Tag: Video
Renovated Lakeview East apartments with great views
It's an old cliché, but it's true of 3130 N Lake Shore Drive: if you haven't seen it lately, you haven't seen it.
This modern high-rise has bee [...]
Building a 30-story hotel in fifteen days
Chicago's new downtown apartment towers are rising toward their full height at a rapid pace – a floor every three days in some instances. Once the [...]
1225 Old Town continues rapid lease-up
1225 Old Town, the new 16-story, 250-unit apartment tower at 1225 N Wells St in Old Town, is leasing up rapidly.
The following update came via [...]
A newly-renovated Irving Park single-family
Just a few doors north of the Addison Mall and a busy Target store you'll find this newly-renovated, newly-listed 3-bedroom, 3 1/2 bath home at 36 [...]
The blue building nears a sellout in River North
When I visited Superior 110 recently, only three units in this striking boutique high-rise were still available for sale.
The remaining units a [...]
YoChicago’s website and YouTube traffic
After peaking at just over 50,000 unique monthly visitors in April of this year, the number of visitors to YoChicago dipped 8.2% to just over 46,0 [...]
Studio Dwell project in Wicker Park garners two Yo posts for every unit
Well, nearly two posts for every unit.
It was almost exactly five years ago when we first wrote about a 9-unit project designed by Studio Dwell [...]
Printers Row Farmers Market – where have all the flowers gone?
If you've visited more than a few of Chicago's so-called farmers markets, you know the odds are you'll see few, if any, farmers at most of them. Y [...]
Did Planned Property’s Dan McDonough eat a dog treat?
Planned Property Management, one of our sponsors, bills 1000 North LaSalle as the "dog friendliest apartment building in Chicago's Gold Coast."
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The latest chapter in the long-running Fletcher Row saga
When we began reporting on Fletcher Row, six years ago, development plans called for 20 brick townhomes in the 2400 block of Fletcher in North Center, [...]
A little mansion on Prairie
The townhome at 1815 S Prairie Pkwy has popped up on our radar several times over the years.
We first wrote about it back in May of 2004, when [...]
A prime Bucktown location sells out, another coming soon
New homes and condos by Noah Properties have been selling almost as quickly as they’re completed in a number of popular North Side neighborhoods.
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Beer, bands and food trucks at Holstein Park this Saturday
Holstein Park isn't one of Chicago's largest parks. At a mere 3 acres, it wouldn't meet the minimum lot size requirement in many a Chicago subdivi [...]
A brief look at Redfin’s business model
At most real estate brokerage firms, agents are independent contractors who work solely on commission. Redfin agents are salaried employees who al [...]
Tour a brick 3-flat with an owner’s duplex in West Town
Nicholas Apostal from the The Apostal Group of Coldwell Banker takes us on a sponsored video tour of a condo alternative with income!
This wel [...]
Acreage at Metro Place available for sale
Crain's is reporting that 4.67 acres of vacant land is available at Metro Place, a failed development on the Near West Side. The asking price is $ [...]
The Kinzie bike lane, Chicago’s hipster highway
It was just after 9 a.m. on a weekday when I stopped outside Echelon at K Station for a look at the Kinzie bike lane, which has been called "Chica [...]
Evanston Colonial under contract in 30 days
A 3-story Colonial home at 2767 Sheridan Rd in northeast Evanston is under contract after 30 days on the market. The 14-room, 6-bedroom, 3 ½ bath [...]
Tour nine modern homes in Chicago and suburbs this Saturday
The modern home tour showcases the interiors and exteriors of seven Chicago homes and one each in Inverness and Hinsdale. The homes will be open t [...]
Are favorable cost comparisons turning renters to buyers?
An article in this week's Crain's cites anecdotal evidence of an incipient shift from rental to ownership, suggesting:
… that a confluence of f [...]