9/18/13
In the course of a typical month YoChicago stops at 100s of places in dozens of Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs. We don’t write about...
8/28/12
Some low-intensity site prep work was underway when I visited the site of The Maxwell in the early afternoon yesterday. The Bond Companies’ website...
8/9/12
FitzGerald Associates‘ email newsletter arrives with the subject line “All the News That’s Fitz,” making the architectural firm a fit target for headline puns....
7/18/12
The Bond Companies’ website is touting delivery of 200,000 square feet of retail space in the Fall of 2013 at The Maxwell, a 3.9...
4/4/12
For nearly 75 years the sprawling complex that’s now University Commons was South Water Market, six warehouse buildings that formed the city’s major produce...
4/4/12
Yesterday’s travels found me shooting video at a rental high-rise in the South Loop, viewing lofts in University Village, and checking out the outdoor...
8/8/11
Driving south along the Dan Ryan Expressway, just south of Roosevelt Rd, you encounter a sea of rooftop air-conditioning units. You’re seeing a part...
7/11/11
If you’re a view junkie but can’t afford a high floor on the north side, check out the views from the South Loop and...
5/25/11
A 3-bedroom, 3-bath condo in a former church in University Village is being sold “as is,” and it looks like you might need a...
3/9/11
Mark Boyer at Curbed has gotten a kick out of the number of church conversions going on around town, and recently published a post...
2/11/11
The median price of the 96 homes listed for rent in 60607, the ZIP code covering much of the West Loop, University Village, and...
1/14/11
Following months of lobbying by area residents, Chicago Public Schools approved a plan to open a new K-8 magnet school in the former Jefferson...
8/24/10
Yesterday afternoon I pulled up a list of homes priced at or near $500,000 (a range of $490,000 to $510,000, if you must know),...
5/24/10
A single-family at 1454 S Emerald Ave, featured around the midpoint of this recent University Village tour video with Realtor Gary Lucido, is now...
4/30/10
It’s absolutely crazy. Getting multiple offers on some listings. Lots of people who were on the fence have come down. Lots of last minute...
4/26/10
In this segment from our University Village tour, Gary Lucido of Lucid Realty and Getting Real discusses a renter’s options in the neighborhood and...
4/21/10
In this third segment of our University Village tour, Realtor Gary Lucido talks about the neighborhood’s wide variety of housing options, price ranges, and...
4/16/10
In the second segment of our University Village video tour, Realtor Gary Lucido discusses one of the most convenient amenities near his home: a...
4/14/10
Yesterday Joe and I traveled south down Halsted to meet Realtor and Chicago Now blogger Gary Lucido outside home in University Village. Gary, who...
2/10/10
From the street-facing units on the eastern end of Union Row, residents will have views of downtown Chicago, from the West Loop all the...