Tag: North Side
Quick hits: Habitat out as CHA receiver; revised plans for Lincoln Park Hospital site
Unless you follow our Chicago Real Estate News feed religiously, you might have missed these stories that came across the wire late today. Both storie [...]
From the field: more North Side homes closing for 10-plus percent off expected prices
The North Side market may look stable compared to other areas of the city, but Bob Darrow says he's continually surprised by the number of quality hom [...]
North Center snapshot: Tracking recent closings at new loft and condo projects
Here are a handful of recently completed projects in the North Center neighborhood where more than one unit has closed in the past 30 days, accordin [...]
The 2900 block of North Damen Avenue: Everyone's selling in Hamlin Park
I spent part of my Sunday afternoon driving around Hamlin Park and Roscoe Village in search of open houses. Several showings on my list were near th [...]
From sandboxes to treehouses: Ranquist Development's latest endeavor in Bucktown
If the new banner ads on Division Street's benches are any indication, Ranquist Development is ready to get the word out about its newest condo proj [...]
BlockWalks: the 1800 block of North Maud Avenue in Lincoln Park
Join Joe Zekas for a BlockWalk down a street he didn't build on. Joe explains:
Back in the early '80s I bought two lots in the 1800 block of Maud [...]
Eight highly upgraded condos available in Roscoe Village
Sam Banks of Sergio & Banks takes Joe Zekas through Ultimate Homes' new construction condos at 2257 W Belmont Ave in Roscoe Village. The development [...]
Lots o' lots ripe for development in Lincoln Park, for the right price
Land prices are down significantly in many parts of the city, but it's not an across-the-board trend -- an oversized lot in Lincoln Park can still s [...]
BlockWalks: The 2000 block of North Seminary Avenue in Lincoln Park / DePaul
In the text summary accompanying this video, Joe Zekas writes:
This is one of my favorite blocks in Chicago. I lived there for nearly eight years, [...]
North Side numbers: Recent sales and prices in seven neighborhoods
The latest set of monthly data on home sales and prices at Redfin dates back to March, which already feels like it was ages ago. Consider this a trip [...]
Adapting to a tough condo market
The folks at Sergio & Banks have shown Joe Zekas around several Ultimate Homes condos in recent months, including this one located at 2257 W Belmont [...]
Weighing WalkScores: Roscoe Village or Evanston?
Ask people what characteristic they most value in a city neighborhood and they'll often answer "walkability" or "pedestrian-friendliness." If walkab [...]
Rojas on 1Q 2010 sales: buyers "gobble up" condos in Lincoln Park, Lake View
Rubloff agent Eric Rojas recently reviewed first-quarter sales in Lincoln Park and Lake View and found that activity is up significantly in both nei [...]
1600 North Claremont: A Bucktown BlockWalk
Like Joe, I picked one of the streets I know best for my first BlockWalk: the 1600 block of North Claremont Avenue, near the Wicker Park / Bucktown [...]
Crain's on "the demise of Armitage Avenue"
Today's video from Crain's Chicago Business focuses on how Armitage Avenue between Halsted Street and Racine Avenue, once "the best boutque, cute re [...]
BlockWalks, 2300 North Cleveland in Lincoln Park
With this video we're launching a new feature: BlockWalks, a simple video tour of a single Chicago or suburban block.
For many Chicagoans the block [...]
Lincoln Park's highest real estate tax bills
The top residential tax bill in Lincoln Park: $76,405.55. As you might expect, the 1800 and 1900 blocks of Orchard, Burling and Howe are well repre [...]
Shark bites: Deals on investment properties
You know that Matt Garrison tracks big price reductions on condos and single-family homes at CondoShark.com. But did you know he also keeps an eye on [...]
Lake Shore Drive, north from Lake Point Tower
The second leg of our drive up Lake Shore Drive took us past Lake Point Tower and into Chicago's North Side, where the wall of high-rises lining the [...]
Great moments in ad copy: "Surge into the 'red zone'" at 1738 North Winchester
IF YOU ARE READY-TO-ACT BUYER, BUCKLE UP BECAUSE YOUR ANTICIPATION IS GETTING READY TO SURGE INTO THE "RED ZONE". HERE IS A HOME THAT HITS THE JACK [...]