Tag: North Side
Newly-listed vintage 6-bedroom in Lake View
The classic brick and limestone home at 1139 W Wellington Ave was built in 1882, according to the listing description, in 1896 according to Redfin [...]
A stunning new home on a quiet block in Lake View
I've toured a dozen newly-built homes from the builder of this one, at 1529 W Wolfram St. Each home has been similar to the others, but highly ind [...]
Americana Towers – a model condo Web site?
The Americana Towers condo building, 1636 N Wells St has a great location in the Old Town Triangle. Treasure Island is across the street, the park [...]
What’s happening at the Lathrop Homes
The clouds were just beginning to break apart earlier today when I stood on the bridge over the Chicago River at Diversey Pkwy. Viewed through a t [...]
Planned Property announces T-shirt design contest
"Have fun with it. Be original. Start designing." Follow those simple instructions and you may win the $1,000 first prize for creating the officia [...]
A video tour of Chicago’s fabulous Wrigley Mansion
The Theurer-Wrigley House, more commonly known as the Wrigley Mansion, at 2466 N Lakeview is currently for sale for $9.5 million, though not liste [...]
A first look inside the Wrigley Mansion
The Theurer-Wrigley House, more commonly known as the Wrigley Mansion, at 2466 N Lakeview is currently for sale for $9.5 million, though not liste [...]
Stylish Lincoln Park studios with great rooftop views
If you know Lincoln Park, you know that 1940 N Lincoln is a great location -- just down the block or around the corner from bars, restaurants, bou [...]
Revolting neighbors in the Old Town Triangle
Since the 60s, when the Old Town Triangle was the base camp for the gentrification of Lincoln Park, the area has prided itself on being a model fo [...]
The panoramic views from a Lincoln Park mid-rise
If you think you need to pay a small fortune and live in a high-rise to get some of Chicago's great skyline views, a visit to the roof deck at 194 [...]
Webster Square changes brokered by Mayor Emanuel
The Webster Square development, on the site of the former Lincoln Park hospital had, after a lengthy tussle with neighboring residents, received t [...]
New York’s High Line and Chicago’s Bloomingdale Trail
The Friends of the Bloomingdale Trail has this vision for the abandoned rail line that runs through several near northwest side neighborhoods:
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Cityscape condos back on market in Bell School attendance area
We're not seeing – and not likely to see for some time – large new condo projects, but infill development is continuing in this depressed market.
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A DePaul / Sheffield single-family home update
The area bounded by Armitage Ave (2000 N), Fullerton Ave (2400 N), Halsted St (800 W) and Racine Ave (1200 W) is the heart of the Sheffield Histor [...]
A sunny Lincoln Park townhome at The Pointe
Over a span of 30 years Lincoln Park developers refined the art of townhome planning and design. By the time The Pointe was built on the former si [...]
Lincoln Park high-rise living near Clark and Fullerton
The high-rises fronting Chicago's Lincoln Park offer some of the most attractive living options anywhere in the US, but the character of the a [...]
A Lincoln Park single-family with a roofdeck skyline view
What's touted as one of the largest homes on a single lot in Lincoln Park just came on the market after 15 years with the same owner.
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Open house pick – a price-reduced North Center single-family in the mid-$400s
The 2-bedroom, 3-bath single-family home at 1808 W Diversey in the Picardy Place gated complex is at the far southeast corner of Chicago's North C [...]
New single-family in Lake View two blocks from Burley
Large-scale development has become an increasingly dim and distant memory, but infill development seems to be thriving in Chicago's more establish [...]
Do murals denote a depressed community?
I have a bias about murals: I associate their creation with communities that have declined and are likely to remain in a state of decline. I s [...]