Tag: Video
The South Pond's new Nature Boardwalk
Join me on a quick walk around the new Nature Boardwalk ringing Lincoln Park's South Pond. [...]
Aerial tour from Belmont Harbor to Rogers Park
The video is unedited footage from a 90-minute helicopter ride around Chicagoland earlier today. Be sure to watch in high-def.
Joe and Jordan Zekas [...]
Yo takes to the air
Be sure to watch the video in high-def.
We’re hoping for great weather tomorrow morning, since Yo Joe, Jordan and photographer Michael Kardas are s [...]
What is a recapture rate?
Mortgage lenders are in business to loan money, and would like the opportunity to "recapture" the loan on properties they've taken ownership of in f [...]
Chicago Magazine visits The Columbian
If you're a regular visitor to Chicago Magazine's website, you might have noticed how good Dennis Rodkin's videos are looking these days. His latest [...]
From the vault: Erie Park, from Freedom Center
In a few minutes, River North's Erie Park will become A. Montgomery Ward Park. In honor of this re-dedication, and in keeping with the recent theme [...]
More examples of porch problems
Home inspector Tom Corbett took me down a North Side alley last month to point out a variety of all-too-common deficiencies in porch and stair const [...]
A 6-bedroom, 3-bath bungalow on an East Wilmette cul-de-sac
Bungalows are as common as hyper-cute 4-year olds in Wilmette, so it wasn’t the home style that drew me to an open house several blocks from the Lin [...]
Sherman Park in Back of the Yards
Even with Irish Pirate's huge spoiler, no one came forward to name this nabe. The park in question is indeed Sherman Park, and it's located in the B [...]
Frank Lloyd Wright, Keck & Keck, chickens and chipmunks
The northeast corner of Glencoe is home to a Frank Lloyd Wright subdivision (video) and bridge, a Keck & Keck subdivision (video), allegedly illegal [...]
How to spot improper porch construction
We live in a city of wood porches and decks, and we've seen the terrible things that can happen when poor construction goes unchecked. Last month, w [...]
The appeal of Roscoe Village
Midway through our walk around his latest listing, I asked Eric Rojas to set the scene for any viewers who aren't familiar with Roscoe Village. Here [...]
Why real estate agents like Bridgeport
During a brokers' open house at the Lexington Square townhomes in Bridgeport yesterday, Joe Zekas asked half a dozen real estate agents to talk abou [...]
The bedrooms of a Roscoe Village duplex
In an earlier segment from our video tour through 2049 W Addison St #1, Eric Rojas and I at the the living spaces on the duplex's main level. Here, [...]
A full floor of elegant living spaces in a Roscoe Village duplex-down
Eric Rojas has found a market for North Side duplexes -- the one we visited last month has already sold, as have several others that he's shown us t [...]
Know your fuse boxes and circuit breakers
Today's tip from Tom Corbett is this primer on identifying the two most common varieties of overcurrent protection devices found in Chicago homes -- [...]
A condo alternative in Belmont Heights
Last week Joe Zekas toured a pristine three-bedroom single-family home with a two-car garage and a full, finished basement at 8152 W Belmont Ave in [...]
A stay-at-home tour of historic Pullman
If you’re unable to make it to today’s 37th Annual Historic Pullman House Tour, you can see a great deal of Pullman and the efforts to restore and r [...]
Creature comforts and great architecture: Why Philip and Erika like life in the Loop
Erika, an English teacher at a Chicago public high school, and Philip, who works for the Chicago Architecture Foundation, are new homeowners at 235 [...]
A gracious, spacious three-bedroom condo at 433 Briar in Lake View
Last week project manager Zev Salomon talked to Joe Zekas about the irreplaceable vintage aspects of 433 Briar and the appeal of its Lake View surro [...]