Tag: Townhomes
A marginal misery tour of Brighton Park condos
The middle of the last decade surfaced a number of ambitious new residential developments on or near Western Avenue in Chicago's heavily Latino Br [...]
Will Pete’s Fresh Market revive Madison and Western?
Pete's Fresh Market had a ceremonial groundbreaking on a Near West Side site at the southeastern corner of Madison and Western several weeks ago, [...]
A short-term furnished rental in Wilmette
If you would like to try on life in Wilmette before making a commitment to it, a short-term furnished rental might be the way to go.
There's a [...]
Eastgate Village remnants go to auction
When we last looked in on Eastgate Village, a troubled condo / townhome development that abuts the Stevenson Expressway connector to Lake Shore Dr [...]
Pulte offers “no payments until August 2012” in Park Ridge
When you parse the fine print and translate "no payments until August 2012" into plain English what results is "if you meet certain requirements y [...]
Reaching for splendor in Oakbrook Terrace
Hartz Homes has been building homes for 50 years in an industry that's been periodically decimated. And Hartz is continuing to build, recently deb [...]
Another chapter in the Eastgate Village debacle
Eastgate Village, like a number of developments affiliated with the politically-connected New West Realty, has seen its share of troubles. When we [...]
Price reductions and incentives on the remaining units at Parkside of Old Town
The new homes at Parkside of Old Town have a convenient location, two blocks from Wells Street shops, bars and restaurants, close to the Gold Coas [...]
The panoramic views from Parkside of Old Town
The new homes at Parkside of Old Town have a convenient location, two blocks from Wells Street shops, bars and restaurants, close to the Gold Coas [...]
Is this Evanston townhome ideal for a young family?
A hat tip to Anne West's informative North Shore Views blog for alerting me to one of her recent listings in northwest Evanston, a short block sou [...]
A sunny Lincoln Park townhome at The Pointe
Over a span of 30 years Lincoln Park developers refined the art of townhome planning and design. By the time The Pointe was built on the former si [...]
High-end finishes and convenient location at Park Boulevard in Bronzeville
For a limited time new home buyers can receive a $10,000 grant through the Find Your Place in Chicago program when they purchase a new home at Par [...]
New vs nearly new on Ravenswood
Today's e-mail update included a flurry of new construction offerings, including 3 listings at 4909 N Ravenswood Ave overlooking the Metra tracks [...]
A sunny, spacious and unique Lake View townhome
If you've seen more than a few Lincoln Park and Lake View townhomes you quickly conclude you've seen them all – "same-old, same-old" is what you f [...]
At the edge of Lincoln Park, the 2700 block of Lakewood
If you have long exposure to real estate marketing you'll roll right past claims that the 2700 block of Lakewood is at "the heart of Lincoln Park" [...]
Three to go at Wabansia Row II in Bucktown
This weekend I noticed that @properties had amended the sign outside of the Wabansia Row II townhomes in Bucktown, changing "4 homes left" to "3 h [...]
Modernist Atrium Home in Kenwood listed for $369K
The uninitiated will wonder why Jeanne Spurlock of Century 21 Kennedy Ryan is marketing a drab brick bunker near Madison Park and Dorchester Avenu [...]
First quarter figures: Stuff that sells in Old Town
Here are four homes on the high end of the Old Town home market that closed between January 1 and March 31, according to Redfin's records:
Cond [...]
Stuff that sells: March in Streeterville
The dense 60611 ZIP code, which roughly corresponds to the Streeterville neighborhood, is where the action is when it comes to recent transac [...]