11/12/14
More than six years ago I wandered into a “developer close-out” party at Dover Courts, 4601-17 N Dover in the Sheridan Park neighborhood in...
10/15/14
This is a show we’ve seen a number of times before, and it’s generally had a happy ending for the home seller. A 3-bedroom,...
7/14/14
In the 40 years that I’ve followed Chicago condo conversions I’ve rarely seen the renovation and condo conversion of a 12+ unit walkup buildings...
6/23/14
The Gammonley Group was considered a pioneer when it began sales in 2001 for 1111 S Wabash, a 34-story, 247-unit condominium in the South...
6/20/14
If you’re looking for a 1-bedroom condo your new listing search will surface Unit 1401 at Vetro, 611 S Wells. The unit was one...
6/10/14
When 565 Quincy slashed prices early in 2010 it was one of the last projects to join the price cutting that was prevalent in...
6/3/14
Unit 5909 at Aqua, 225 N Columbus Dr, was just listed for sale at $482,000. According to the Cook County Recorder’s Office, the unit...
4/2/14
It’s been a while since we’ve checked on the status of the Union Row townhomes on 16th St in East Pilsen. You can join...
11/25/13
I’ve made many visits to Woodlawn over the years, despite sharing the common perception that it was “a community of last resort.” Five years...
11/8/13
Unit 6901 at Aqua, 225 N Columbus Dr, was purchased for $905,000 in May of last year. The purchase price of the 1,756 square...
9/27/13
We’re talking about a condo development with a basement bowling alley, not the 1970s TV show or any of its revivals. The 241-unit loft...
7/23/13
The Fulton River District was still a new neighborhood, but it had become relatively established by the time that Jefferson Tower, 200 N Jefferson,...
7/17/13
The condo market crash in the latter part of the last decade resulted in units at a number of properties being sold at auction...
6/18/13
The Tribune recently wrote about a lawsuit brought by the CHA against board members of the master association at the Enclaves of Galewood Crossings...
5/31/13
Exactly five years ago today we wrote about a six-unit condo development at 2701 W Chicago Ave in West Town. The broker was touting...
12/12/12
If you’re a Cubs fan, or just want to be close to the excitement of Wrigley Field, it doesn’t get any better than the...
10/10/12
In the days when stocks were used to subject offenders to public humiliation and mockery, “passers-by were encouraged to throw mud, rotten eggs, moldy...
9/5/12
Five years ago today we wrote about two Uptown condo conversions directly across the street from each other at 927 and 928 W Eastwood....
8/22/12
The 34 rowhomes in the Via Como Due development occupy part of the site of the Como Inn, a quirky, rambling Chicago icon for...
8/2/12
It’s been nearly seven years since we first looked in on the Village Residences of Old Irving Park. At the time, “urban homes with...