Tag: Northwest Side
A newly-renovated Irving Park single-family
Just a few doors north of the Addison Mall and a busy Target store you'll find this newly-renovated, newly-listed 3-bedroom, 3 1/2 bath home at 36 [...]
Where does Mrs Clean live?
If you time-travel back 15 years and read real estate listing copy, you might find the phrase "Mrs Clean lives here" in 100s of Chicago listings.
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The Bloomingdale Trail and the High Line
It seems like every article about Chicago's Bloomingdale Trail contains a mandatory reference to New York's High Line.
Last Saturday I [...]
Condo price goes off a cliff at The Terrace in Irving Park
Five years ago we reported that a development called The Terrace was offering 24 3-bedroom, 2 ½ bath condos in four 6-flats at 3917 – 3935 N Kedzi [...]
Kimball Station sold to Inland affiliate
It's been almost exactly three years since we received word that Kimball Station, a 59-unit condo development in Albany Park, had converted to ren [...]
From the archives – a new 6-bedroom in Irving Park
Five years have passed since we first wrote about the then newly-built home at 3908 N Kildare in Irving Park.
At the time, the 6-bedroom, 4 ½ [...]
Revisiting Roscoe Flats, five years on
Five years ago we were reporting on Roscoe Flats, an 18-unit new construction condo development at 3028 W Roscoe in Avondale.
A model that was [...]
Which Humboldt Park is the real one?
There's an idealized Humboldt Park and a real one. You can find the idealized version at a real estate site:
A diverse, family-friendly area fu [...]
The Miracle House in Galewood
Yesterday I headed out to Galewood Crossings for an updated look at the development, and then ventured a mile further west to the Galewood neighbo [...]
Neighborhood brief – Kelvyn Park
When the Kelvyn Park neighborhood draws attention, it's typically because of gang activity – and there is that.
Kelvyn Park also offers an att [...]
Rent a bright, stylish loft in a transit-friendly location
This bright, stylish 1-bedroom loft has everything that many renters are looking for: hardwood floors, 12-foot ceilings, a sleek bath and kitchen [...]
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 luxury apartments on the Albany Park / Irving Park border
Noah Properties is best known for its rapidly-selling stylish new homes and condos, but the company has begun building new rental properties with [...]
Humboldt Park – too many bullets in the cake
You have to love a sassy Aussie – but not everyone does. Especially one who talks about moving her business from Humboldt Park to Bucktown because [...]
An updated look at Elston Timber Lofts in Irving Park
We've looked in periodically on Elston Timber Lofts, 3637 N Spaulding Ave in Irving Park, ever since the project first came to our attention back [...]
The Chicago Sun-Times BS gang story
Earlier today I visited the intersection of Barry and Spaulding in Avondale for a look around, with a focus on a few recent real estate sales.
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Running on empty on Elston
It's easy enough to understand why someone would live on Elston Avenue, despite its generally bleak commercial and light industrial character. We [...]
Six months on, bank wants offer today on riverfront townhome
The 4-level, 3-bedroom, 2 ½ bath townhome at 2900 N Riverwalk Dr in Avondale has been on and off the market since August of last year.
It las [...]
Edgebrook Glen, a disconnect between marketing and reality
If you're familiar with the conventions for naming real estate developments you'll immediately know that Edgebrook Glen is not in Chicago's Edgebr [...]
Failed condo gone rental in Jefferson Park
It was August of 2008 when we last looked in on Kennedy Estates, 4810 N Lavergne in Jefferson Park.
Six of the 22 2-bedroom, 2-bath units had [...]