-September federal court judgments against developer David Dubin.
Dubin has be [...]
Skyline views from the neighborhoods – and Skokie
You can find surprisingly good views of Chicago's skyline in places where you aren't expecting to find them. Start with the view above, which stre [...]
A new single-family at Old Bridgeport’s RiverBend
Old Bridgeport, the gritty area bounded by the Dan Ryan and Stevenson Expressways, Archer Ave and the Chicago River, boasts a surprising volume of [...]
Asking price for Bridgeport single-family drops to $2.287 million
Four years ago in June the asking price on 3214 S Canal St was $2.8 million. The home has been on and off the market since that time and the list [...]
Looking back on Bridgeport’s Lowe Street Homes
Ten years ago the median price of a Bridgeport home was $155,000, the highest-priced sale in the area the previous year was $419,000, and Mayor Daley' [...]
An architect’s renovated home in Bridgeport
The 3-bedroom, 2-bath home at 3134 S Union in Bridgeport has been extensively renovated and reconfigured by its owner-architect. It's listed for s [...]
A quiet spot on the river in Bridgeport
It's hard to imagine a greater disconnect than that between the ad copy touting Riverside Homes and the actual development site at the northern ed [...]
Some questions about Humboldt Heights
There's a part of Bridgeport east of Halsted that some of the locals mockingly refer to as Bridgeport Heights in light of the area's supersized ho [...]
Lender-owned Bridgeport condo asking $21K over 2007 price
Five years ago, when we first checked on sales at Bridgeport Condominiums, 3450 S Halsted St, we were informed that the project was "about 50% sol [...]
Bridgeport buyers badly bruised at Morgan Street Lofts
When Yo visited Morgan Street Lofts in Bridgeport, five years ago today, we were told that only 8 units remained available for sale. Five months l [...]
Good morning Bridgeport
If your current or next neighborhood doesn't have a Sixth Ward or an Sloopin or an Uptown Update or a Center Square Journal, your best source of l [...]