Tag: Video
A newer West Bucktown single-family, under $600K
The more time I spend in the neighborhood that I’m adjusting to calling West Bucktown, the more I’m struck by the amount of new construction and r [...]
Larger living areas, more options at 600 North Lake Shore Drive
As the market changed, buyers at 600 Lake Shore Drive began telling Stephanie Maloney, a top sales associate at the development, that they would l [...]
Dewes Mansion finally gets its listing
In November we learned that the Francis J. Dewes Mansion at 503 W Wrightwood Ave in Lincoln Park was available for $9.9 million. Yesterday, the ho [...]
Chicago’s muddled real estate market
When I asked Sam Banks, a real estate agent with Sergio & Banks, for his take on the state of the market, Sam said he was a bit confused.
“The [...]
The highest outdoor pool in the Gold Coast
It’s no secret that YoChicago loves video – in part because it’s one of the services we offer to advertisers, but mostly because we think it’s the [...]
Riding the Red Line: Roosevelt
The third stop on my tour of the Red Line was the Roosevelt station near Roosevelt Road and State Street in the South Loop.
Traveling north fro [...]
A spacious single-family in Lake View, priced below the median
Last week I drove up to Lake View to see one of Eric Rojas' newest listings -- a four-bedroom / 3.5-bath single-family home at 2911 N Racine Ave, [...]
Yet another foreclosure scam?
An agent forwarded me an email touting an upcoming event promoted by the “US Foreclosure Institute” which shares an office with the “US Foreclosur [...]
‘But hey, I lied. I’m in real estate.’
Maybe Yo could learn a thing or two from the Aussies -- saucy and suggestive real estate videos are all the rage down under. [...]
What do you love about Andersonville?
A hat tip to The Welles Park Bulldog for calling our attention to this slickly-produced video about Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood – no rela [...]
The last Cabrini high-rise going down
Next Wednesday will mark the beginning of the demolition of the last remaining high-rise at Cabrini-Green.
Poetry and lights will mark its pass [...]
Sunday open house pick – new Roscoe Village condos
The model was the only unit that was complete when I stopped by 1951 W Belmont Ave, a new 6-unit condo nearing completion in Roscoe Village.
Th [...]
An iPad Smart Home app at Trio Loft Condos
There's new ownership and a new sales regime at Loft Condominiums at Trio in Chicago's Fulton River District.
The big draw for buyers of the re [...]
Riding the Red Line: Cermak / Chinatown
My next stop on the way north via CTA's Red Line was the Cermak / Chinatown station, located at 138 W Cermak Rd. Due to construction on the statio [...]
Rare Kenilworth rental at $1,000 a month
Have you been longing to ditch your basement apartment in Uptown for an address in tiny, tony Kenilworth but thought you’d never be able to afford [...]
Touring a new home at Ashford Place in Plainfield
Last week Mike Hampton took Chuck Gekas through a new-construction single-family home at Smykal Homes' Ashford Place community in southwest suburb [...]
Shodeen sticks with grand opening prices at Reston Ponds in Sycamore
While Chicagoland home builders have been experimenting with incentives to draw skittish buyers, Shodeen Residential's Reston Ponds in Sycamore ha [...]
Riding the Red Line, starting at Sox / 35th
Last Wednesday I started what will be an ongoing project through the next month or two: a series of videos profiling each Red Line station between [...]
A spacious, flexible loft in Lake View
Unit 2C at 1318 W George St in Lake View is an open, light-filled loft with an 18-foot high ceiling in the living room, and a master suite with a [...]
A rare rental at 999 N Lake Shore Drive
Built in 1912, 999 N Lake Shore Drive, became the anchor for what would become one of Chicago’s most sought-after addresses – East Lake Shore Driv [...]