Tag: Kenwood
Video tours of six Hyde Park / Kenwood apartment buildings
Many confirmed North Siders have never visited Hyde Park / Kenwood, and it's probable that even fewer have given any thought to moving there.
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An update on Shops and Lofts at 47
The groundbreaking for the long-dormant Shops and Lofts at 47, 47th St and Cottage Grove, occurred just over a year ago and the development was sl [...]
Amenity-rich apartments in Hyde Park / Kenwood
The Sutherland was built as a hotel and briefly converted to a military hospital. Its most famous incarnation, however, was as a music venue frequ [...]
Tour the Sutherland model apartments in Hyde Park with the designer
The Sutherland, 4659 S Drexel Blvd in Hyde Park / Kenwood, was built as a hotel and briefly converted to a military hospital. Its most famous inca [...]
The views from The Sutherland in Hyde Park / Kenwood
I find rooftops irresistible, especially when they offer a clear view of the near and far surroundings.
The recently-renovated Sutherland [...]
The Sutherland, renovated luxury apartments in Hyde Park / Kenwood
The Sutherland, a historic property at 4659 S Drexel in Hyde Park / Kenwood, has newly-renovated studio, 1- and 2-bedroom apartments available for [...]
Why a MAC resident likes Bronzeville’s Sutherland apartments
Listen to a woman who has rented from MAC Property Management for four years in two different buildings talk about why she likes the Sutherland ap [...]
Chicago Weekly’s Hyde Park 2013 Housing Guide
One of the things we most enjoy doing at YoChicago is finding useful resources at other websites and linking our visitors to them.
Chicago Week [...]
Side by side Wright bootleg homes sound an alarm
A year ago we invited you to consider this quote from John Shelette Van Bergen, a protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright:
Since the American architect h [...]
Is greater Bronzeville a school desert?
There's been a great deal of attention paid to "food deserts" in Chicago, i.e. neighborhoods where fresh food is hard to find.
More worrisome f [...]
Quote of the day – drug dealing at 46th and Woodlawn
Just last week we posted an update on Lake Park Gateway II, a development where we shot video nearly two years ago to the day.
As you can s [...]
Four years of pricing ups and downs at Kenwood’s Lake Park Gateway II
Unit 2E, a 3-bedroom, 2-bath condo in Lake Park Gateway II at 1231 E 46th St, was first listed in June of 2007 at $289,800. The price escalated to [...]
When the special assessment costs more than the condo
A 3-bedroom, 3-bath condo at 5000 South East End Ave in Kenwood was just listed for sale for $89,900 – plus a $90,000 special assessment occasione [...]
The curious case of the Kenwood condo
Unit 1B at 5052 S Woodlawn Ave in Chicago's Kenwood neighborhood has been on and off the market for just over a year. A month ago the asking price [...]
Modernist Atrium Home in Kenwood listed for $369K
The uninitiated will wonder why Jeanne Spurlock of Century 21 Kennedy Ryan is marketing a drab brick bunker near Madison Park and Dorchester Avenu [...]
From $258K to $1.28M for a Kenwood Victorian
The title for this 1890s Victorian home at 5040 S Blackstone Ave in Kenwood bounced around a lot over the past decade. According to Blockshopper, [...]
When assessments kill sales prices
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 [...]