Tag: Video
Condo checkup: North Center triplex now priced in $420s
Back in July, Joe Zekas and Eric Rojas toured one of Eric's new listings, a three-story condo at 4152 N Lincoln Ave. Right now, the 2,000 square-f [...]
City sending wrecking ball to South Shore’s ‘white elephant’
Built for a then-hefty $9 million, South Shore High was planned to be "a pace-setter for the city," according to a 1968 Tribune story. The archite [...]
What Mary likes about Des Plaines
Mary Corbett is well suited to sell Lexington Homes' new Lexington Park townhomes in Des Plaines -- after all, she was born in the northwest subur [...]
Don’t stop thinking about the New Year
2010 is gone. It’s a year that won’t be fondly remembered by many in the real estate business, or by many home sellers.
YoChicago wishes everyo [...]
A 6-bedroom Kenilworth rental bargain
It was a gloomy day in late December with about 8 inches of snow on the ground when I narrated this video illustrating the 5-minute walk from the [...]
Quote of the day: Home prices too damn high
This sobering take on the future of home prices is from Peter Schiff, president of Euro Pacific Capital, writing in The Wall Street Journal:
Wi [...]
An artfully crafted Arts-and-Crafts loft in River North
Someone give Dennis Rodkin and Chicago Magazine an award for Most Improved Videos, because the ones they've posted for Dennis' Deal Estate feature [...]
Our other top video — a Little Village drive
Joe Zekas' Block 37 walk-through may have been the most-viewed video on our YouTube channel in 2010, but it actually dates back to late 2009. The [...]
Block 37 walk is tops in 2010 views
Who'd have thought that Joe Zekas would be a bigger draw than Ivanka Trump in 2010? On almost any given day, our 2008 video of Donald's daughter t [...]
Corbett’s complaints: Sloppy brick work and ineffective repairs
Nothing irks Tom Corbett quite as much as a bad patch-up that costs homeowners money but doesn't solve any problems. Last week, Tom took me around [...]
Why residents love living at Hyde Park’s Windermere House
The Windermere House Apartments is a landmark in Hyde Park, set on a prominent corner just off Lake Shore Drive.
One of the Windermere House tr [...]
A Pilsen and Little Village Christmas carol
Santa and the elves from RAN Chicago visited City Hall before Christmas to bestow candy canes on aldermen who supported the Chicago Clean Power Or [...]
Nine bidders vie for Children’s Memorial site
Crain’s is reporting that nine top-tier builders have submitted bids and preliminary proposals for the Children’s Memorial Hospital site at Lincoln an [...]
Lauren and Matt’s penthouse at 235 Van Buren
The perfectly-framed view of Buckingham Fountain came as a surprise to Lauren and Matt when they moved into the Chicago Loop penthouse they'd boug [...]
Redeveloping the Children’s Memorial Hospital site in Lincoln Park
Today is a milestone in the history of Lincoln Park hospitals in Chicago. It's the day that the Plan Commission hears the Webster Square proposal [...]
Clarendon Hills’ government and services
The final segment from Joe Zekas' drive around Clarendon Hills with Coldwell Banker agent Mike McCurry features a brief explanation of the west su [...]
The sought-after areas of Clarendon Hills
This segment from Joe Zekas' tour of Clarendon Hills with Coldwell Banker agent Mike McCurry takes the two through the more sought-after areas of [...]
Making progress on a full-floor home at Superior 110
Last month Greg Eldridge of @properties and Joe Zekas visited two half-floor units on the 23rd floor of Superior 110 in River North before the beg [...]
600 Lake Shore Drive closing in on closeout
One or two condos sell every week at 600 Lake Shore Drive, and the project is fast approaching closeout, says Royal Fisher, one of Belgravia Group [...]
A real estate agent’s office football shrine
Mike McCurry was an offensive lineman for Indiana University and the Minnesota Vikings, and a pioneer in the Arena Football League.
Last week, [...]