Tag: Lake View
Are low-lines and Emerald Constellations the future of Chicago?
What should a shrinking, post-Daley Chicago look like? Curbed is keeping its eye on a couple of concepts -- one commissioned from a local Chamber [...]
Open house Sunday: A “ten-star location” in Graceland West
Almost none of the listings posted in the past 24 hours advertise an open house for this weekend. One of the few is a four-bedroom / two-bath home [...]
In fun, lively Lake View, 433 Briar was the attraction
Tony and Ron had lived in 7 or 8 single-family homes but, when their jobs brought them to Chicago, they opted for a more urban experience.
The [...]
Vintage Lake View condo lives like a home
The boutique vintage high-rise at 433 W Briar in Chicago's Lakeview East neighborhood has been, according to project manager Zev Salomon, one of t [...]
The nearly news: How five-year-old condos are faring
Condos of the 2006 vintage are cycling through their second and even third owners at this point, but they're still young enough to count as "nearly ne [...]
Lake View single-family sales down in January
Six single-family homes sold in Lincoln Square this January, compared to just one in January 2010, says Eric Rojas. "I think we'll have more homes sol [...]
In Lake View, a lot of home for the money
The 4,100 square-foot four-bedroom / 3.5-bath single-family Joe Zekas visited this weekend struck him as a lot of home for the money, with the typ [...]
From the vault: Nelson Street in West Lakeview
Recent conversation among the Chattering class regarding the values and desirability of homes in West Lakeview brought to mind this video from Jan [...]
A $2.6M Uptown sale? If only…
A Crain's news nugget about a $2.69 million sale in Uptown had me all excited this afternoon -- after all, the median sale price for an Uptown sin [...]
Choice cuts: Lake View single-family now $50K below ’03 sale price
On Monday a contemporary single-family home at 1527 W Nelson St in Lake View dropped from $849,000 to $790,000, $50,000 below its August 2003 sale pri [...]
433 Briar’s homes and many more found in Nettelhorst’s dynamic district
By many measures, Nettelhorst is an exception. Just 11 years ago, the facility at Broadway and Melrose Avenue was a failing school on the verge of clo [...]
New-construction Lake View home debuts at $2.45 million
Lake View's $2 million market didn't dry up in 2010 -- 10 homes sold at or above that price, compared to 12 in 2009 and 11 in 2008. There's still a su [...]
Land sales up in Lincoln Park and Lake View
Fourteen land deals closed or went under contract in Lincoln Park this year, and another nine went down in Lake View, compared to a combined 15 in 200 [...]
A restored two-bedroom, steps from Lincoln Park, priced in the $340s
The latest restored home at 433 Briar to hit the MLS is unit 3C, a 1,600 square-foot two-bedroom / 2.5-bath priced at $349,900, or $219 a square f [...]
The long tail of luxury in Lake View
Is there a demand for homes priced above $1.5 million in Lake View right now? According to Redfin, 21 (or 11 percent) of the 191 single-families t [...]
Sales update: Five sales at 433 Briar since new discount rollout
The latest word from 433 Briar in Lake View is "so far, so good." Since an affiliate of Belgravia Group brought 17 two- and three-bedrooms back to th [...]
Searching for stability in Chicago neighborhoods
Jeff Baird is a real estate valuation consultant based in Chicago. He founded Lakeshore Analytics to bring comprehensive, understandable housing d [...]
Build your own home on Lake Shore Drive
You rarely see new single-family homes spring up along Lake Shore Drive, that's what someone has in mind in Lake View.
In September Emily Sachs Wong [...]
Stupid Realtor tricks: 23 $1,000 reductions in 42 days for a Graceland West Victorian
OK, everybody in class stare at the single-family at 4023 N Paulina St. It obviously wants our attention, so we'll give it some.
In May this 6,400 [...]
Floor plans in focus: A 1,600 square-foot two-bedroom at 433 Briar in Lake View
The C-tier condos (PDF) at 433 Briar in Lake View are two-bedroom / 2.5-bath residences with 1,600 square feet. The plan features a wrap-around kitc [...]