Tag: Far North
Customize a condo at West Sherwin Place
This weekend I took a look at some rehabbed condos at Baird & Warner's West Sherwin Place in Rogers Park. A sign out front exclaims "60% Sold!" [...]
Floor plan faceoff: lakeside living in two Rogers Park two-bedrooms
Turn east off of Sheridan in Rogers Park and you'll quickly run out of road, as just about every street cul-de-sacs at the edge of a beach or a lak [...]
Making the two-bedroom / two-bath scene: Low to high in Edgewater
After looking at the lows, middles, and highs in Lake View and Uptown, we finally get to Edgewater, where dozens of two-bedroom / two-bath condos ra [...]
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, [...]
Chicago's new lofts: What's left?
The past year has done a number on the selection of new true lofts throughout the city. Some developments, like University Village, finally reached se [...]
Erik's excursions: Uptown's Montrose Park
In our final installment of my Uptown walking tour, I head east on Montrose Avenue to Montrose Park. In stark contrast to the bustling and motoring [...]
Erik's excursions: Uptown, pt. 4
The beat goes on as I travel south down Sheridan Road, then over to Uptown's new development Wilson Yard on the corner of Broadway Street and Montro [...]
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
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
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 [...]
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 [...]
Catalpa Square is now Terra Place
Even Old New York was once New Amsterdam. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. The development at 2409 W Catalpa, however, may be smelling [...]