Tag: Humboldt Park
![A visit to Chicago’s West Side with a real estate appraiser A visit to Chicago’s West Side with a real estate appraiser](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pqYwLGBCN3A/hqdefault.jpg)
A visit to Chicago’s West Side with a real estate appraiser
Citywide Services' Michael Walsh is a veteran appraiser whose work takes him to many areas of Chicagoland.
I joined Michael for a mid-morning v [...]
![A stolen porch in Humboldt Park A stolen porch in Humboldt Park](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/339/293339.jpg?preset=yosize)
A stolen porch in Humboldt Park
Yesterday morning I accompanied veteran appraiser Michael Walsh of Citywide Services on part of his daily rounds.
Our first stop was at a forec [...]
![Slow progress on Chicago Avenue condos Slow progress on Chicago Avenue condos](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/972/290972.jpg?preset=yosize)
Slow progress on Chicago Avenue condos
When I stopped by in early August, picture above, the 8-unit condo building at 2424 W Chicago Ave was nearly topped out.
Yesterday's visit [...]
![A classic timber loft steps from the Bloomingdale Trail A classic timber loft steps from the Bloomingdale Trail](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cSY9Ur8tc7s/hqdefault.jpg)
A classic timber loft steps from the Bloomingdale Trail
If you're looking for the true loft aesthetic you'll find it at Buck City Lofts.
This one-bedroom plus den has the high ceilings, hardwood floo [...]
![A new Noah Properties home in a hot Humboldt Park location A new Noah Properties home in a hot Humboldt Park location](http://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/112824/7862a0e2-1157-4f9b-b3d4-8aa8b3742525.png)
A new Noah Properties home in a hot Humboldt Park location
The 8-square-block area bounded by Humboldt Blvd, Kedzie Ave, North Ave and Bloomingdale Ave has undergone rapid change in the past few years. New [...]
![A hot pocket of new homes in Humboldt Park A hot pocket of new homes in Humboldt Park](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/748/288748.jpg?preset=yosize)
A hot pocket of new homes in Humboldt Park
Despite the hot market, it's still a bit premature to be talking confidently about hot neighborhoods. And, however heated the market might become, it [...]
![Neighborhood Treasure, West Humboldt Park Neighborhood Treasure, West Humboldt Park](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5JMyCVa1umQ/hqdefault.jpg)
Neighborhood Treasure, West Humboldt Park
Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago is "a nonprofit neighborhood revitalization organization committed to helping homeowners and strengthenin [...]
![Luxury condos mix with affordable housing in “West Wicker Park” Luxury condos mix with affordable housing in “West Wicker Park”](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/630/247630.jpg)
Luxury condos mix with affordable housing in “West Wicker Park”
It was November of 2008 when YoChicago first looked at the new condominiums at 1555 N Talman in Humboldt Park, and expressed skepticism about the [...]
![Are you ready for Humboldt Park? Are you ready for Humboldt Park?](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/619/286619.jpg?preset=yosize)
Are you ready for Humboldt Park?
The blocks just south of North Avenue east of the park in Humboldt Park have seen a great deal of new construction activity in the past ten years, [...]
![Should you go condo or single-family in Humboldt Park? Should you go condo or single-family in Humboldt Park?](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/082/285082.jpg?preset=yosize)
Should you go condo or single-family in Humboldt Park?
Two Humboldt Park new listings slid into our email inbox over the weekend, a 2-bedroom, 2-bath condo asking $299,900 and a 4-bedroom 3 ½ bath sing [...]
![The Bloomingdale Trail and the High Line The Bloomingdale Trail and the High Line](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/505/284505.jpg?preset=yosize)
The Bloomingdale Trail and the High Line
It seems like every article about Chicago's Bloomingdale Trail contains a mandatory reference to New York's High Line.
Last Saturday I [...]
![Which Humboldt Park is the real one? Which Humboldt Park is the real one?](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/914/283914.jpg?preset=yosize)
Which Humboldt Park is the real one?
There's an idealized Humboldt Park and a real one. You can find the idealized version at a real estate site:
A diverse, family-friendly area fu [...]
![How to tell you’re in an unsafe area How to tell you’re in an unsafe area](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/605/283605.jpg?preset=yosize)
How to tell you’re in an unsafe area
In Chicago, a Safe Park Zone sign is a warning that you may encounter gang activity, drug sales and weapon-carrying teenagers. You won't find Safe [...]
![Some questions about Humboldt Heights Some questions about Humboldt Heights](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/399/283399.jpg?preset=yosize)
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 [...]
![Humboldt Park – too many bullets in the cake Humboldt Park – too many bullets in the cake](https://img.youtube.com/vi/IbPbeCcHs2c/hqdefault.jpg)
Humboldt Park – too many bullets in the cake
You have to love a sassy Aussie – but not everyone does. Especially one who talks about moving her business from Humboldt Park to Bucktown because [...]
![Tough time for condos in three once-strong markets Tough time for condos in three once-strong markets](https://wibiti.com/blogthumbs/hpmain/857/282857.jpg)
Tough time for condos in three once-strong markets
Condominiums in Rogers Park, Humboldt Park and Irving Park -- three neighborhoods that once had strong new development and high selling prices -- [...]
![Google Street View’s Humboldt Park time capsule Google Street View’s Humboldt Park time capsule](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/282/282282.jpg?preset=yosize)
Google Street View’s Humboldt Park time capsule
View the 500 block of N Central Park Ave in Google Street View and you'll see a very different scene than the one, above, that I saw early yesterd [...]
![Visit a Humboldt Park open house and make a drug buy Visit a Humboldt Park open house and make a drug buy](http://media.cdn-redfin.com/photo/68/bigphoto/526/07919526_2_0.jpg)
Visit a Humboldt Park open house and make a drug buy
A recently-listed new construction home at 910 N Richmond Ave in Humboldt Park is holding an open house this Sunday, October 16, from 11 AM to 12 [...]
![Stupid Realtor tricks, pricing games variety Stupid Realtor tricks, pricing games variety](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/724/280724.jpg?preset=yosize)
Stupid Realtor tricks, pricing games variety
The newly-built home at 2448 W Cullom Ave in the fictional "south Ravenswood Manor" has more than 70 entries, beginning in May of 2006, in its lis [...]
![Humboldt Park, real estate sites and the real world Humboldt Park, real estate sites and the real world](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/432/279432.jpg?preset=yosize)
Humboldt Park, real estate sites and the real world
Real estate brokerage sites typically feature upbeat overviews of Chicago's neighborhoods. The articles often appear to have been authored on a lo [...]