Tag: Bucktown
Rodkin, Ranquist, and a $3.27M warehouse-turned-home in Bucktown
Bob and Karen Ranquist's home at the corner of Leavitt and Churchill streets in Bucktown always catches my eye. A lot of warehouses in the area now se [...]
Slow-moving apartment project at Western and Bloomingdale finally nearing completion
I kind of tuned out the long-stalled project at Western and Bloomingdale avenues sometime last year, well after it had turned into a boarded-up, gra [...]
Domain1700 plan calls for six new single-families on Paulina, Hermitage in Bucktown
This spring I mentioned Ranquist Development's plan to convert the old Sisters of the Resurrection convent at 1849 N Hermitage Ave in Bucktown in [...]
Touring a new home priced under $800K in West Bucktown
Two posts from last week highlighted the healthy sales activity going on in Bucktown and the parts of southeast Logan Square and northeast Humboldt [...]
Million dollar Bucktown homes are selling
I checked in with Koenig & Strey's Greg Viti earlier today to ask whether he'd seen anything of interest happening in the Bucktown market.
"Homes pri [...]
The daily news: "Elegant" single-family short sale in Bucktown relisted at $2.1 million
Today's new listing comes to us straight outta south central Bucktown. This 4,758 square-foot single-family home went up a couple year ago on a double [...]
Developer cuts prices on Wabansia Row II townhomes in Bucktown
Wabansia Row II looks a lot better today than it did last year, or the year before, or a couple years before that. These oft-delayed townhomes at 2330 [...]
Pick a place: Same rent, same size, different styles in Printers Row, Bucktown
If you needed a 2,400 square-foot home for $3,000 a month right now, you could have either of these places. How would you rather spend your buck-tw [...]
From sandboxes to treehouses: Ranquist Development's latest endeavor in Bucktown
If the new banner ads on Division Street's benches are any indication, Ranquist Development is ready to get the word out about its newest condo proj [...]
North Side numbers: Recent sales and prices in seven neighborhoods
The latest set of monthly data on home sales and prices at Redfin dates back to March, which already feels like it was ages ago. Consider this a trip [...]
Chicago faux-berhoods: "West Park"
View Redfin's "West Park" boundaries in a larger map
In the process of compiling of Redfin's sales data for North Side neighborhoods, I stumbled acro [...]
1600 North Claremont: A Bucktown BlockWalk
Like Joe, I picked one of the streets I know best for my first BlockWalk: the 1600 block of North Claremont Avenue, near the Wicker Park / Bucktown [...]
Shark bites: Deals on investment properties
You know that Matt Garrison tracks big price reductions on condos and single-family homes at CondoShark.com. But did you know he also keeps an eye on [...]
Great moments in ad copy: "Surge into the 'red zone'" at 1738 North Winchester
IF YOU ARE READY-TO-ACT BUYER, BUCKLE UP BECAUSE YOUR ANTICIPATION IS GETTING READY TO SURGE INTO THE "RED ZONE". HERE IS A HOME THAT HITS THE JACK [...]
Rental review: homes listed in 60622
Every Friday we record the number of condos, townhomes, and single-families listed for rent in 14 Chicago ZIP codes. This week I thought I'd give on [...]
An eco-friendly two-bedroom in Bucktown
The newest video through a Sergio & Banks-marketed property finds Realtor Melissa Govedarica guiding Joe Zekas through Ultimate Homes' eco-friendly [...]
Northwest Tower slapped with foreclosure
The owner of the 12-story Northwest Tower (or The Coyote, if you prefer) at North, Damen, and Milwaukee avenues is facing a $4.5 million foreclosure [...]
Shark bites: Single-family savings of 25% in Bucktown and Lake View
Matt Garrison's CondoShark.com tracks more than discounts on downtown condos -- it also keeps tabs on the city's single-family home market. If you kno [...]
Shark bites: Top reductions in seven 'hoods
CondoShark.com tracks price cuts on homes in seven Chicago neighborhoods: Bucktown, Gold Coast, Lake View, Lincoln Park, River North, South Loop, and [...]
Bucktown see-throughs and short sales
The final video from Joe's Bucktown tour with Realtor Greg Viti focuses on some of the neighborhoods less fortunate developments, places that got of [...]