Tag: South Side
POAH breaks ground on Woodlawn Park
Despite worries that the project might fall apart after the city's failed Olympics bid, Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) is moving forward [...]
Sherman Park in Back of the Yards
Even with Irish Pirate's huge spoiler, no one came forward to name this nabe. The park in question is indeed Sherman Park, and it's located in the B [...]
City approves redevelopment plan for Grand Boulevard apartment complex
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The Community Development Commission on Tuesday approved a $26.8 million plan to replace 60 old townhome-style apartments in the the [...]
Why real estate agents like Bridgeport
During a brokers' open house at the Lexington Square townhomes in Bridgeport yesterday, Joe Zekas asked half a dozen real estate agents to talk abou [...]
Chopping block: 25 percent off a vintage greystone in Hyde Park
This five-bedroom / four-bath greystone at 5116 S Woodlawn Ave in Hyde Park dropped to $899,000 last week, representing an overall price cut of alm [...]
A stay-at-home tour of historic Pullman
If you’re unable to make it to today’s 37th Annual Historic Pullman House Tour, you can see a great deal of Pullman and the efforts to restore and r [...]
Low-interest, 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages available at Lexington Square in Bridgeport
Qualified buyers can now purchase quick delivery townhomes at Lexington Square in Bridgeport with get 3.875-percent, 30-year fixed-rate FHA mortgage [...]
Turn-of-the-century home in Morgan Park nears 15th month on the market
Morgan Park saw 151 sales of single-family homes between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010, according to Chicago Magazine. That's on par with North C [...]
Meeting the median: Hyde Park
The median price for a home in Hyde Park (we're talking condos, townhomes, and single-families here -- no multi-unit properties) is $205,000, which ha [...]
Stuff that sells: top two-bedroom sales from six city regions
What's moving? Here are the top three closing prices for two-bedroom condos, single-families, and / or townhomes in each region of the city over the p [...]
Kamin: More Chicago, less Virginia for South Works, please
Trib columnist Blair Kamin digs the broad strokes of the South Works redevelopment plan but hopes developer McCaffrey Interests and architect Antuno [...]
Stuff that sells: South Side single-family edition
The post title says it all -- listed below are the highest-priced (or in some cases, only) single-family home sales in 17 South Side neighborhoods f [...]
New Grant Elite model debuts at Lexington Square in Bridgeport
A new model has debuted at Lexington Square, Lexington Homes' new community of 39 single-family rowhomes in Bridgeport. The fully decorated Grant El [...]
120-year-old three-flat in Bridgeport gets the green treatment
The guys on the client services end of our company occasionally get tips from their own broker contacts and pass them my way. Last week, someone at Ko [...]
The midpoint in Calumet Heights: a five-bedroom short sale priced at $165,000
This spring, Chicago Magazine named Calumet Heights one of 20 great towns and neighborhoods in the Chicago area, citing its "impression of suburban [...]
Why a real estate agent bought at Bridgeport's Lexington Square
Last week Joe Zekas paid a visit to Lexington Square in Bridgeport and had a chance encounter with Marnie Beilin, a veteran real estate agent at Pru [...]
A look at Donovan Park, near Lexington Square's new townhomes in Bridgeport
The Lexington Square townhomes in Bridgeport have the singular advantage of fronting Donovan Park, a half-block square city park with ball fields, b [...]
Quote of the day: Something still stinks in Back of the Yards
"There's no way any property in this neighbourhood should sell for that kind of money, even if it was in great condition."
- Emilio Carrasquillo of Ne [...]
McCaffery opening on-site marketing center for US Steel redevelopment this fall
When you hear that the old US Steel site in South Chicago won't be fully redeveloped until 2055, it's easy to assume that everything will move at a [...]
$650,000 off a Kenwood District mansion
How's this for a price cut? A 7,000 square-foot home at 4900 S Kimbark Ave dropped in price Tuesday from $2.4 million to $1.75 million. That's 27 perc [...]