11/28/11
There’s been a flurry of media buzz lately about Oprah Winfrey’s co-op at 199 East Lake Shore Drive being offered for rent at $15,000...
11/17/11
Yesterday morning I headed to the Conference Center at Navy Pier for a look at the Chicagoland Cooperator‘s Condo HOA and Co-op Expo. Years...
11/11/11
If you’re an officer or director of a condo, co-op or homeowners’ association in the Chicago area you’ll want to check in next Wednesday...
9/29/11
A number of Chicago’s most prestigious residential buildings maintain a low public profile, garner little attention, and prefer their relative obscurity. One of those...
4/14/11
Developer John Buck’s been fighting off a hike in his monthly assessments for almost three years. Now, says Crain’s, he’s taken his beef with...
3/20/11
Built in 1912, 999 N Lake Shore Drive, became the anchor for what would become one of Chicago’s most sought-after addresses – East Lake...
3/17/11
Is East Lake Shore Drive just a little too exclusive for your tastes (or your bank account)? This week Jennifer Ames of Coldwell Banker...
2/14/11
A “M O T I V A T E D S E L L E R !!!” at Hyde Park’s Parkshore Apartments, 1755 –...
2/2/11
Top-tier condo and co-op buildings in prime locations command high sales prices despite high monthly assessments. The assessments are a result of the scope...
1/25/11
It’s been a big week for the super-luxe market — seven of the 50 homes in Chicago priced at $4 million or more were...
1/13/11
Speaking of Astor Street, there’s more to the Gold Coast co-op market than just the stately high-rises of East Lake Shore Drive. The 1200...
12/30/10
Baird & Warner agent Fran Bailey walked through a number of condo and co-op buildings during broker tours this year, and she profiled many...
11/3/10
Are there no takers for this parkside home? That’s OK, the sellers will wait. Unit 14A at the 2440 Lakeview co-op has been on...
10/18/10
Not every Mies-head can drop 900 large on a Michael Pado renovation at 860-880 Lake Shore. If you’re dead-set on buying into a Mies...
9/22/10
The median price for a home in Hyde Park (we’re talking condos, townhomes, and single-families here — no multi-unit properties) is $205,000, which happens...
8/24/10
Yesterday afternoon I pulled up a list of homes priced at or near $500,000 (a range of $490,000 to $510,000, if you must know),...
6/28/10
At the eastern end of East Lake Shore Drive, where the road curves back to the south and becomes North Lake Shore Drive once...
6/16/10
Today’s segment from Joe Zekas and Francesca Rose‘s Lake Shore Drive walk showcases 219 East Lake Shore, a vintage co-op designed by Fugard &...
6/10/10
The Mayfair, 189 E Lake Shore Dr, is the only condo building on the highly prized, architecturally cohesive stretch of East Lake Shore Drive....
6/7/10
The first place Joe Zekas and Francesca Rose profiled on their walk down Lake Shore Drive was the Drake Tower, one of the most...