Tag: New construction
A scene from the deadpool – Ogden Courts in Lawndale
It isn't often that you'll find a quote from the King James Version of the Bible on a real estate development sign. Almost every real estate agent [...]
Only three units left at River North’s Superior 110
The striking Hartshorne Plunkard-designed high-rise at 110 W Superior -- known informally as "the blue building" -- is nearing a sellout.
After [...]
Crain’s video visit to Randolph Tower
Crain's standout real estate reporter, Alby Gallun, was just wrapping up his video shoot at Randolph Tower, 188 W Randolph St in the Loop, when I [...]
Quote of the day – we always overbuild something
"We always overbuild something. This time will probably be multifamily."
The comment was made at a recent meeting of Florida developers in Orla [...]
High hopes and hapless homes in East Garfield Park
Four years ago Yo was being told that sales had been "incredible" and prices were "fantastic" at Heritage Homes of West Village on the "new revita [...]
235 Van Buren, new Loop condos in a food ocean
Some parts of Chicago are considered food deserts because of the lack of grocery and dining options nearby.
It's fair to consider the immediate [...]
A newer 3-bedroom, 3 ½ bath duplex in Lakeview East
The 3-unit building at 619 W Surf in Lakeview East was built just several years ago but has all-new kitchens and baths, and many features have bee [...]
Closet space is a no-no at SoNo
When visionary architect / developer Harry Weese built 1100 N Lake Shore Dr – a building that's been in the news recently – he reportedly skimped [...]
Only 7 units left at Phase II of CA23 in West Loop
When Belgravia Group took over CA23 in the West Loop, it lowered prices and quickly sold out the condominium units in the 24-unit Phase I. Somewha [...]
Highland Park luxury at $600K below 2006 asking price
The 7,500 square foot 5-bedroom home with 5 full and 2 half baths on an acre at 3434 Old Mill Rd in Highland Park recently came on the market at a [...]
A remarkable new 5-bedroom a half-block from Hamlin Park
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkZQPUUpuFE
A few years from now newcomers to this part of the North Center neighborhood, just south of Roscoe Villa [...]
the LEX targets early April rentals in the South Loop
ST Residential has appointed two affiliates of Magellan Development Group as development manager and property manager of the LEX, a 329-home multifami [...]
A new single-family under $600K in Smith Park
Noah Properties' homes have been selling almost as quickly as they're completed - if not before. As a result, we've begun walking through the home [...]
A marginal misery tour of Brighton Park condos
The middle of the last decade surfaced a number of ambitious new residential developments on or near Western Avenue in Chicago's heavily Latino Br [...]
Condo-quality apartments in a great South Loop location
Chicago's South Loop is a neighborhood that sprawls nearly two miles from north to south.
Astoria Tower, an apartment high-rise built as condo [...]
Large new Avondale 3-bedroom condos in the mid-$200s
You don't have to go very far west in Chicago's developing Avondale neighborhood to find new construction condos priced at nearly half what simila [...]
New single-family on a Ukrainian Village corner lot
The 4-bedroom, 3 ½ bath home nearing completion at 658 N Oakley in Ukrainian Village is another distinctive home from Noah Properties, a builder w [...]
New Montana rowhouses on the market in Lincoln Park
When we last looked in on the 1500 block of Montana in Lincoln Park it was being marketed as up to 14 individual lots, with 50-foot combination lo [...]
235 Van Buren inspires great photography
Chicago's great architecture poses a series of challenges for photographers. There are the technical challenges inherent in photographing large su [...]
Lender-owned Bridgeport condo asking $21K over 2007 price
Five years ago, when we first checked on sales at Bridgeport Condominiums, 3450 S Halsted St, we were informed that the project was "about 50% sol [...]