Tag: South Side
An architect’s renovated home in Bridgeport
The 3-bedroom, 2-bath home at 3134 S Union in Bridgeport has been extensively renovated and reconfigured by its owner-architect. It's listed for s [...]
Tour Beverly homes this weekend and meet Jack Simmerling
This weekend marks the 42nd Annual Beverly Hills / Morgan Park Home Tour. Six private homes and a historic church will be open for viewing Sunday, [...]
An eighty-five percent discount on an Englewood deal-of-the-day
Five years ago we spotlighted a 3-bedroom, 2-bath condo for sale for $176,000 at 501 W 60Th Pl in Englewood as our deal-of-the-day.
Unit 2E in [...]
A brief look back at hopes for Bronzeville
Five years ago YoChicago looked in on Bronzeville for an extended peek at what was hoped to be a massive transformation of the South Side neig [...]
Quote of the day: Pilsen’s Bohemian builders and Mexican preservationists
The Pilsen Historic District is bounded roughly on the east and west by Halsted St (800 W) and Western Ave (2400 W), on the south by Cermak Rd (22 [...]
Pilsen apartments for $7,000 a month
Put 10 students from local universities in a 5-bedroom, 2-bath apartment at $700 a month each and you have a $7,000 a month rental at La Casa in P [...]
Historic Del Prado offers renovated Hyde Park apartments
The Del Prado, built in 1918, is one of a group of distinctive buildings that mark the gateway from Lake Shore Drive into Hyde Park in Chicago. Th [...]
Help envision the Cermak Creative Industries District
One of my favorite Chicago intersections is Jefferson, Cermak and Lumber in East Pilsen, just west of the Chicago River.
The street names them [...]
Weak prices on homes featured during Beverly Week
Five years ago YoChicago headed south to Beverly and Morgan Park for an week-long look at the neighborhoods, most of which are treated as one by t [...]
The Del Prado’s terra cotta Native Americans
The exterior of the Del Prado Apartments in Hyde Park is distinguished by the Native American motifs of its extensive terra cotta detailing.
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A quiet spot on the river in Bridgeport
It's hard to imagine a greater disconnect than that between the ad copy touting Riverside Homes and the actual development site at the northern ed [...]
Englewood, on the up and up
Englewood has residents who are making an effort to bring positive change to the troubled community, and you'll meet some of them and hear their h [...]
Rolls-Royce resale prices elude Hyde Park’s Silver Cloud buyers
Silver Cloud in Hyde Park tried to cast itself as the Rolls-Royce of condo conversions with its allusive name and plans for a grille-shaped stainl [...]
Own a 2/2 in Morgan Park for $400 a month
If you want to lock in extremely low housing costs in a decent area you might consider a close look at parts of Morgan Park.
A 2-bedroom, 2-bat [...]
City puts vacant lots up for bid
The City's Department of Housing and Economic Development announced that it is accepting sealed bids for four parcels of vacant land on the South [...]
Sellers still feeling the pain at McKinley Park Lofts
We've written about McKinley Park Lofts off and on for over 7 years, beginning in February of 2005, and most recently in January of last year, whe [...]
Lender-owned Bridgeport condo asking $21K over 2007 price
Five years ago, when we first checked on sales at Bridgeport Condominiums, 3450 S Halsted St, we were informed that the project was "about 50% sol [...]
Beverly, one of the best old house neighborhoods
The April issue of This Old House magazine singles out Beverly as one of the nation's "best old house neighborhoods" for 2012.
This Old House, [...]
From Yo’s archives – free plasma TVs and agents drinking their own Kool-Aid
Remember plasma TVs as sales incentives? Remember buying a Bronzeville condo for its appreciation potential?
Five years ago today we were writi [...]
Bridgeport buyers badly bruised at Morgan Street Lofts
When Yo visited Morgan Street Lofts in Bridgeport, five years ago today, we were told that only 8 units remained available for sale. Five months l [...]