Tag: Old Town
Old Town, Chicago’s least threatening neighborhood
If you've been hankering for an Old Town music video, listen to Ross Bryant's rap. Old Town is the "least threatening neighborhood in Chicago … th [...]
Clybourn Point –in the red on green development
Five years ago today we were, without noting the incongruity of green development on Clybourn Ave, writing about Clybourn Point, 1322 N Clybourn. [...]
Sign atop SoNo says RENT NOW at SoNo East
The SoNo East RENT NOW sign on the SoNo condo tower is pretty hard to miss, but I don't recall seeing it before yesterday.
The windows haven't [...]
We’ll find you a rental as cool as this one
"This one" is a 4-bedroom, 4 ½ bath Old Town home with everything a luxury renter would want for the $5,500 a month asking price.
The unit, on [...]
Construction checkup at 1225 Old Town
The high-rise that's under construction in Old Town is about two-thirds of the way toward topping out, and it now has a new address, a new name an [...]
Parkside of Old Town apartment update
When I stopped by on Friday, crews were busy putting the finishing touches on the exterior of 544 Oak at Parkside of Old Town, one of the new buil [...]
Price reductions and incentives on the remaining units at Parkside of Old Town
The new homes at Parkside of Old Town have a convenient location, two blocks from Wells Street shops, bars and restaurants, close to the Gold Coas [...]
The panoramic views from Parkside of Old Town
The new homes at Parkside of Old Town have a convenient location, two blocks from Wells Street shops, bars and restaurants, close to the Gold Coas [...]
A video tour of a handmade home at Carl Street Studios
Time Magazine aptly referred to artist and artisan Edgar Miller's work as the "handmade home."
When Unit 15 at Old Town's Carl Street Studios, [...]
MLS-listed downtown rental inventory continues to shrink
Back in November of 2009, when we began tracking MLS-listed homes and condos for rent in 14 downtown ZIP codes there were 1,927 units available. A [...]
Condo with priceless details going for $549K in Old Town
You'll find traces of artist and artisan Edgar Miller's work throughout Chicago's Old Town and Old Town Triangle neighborhoods.
At the Carl St [...]
1233 North Wells: a construction checkup, video-style
At the same time that I was posting up some new still photos from the construction site at 1233 N Wells St in Old Town, Joe Zekas was editing his [...]
Construction checkup: 1233 North Wells
Demolition work is wrapping up at 1233 N Wells St in Old Town, so expect to see Hines Interests' new 18-story mid-rise start its rise very soon.
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Riding the Red Line: Clark / Division
Below the intersection of Clark and Division streets is the next-to-last subway station that riders pass through when traveling north on the Red L [...]
Pooches prohibited from most Near North Side apartments
If you're searching for a dog-friendly apartment, you might as well skip most of the buildings on the Near North Side, including those in the Gold [...]
First quarter figures: Stuff that sells in Old Town
Here are four homes on the high end of the Old Town home market that closed between January 1 and March 31, according to Redfin's records:
Cond [...]
Construction checkup: Making way for new apartments in Old Town
Last week Curbed's Mark Boyer caught up with JDL Development prez Jim Letchinger, to get the latest on 1233 North Wells, a new 16-story, 250-unit [...]
Yo’s guide to renting on the Near North Side
Our latest guide introduces renters to the Gold Coast, Old Town, and the rest of the Near North Side. Inside you can learn why people do and don't liv [...]
Stuff that sells: How much for this Old Town townhome?
In October 2009, Joe Zekas shot a sponsored walk-through of a mint-condition townhome at 1447 N Cleveland Ave in Old Town with Prudential Rubloff' [...]