Tag: Video
Habitat's Mark Segal on affordable housing and market conditions
"The financing of affordable housing will always be complicated," but it's still a necessary component of urban development, says Mark Segal, the pr [...]
Magellan spearheading redevelopment of Sears lot in Ravenswood
Almost exactly one year ago, I took a ride around Ravenswood with Realtor Eric Rojas to check in on the neighborhood's residential market. Halfway t [...]
Ted's take on Pearson on the Park
Earlier this year a group of investors bought up the remaining inventory at the converted Pearson on the Park high-rise at 222 E Pearson St in Stree [...]
A drive around Union Row's neighborhood
Belgravia Group's Zev Salomon takes Joe Zekas on a driving tour of the area around the Union Row Townhomes to show off some of the dramatic changes [...]
Mill Creek's popular Remington-style homes ready for delivery
Last summer, Joe Zekas met up with Shodeen Residential President Mark Thomas at Mill Creek, Geneva’s premier master planned community. During their [...]
The first passive solar house in America
The Henry P. Glass house in Northfield is, by some accounts, the first passive solar house in America.
Glass was trained as an architect in Austria [...]
Suburban showcase: Misty Ridge, the jewel of Romeoville
During their tour of Misty Ridge for the Chicago Tribune's Spring 2010 Festival of Homes, Jon Krueger of Beechen & Dill explained to Joe Zekas why t [...]
A loft of many nooks at Haberdasher Square
This one-bedroom loft at Haberdasher Square, 728 W Jackson Blvd, plays much larger than its 1,300 square feet because of the variety of spaces it ho [...]
Terrific pricing at the edge of Edgebrook
Talke a walk through one of the new condos at Edgebrook Pointe, 6425 W Touhy Ave, with Joe Zekas and Phyllis Bisceglie of Sergio & Banks.
Two-bedro [...]
Lucido in University Village: Rental options and cab convenience
In this segment from our University Village tour, Gary Lucido of Lucid Realty and Getting Real discusses a renter's options in the neighborhood and [...]
Seeing signs of life in Winnetka's $2M to $4M market
Linda Martin is seeing strong activity on the North Shore this spring, even at price points near $4 million, with many of buyers making cash offers. [...]
The new Jefferson Playlot Park in East Pilsen
The newly expanded Jefferson Playlot that crosses Jefferson Street between 16th and 18th isn't a perk just for Union Row buyers, some of whom will b [...]
The mainstreaming of condo auctions
We've seen a number of large-scale auctions at new developments over the past two years -- Vetro, Michigan Avenue Tower II, Motor Row Lofts, Prairie [...]
A mini-tour of Clarendon Hills with Realtor Gaby Jury
The small village of Clarendon Hills is Hinsdale's next-door neighbor. Perhaps its biggest draw for home buyers, aside from an easy Metra commute to [...]
Housing options and price ranges in University Village
In this third segment of our University Village tour, Realtor Gary Lucido talks about the neighborhood's wide variety of housing options, price rang [...]
Get half a floor for yourself at Superior 110
Last month I attended an open house at Superior 110 in which several new models opened for touring for the very first time. Most of the attention wa [...]
Nearing sellout at Union Row in East Pilsen
Since announcing price cuts of as much as $200,000 on the remaining townhomes at Union Row, 622 W 16th St, Belgravia Group has come within five sale [...]
Condo auctions come to the Gold Coast
On Friday I met Jameson Real Estate CEO Chris Feurer and auctioneer Michael Fine of Fine & Co at 1400 North Lake Shore to learn more about the upcom [...]
Lake Park Crescent's neighborhood: all about North Kenwood-Oakland
Take a trip through the Lake Park Crescent community and the surrounding North Kenwood-Oakland neighborhood with this montage of video and still ima [...]
BlockWalks: the 4400 block of North Albany Street in Albany Park
Loran McDonald was the first New Trier kid I met upon arriving at the University of Missouri more than a decade ago. During our four years at Mizzou [...]