Tag: Lake View

1 38 39 40797 / 797 POSTS
Shark bites: Serving up slices of single-family home deals

Shark bites: Serving up slices of single-family home deals

Chomp, chomp! CondoShark has locked its jaws on dozens of single-family homes in the Gold Coast, Lincoln Park, Bucktown, and Lake View. In each are [...]

Renting Rahm's residence

Woe to the tenant who's late with the rent check at this house. The Tribune reports that Rahm Emanuel has rented out his 2,719 square-foot home in Lak [...]
CondoShark sighted off Lake Shore Drive!

CondoShark sighted off Lake Shore Drive!

Sound the alarm! Find Richard Dreyfuss! CondoShark’s on the loose, and he’s headed toward the high-rises lining Lake Shore Drive in Lake View! His kee [...]
Comparing prices across neighborhoods in the North Side residential market

Comparing prices across neighborhoods in the North Side residential market

It's not enough to compare one home in Roscoe Village to all the others in the neighborhood. As buyers on the North Side focus more on price point, [...]
Rethinking the four-plus-one in Lake View

Rethinking the four-plus-one in Lake View

Surely the four-plus-one has its fans, but in my experience, they're few and far between. Occasionally you'll come across a four-plus-one that break [...]
Bob Darrow on Broadway retail and alternatives to Boys Town

Bob Darrow on Broadway retail and alternatives to Boys Town

From the Center on Halsted, Bob Darrow and I walked east along Waveland Avenue to Broadway. If Halsted Street represents the heart of Boys Town nigh [...]
The homes of Melrose Street

The homes of Melrose Street

"Melrose between Broadway and Halsted is nearly idyllic -- it's just gorgeous," says @properties agent Bob Darrow early on in this segment from our [...]
Shark bites: devouring single-family homes in posh 'hoods

Shark bites: devouring single-family homes in posh 'hoods

If it's a single-family home your hunting, the shark may have gotten there first. But you won't mind taking what the he's left behind. The informati [...]
Aligning sellers with reality

Aligning sellers with reality

Convincing sellers to lower their asking prices can be a long and arduous process, especially if they're facing a sale below their original purchase [...]
The nearly news: high, low, and in-between in Boys Town

The nearly news: high, low, and in-between in Boys Town

As Bob Darrow has already told us, home prices in and around Boys Town stretch from the mid-$100s for small studio condos up into the seven figures fo [...]
Inside and outside the Center on Halsted

Inside and outside the Center on Halsted

Two years ago the Center on Halsted cut the ribbon on a 60,000 square-foot, LEED-certifed outreach facility at the corner of Halsted Street and Wave [...]
A Wrigleyville detour: the cost of parking and bleachers near the Friendly Confines

A Wrigleyville detour: the cost of parking and bleachers near the Friendly Confines

In some ways, Wrigleyville and Boys Town are worlds apart, but the two are too close not to cover in one visit. Besides, "the two coexist harmonious [...]
Buying and renting in Boys Town

Buying and renting in Boys Town

"You would think that everybody's priced out of Boys Town, but the neighborhood is still home to a lot of affordable apartments," @properties agent [...]
Buyers on the Lake View condo market

Buyers on the Lake View condo market

Sunday afternoon seemed like a good time to catch people walking the streets of Lake View in search of open houses. The sun was out, the marathon wa [...]
Boys Town basics with Bob Darrow

Boys Town basics with Bob Darrow

National Coming Out Day and the gay rights rally in Washington have both come and gone, but we're going to keep the spirit alive for the rest of the [...]
Making the two-bedroom / two-bath scene: Low to high in Lake View

Making the two-bedroom / two-bath scene: Low to high in Lake View

This week's premise: You're dead-set on finding a two-bedroom / two-bath condo in a lakeside neighborhood on the North or Far North Side. Using thes [...]
Chicago's new lofts: What's left?

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 [...]
1 38 39 40797 / 797 POSTS