Tag: South Side
Rentals proposed for Hyde Park's Shoreland Hotel
The historic Shoreland Hotel at 5454 S South Shore Dr in Hyde Park could find new life as a 350-unit apartment building, according to the Sun-Times.
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Touring South Shore, Part 1: History and the Highlands
Our link to RedEye's "next hot 'hood" article generated a lot of comments, some of which touched on the present and future of the South Shore on the [...]
Mixed-use Shops and Lofts in Grand Boulevard to feature 140 new apartments
Way back in April 2007, we caught wind of a proposed development in Grand Boulevard called the Shops and Lofts at 47. The mixed-use project at 47th [...]
Union Row's least expensive townhome: Three bedrooms for less than $375,000
For $374,900 -- well under the maximum purchase price backed by the FHA -- a buyer can pick up a three-bedroom townhome at Union Row in East Pilsen, [...]
Prices take a tumble at Park Boulevard and West Village
This morning's perusal of local listings revealed several hefty price cuts on condos and townhomes at two mixed-income developments, Park Boulevard [...]
Crain's: City mulls TIF for South Works site
The city's Community Development Commission this afternoon is considering a tax increment financing district for the first phase of the 530-acre South [...]
Was $335,000, now asking $19,900 in East Garfield Park
Back in February of 2007 I characterized East Garfield Park as "flat on its back and barely twitching." A month later Business Week singled out East G [...]
Roseland stocking stuffer under $5 a square foot
If your purchase of a 3 bedroom, bath-and-a-half home at 32 West 104th St in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood qualifies for the $8,000 tax credit you'l [...]
Neighborhoods for the rest of us: South Triangle
The area we call the South Triangle is big enough to contain several South Side "neighborhoods for the rest of us." Within the boundaries of the Dan [...]
Quote of the day: Liquor stores, not libraries
For kids at Altgeld, who are already so isolated from the rest of the city, not having a library is a big deal. The resources your community provides [...]
Sampling transit-friendly homes in Beverly and Morgan Park
Now that you've seen all of my Beverly / Morgan Park drive-around with Marcia Walsh, let's look at some of the homes for sale in both neighborhoods. [...]
The Walter Burley Griffin homes of Beverly
The final segment of my Beverly and Morgan Park drive-around features the homes of Griffin Place (formerly 103rd Place), site of the largest concent [...]
Exploring the variety of Beverly's homes
Part 4 of my driving tour through Beverly and Morgan Park with Marcia Walsh showcases the variety of home styles that line the neighborhoods' street [...]
Out of the city and into the woods: Driving Beverly's residential streets
Plant a newcomer down amidst the winding roads and rolling lawns of Beverly, and she'd have a hard time identifying the neighborhood as a part of Ch [...]
The retail heart of Beverly and Morgan Park
In the second segment from my video tour of Beverly and Morgan Park, I ride along with Marcia Walsh of the Beverly Area Planning Association down on [...]
Touring Beverly and Morgan Park, Part I
Two years ago, Joe Zekas shared footage of a leisurely Saturday drive through North Beverly on our YouTube channel. YoChicago hasn't paid many visit [...]
Neighborhoods for the rest of us: Arizona
With an eastern boundary of South Avenue K, few Chicago neighborhoods boast a closer proximity to the Indiana border than Arizona, also known as The [...]
Quote of the day – it's not a museum
From a recent Tribune article:
No, it's not a museum, at least not in the sense of a brick-and-mortar edifice housing exhibits. But few museums could [...]
Plugging Auburn Gresham's grocery gap
For a "food desert" like Auburn Gresham, the arrival of a new Aldi grocery store is a reason for celebration. This morning I drove down to the South [...]
The nearly news: high-end Bronzeville
The most expensive home for sale in Bronzeville today is 3443 S Indiana St, built in 2007. This five-bedroom / 3.5-bath single-family home, markete [...]