Tag: Video
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" [...]
A lush urban getaway at 430 W Diversey, Lincoln Park
The classic vintage façade of 430 W Diversey Pkwy hides a true surprise – a lush rear courtyard with fountains, statuary, warm brick walls and lus [...]
Foresight or folly in Chicago’s Chinatown?
Developer See Wong has reimagined an ambitious development he first proposed several years ago as a three-phase project on a site at the edge of C [...]
Final-phase condos at Amberley Woods in Lake Forest
Sales are now underway for the final building at Amberley Woods in Lake Forest. Eighteen different 2- and 3-bedroom floor plans are available at p [...]
Preview thirteen Sunday open houses in a YoChicago video extravaganza
Thirteen Chicago homes at which we've shot video recently are open for viewing on Sunday, May 22. Preview the homes in our videos, then head out to yo [...]
Wilmette’s pain may be your gain
Whether there's a need for more affordable housing has been the hot topic in Winnetka recently while neighboring Wilmette ponders what to do with [...]
Wine, cheese and Greek cuisine at 200 North Dearborn
The one thing about American Invsco that typically generates unanimity is the company's talent for throwing a party.
If you're in the market [...]
Notable new listings in Glenview’s Keck & Keck Solar Park
The Solar Park subdivision, a creation of architects Keck & Keck, dates to the early 1940s – a period when what we now call World War II had drama [...]
The Trib has a weird take on Oprah and the West Loop
Today's Chicago Tribune has about as wrong-headed and off-the-wall take on a neighborhood's development as I've seen in over three decades of foll [...]
Quote of the day – White hipsters get out of Pilsen
Transcribed from a Flickr photo linked from Steven Vance’s Steven Can Plan blog:
White hipsters get out of Pilsen. You are gentrifying cultura [...]
Buyers’ and sellers’ remorse in Northfield
You'll often encounter the term "Blietz-built" in listings for North Shore homes and condos. It's shorthand for a high level of quality and though [...]
An open plan duplex on a gorgeous Lake View block
I enjoy looking at homes with Eric Rojas. Eric is always knowledgeable about the neighborhoods we visit. He tends to work with sophisticated buyer [...]
Chicago wants to sell you some vacant land
We normally see only a few items each week in the RSS feeds we monitor from the City of Chicago's various departments.
Perhaps it's merely coin [...]
A River North terrace suitable for cross-country skiing?
Cross-country skiing? That's just me and @properties' Greg Eldridge joking about the size of the private outdoor terraces adjacent to a half-floor [...]
First look: the Studio Gang apartments at Hyde Park’s Del Prado
If you've watched the earlier videos on the restoration of the exterior and grand public spaces at the Del Prado in Hyde Park, you may be shocked [...]
Notable new rental – Bucktown green home
When we shot the above video at 1610 N Honore in Bucktown, back on a snowy January day, the home was listed for sale at $2,499,000. At the end of [...]
The best of 2007 – X/O Condominiums
YoChicago has its roots in print – the glossy-covered, tabloid-sized New Homes Magazine that we published from the early 90s through 2008.
On [...]
Sunday open house pick – New Ukrainian Village 5-bedroom
A dramatic floating staircase, soaring through 4 levels, is one of the highlights of this new single-family home at 2034 W Superior St, in Ukraini [...]
The Home Alone house is a great place to call home
My day started with a visit to one of the most iconic homes in America -- the Home Alone house.
The home recently came on the market at a price [...]
Rebuilding the Del Prado’s public spaces
Architect David Gwinn of the Silliman Group is overseeing the restoration of the old Del Prado hotel in Hyde Park and recently gave Joe Zekas a to [...]