4/1/10
The second leg of our drive up Lake Shore Drive took us past Lake Point Tower and into Chicago’s North Side, where the wall...
3/12/10
Grab some hors d’oeuvres and a glass of wine and follow me through two three-bedroom condos at Belgravia Group‘s 600 Lake Shore Drive. Last...
3/9/10
You can learn a lot about a neighborhood by visiting its restaurants. Francesca Rose, a Streeterville expert and a real estate agent at Prudential...
3/5/10
View CondoShark.com: Deals on Lake Shore Drive in a larger map This afternoon I plotted out all of the top Lake Shore Drive price...
3/5/10
This was the scene at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Erie Street on Wednesday afternoon, where workers were clearly doing something with a...
2/17/10
Today’s “just for the fun of it” search: the priciest condos with three or more bedrooms, located on or near the lake in the...
2/16/10
We’ve cultivated quite the collection of promotional materials from sales centers, ranging from a handful of Xeroxed floor plans stapled to hand-written sales sheets...
2/11/10
Have a plan for the Chicago Spire hole? It may be worth $3,500. Taking cues from a variety of snarky blog posts, newspaper columns,...
2/4/10
Joe Zekas found himself with some time to kill prior to his Streeterville tour with Prudential Rubloff agent Francesca Rose last September, so he...
2/3/10
A group of investors recently bought up all of the unsold units at the failed Pearson on the Park conversion at 222 E Pearson...
1/29/10
If you prize your pet, don’t let Zekas shoot your dog. Our condolences go out to Prudential Rubloff agent Francesca Rose, who recently lost...
1/26/10
I spent part of the morning calling some of the newer rental high-rises to find out what kinds of incentives and concessions they’re offering...
1/21/10
Last fall Joe Zekas joined Prudential Rubloff‘s Joanne Nemerovski for a walk through Unit #2701 at 445 E North Water St, one of the...
1/19/10
Meet T-905, the last terrace condo to go at Centrum Properties‘ Fairbanks at Cityfront Plaza high-rise at 240 E Illinois St in Streeterville. As...
1/7/10
Each high-rise has its own personality, says Prudential Rubloff agent Francesca Rose. 600 North Fairbanks, for example, is sleek and artsy, she says, whereas...
12/28/09
The number of downtown homes listed as rentals on the MLS fell again between Dec. 18 and 25, according to our weekly tally. A...
12/28/09
Redfin can crunch a lot of data for users based on ZIP code or neighborhood. This morning I looked up the site’s pages for...
12/28/09
It’ll be a happy new year for the Ritz-Carlton Residences after all. Arabian Business reports that Kuwait Finance House, which has a 95-percent stake...
12/21/09
Crain’s is reporting – to no one’s surprise – that four large union-affiliated investment funds are taking a pass on the Chicago Spire. Crain’s...
12/16/09
Send along your best anniversary wishes to Townhome #8 at River View, 429 E North Water St in Streeterville. The 5,321 square-foot four-bedroom /...