Tag: Video
Apartments in a prime Lincoln Park location
How good is the intersection of Clark Street and Arlington Place? WalkScore gives it a perfect 100, and that's almost an understatement. Between the [...]
Suburban showcase: A double-turreted Queen Anne in Frank Lloyd Wright Land
Double-turreted Victorian homes are unusual sightings in a place like Oak Park, so Joe Zekas couldn't pass up an opportunity to visit one.
Earlier [...]
Why Janet bought a 600 Lake Shore Drive condo
Many real estate developers are virtual recluses when they're on site at one of their projects. They go out of their way to remain unknown to home b [...]
BlockWalks: Prairie Avenue and Central Street in Evanston with Mike Stern
Mike Stern of Koenig & Strey took Joe Zekas on a walking tour around the intersection of Prairie Avenue and Central Street, a convenient, pedestrian [...]
Promotions from the past: Walton on the Park
It's time once again to open the file cabinets and dust off another set of promotional materials for a luxury high-rise. This month we're featuring [...]
A garden of art in the Streeterville sky
Buzz and Lou also took Joe Zekas to the 10th-floor garden that tops 600 Lake Shore Drive's garage, between the development's two towers. In addition [...]
Inside Lou's secret room at 600 Lake Shore drive
If you watched Joe's video from the top of 600 Lake Shore Drive on Monday, you should remember Lou Graziano, the development's chief engineer. While [...]
The homes and side streets of Little Village
After running out of shops to look at along 26th Street, I spent the rest of my time in Little Village driving around some of the residential street [...]
A drive down West 26th Street, the heart of Little Village
Join me for a drive west along 26th Street, the heart of commerce and community in the predominantly Mexican neighborhood of Little Village. The imp [...]
An afternoon drive through Douglas Park, on my way to Little Village
On Friday I fired up the YoMobile and went on a drive through South Lawndale and Little Village on Chicago's Southwest Side. To enter the neighborho [...]
The 2900 block of North Damen Avenue: Everyone's selling in Hamlin Park
I spent part of my Sunday afternoon driving around Hamlin Park and Roscoe Village in search of open houses. Several showings on my list were near th [...]
Roaming the roof at 600 Lake Shore Drive
There's no point in wasting a sunny day, especially when you're taking a tour of a Lake Shore Drive high-rise. With that in mind, Joe Zekas asked de [...]
The lowest-priced home in Hinsdale in years
Joe Zekas recently asked Gaby Jury of ERA Jensen & Feinstein to take him around Hinsdale to see a range of homes at different price points. Their fi [...]
The merits of walking away
In January I posted an excerpt from a New York Times Magazine article titled "Walk away from your mortgage!", in which a University of Arizona law [...]
Grand Bend's "Casa Della Luce"
Now that you've seen inside one of the ready-to-deliver condos at Grand Bend at Green Bay, 1228 Emerson St in Evanston, follow Joe Zekas and Insight [...]
BlockWalks: the 1800 block of North Maud Avenue in Lincoln Park
Join Joe Zekas for a BlockWalk down a street he didn't build on. Joe explains:
Back in the early '80s I bought two lots in the 1800 block of Maud [...]
Valerie Jarrett on comprehensive community development
One of the videos YouTube recommends for us this afternoon -- perhaps because of our own videos with Habitat Company President / CEO Mark Segal -- i [...]
Eight highly upgraded condos available in Roscoe Village
Sam Banks of Sergio & Banks takes Joe Zekas through Ultimate Homes' new construction condos at 2257 W Belmont Ave in Roscoe Village. The development [...]
Three bedrooms and great city views from a 990 Lake Shore Drive condo
Last month we took you to the top of 990 Lake Shore Drive -- now go inside the tower to get a closer look at one of its homes. Joe Zekas and Prudent [...]
BlockWalks: The 2000 block of North Seminary Avenue in Lincoln Park / DePaul
In the text summary accompanying this video, Joe Zekas writes:
This is one of my favorite blocks in Chicago. I lived there for nearly eight years, [...]