Tag: Video
Million-dollar living on Castlewood Terrace
Representing the high end of Margate Park homes during Sunday's open house event was the three-bedroom / 3.5-bath single-family home at 920 W Castle [...]
Breaking the glass ceiling of construction
Not only is Helen Weiss a principal with one of the state's oldest condo development companies, but she's one of the few successful women in the wor [...]
Following Francesca: Streeterville's best bites
You can learn a lot about a neighborhood by visiting its restaurants. Francesca Rose, a Streeterville expert and a real estate agent at Prudential R [...]
Mill Creek's "Payton" model – a home with a rambling master suite
Last month Diane Mikos of Shodeen Residential took Joe Zekas through a Payton-style home (PDF) at the Mill Creek - Tanna neighborhood in Geneva. Pay [...]
More from Margate Park: Studs' home and the lakefront
The second half of my pre-open house drive through Margate Park in Uptown took me around Ainslie Street and Margate Terrace, down Castlewood Terrace [...]
A drive through Uptown's Margate Park
On Sunday more than 20 agents hosted 40 open houses in Margate Park, the area of Uptown bounded by Lawrence and Foster avenues, Sheridan Road, and L [...]
Views from a northeast corner penthouse at 235 Van Buren
We've taken in some great views of downtown from 235 Van Buren in the past, but last week was the first time I had ventured up to the tower's top fl [...]
Touring a Lincoln Park townhome
Earlier today Chicago blogger (and Prudential Rubloff agent) Eric Rojas showed me around a 3 bedroom, 2 ½ bath Lincoln Park townhome at 1806 N. Larr [...]
Unit #4610: 235 Van Buren's crown jewel
Unit #4610 is a one-of-a-kind condo at 235 Van Buren. With 2,272 square feet of interior space split between two floors, two west-facing balconies, [...]
Living inside the Mallinckrodt College chapel
One of the most distinctive living spaces at Mallinckrodt in the Park is a converted chapel that maintains its old pillars, archways, and high ceili [...]
A Mallinckrodt condo with the feel of a home
The model condo at Wilmette's Mallinckrodt in the Park senior living development is a two-bedroom unit with 1,900 square feet. As Joe Zekas notes mo [...]
Tours with Tina: an ideal Lake View location
Joe Zekas' latest home tour with Sergio & Banks agent Tina Culver was at a two-bedroom / two-bath condo at 3028 N Sheffield Ave, right in the heart [...]
From college to condos: A trip to Mallinckrodt in the Park in Wilmette
The old Mallinckrodt College building at 1041 Ridge Rd has been a fixture in Wilmette and the North Shore for almost a century. The 180,000 square-f [...]
More prices cut at 1555 Wabash
New West Realty has trimmed prices once again on several condos at its 1555 Wabash high-rise in the South Loop, judging from the company's latest li [...]
A three-bedroom on a quiet Edgewater street
Joe Zekas and Tina Culver of Sergio & Banks recently toured this three-bedroom condo at 1243 W Rosemont Ave, an address that puts buyers on a quiet [...]
Rich details and green features in a three-bedroom near Andersonville
Homeowners at Ultimate Homes' new six-flat at 4847 N Ashland Ave should save about 25 percent on their utility bills thanks to their homes' green fe [...]
Weekend opinion – why not build Volo in Bronzeville?
I believe the city has blown and will continue to blow a major opportunity in Bronzeville. That opportunity was presented by the large amount of vac [...]
Touring South Shore: High schools and heavyweights
The Nation of Islam's presence in South Shore has been so significant that, as a child, Jeff Heilbrunn's wife played around with the Fruit of Islam [...]
An affordable single-family home in Wrigleyville
For less than $700,000, a buyer can get a three-bedroom single-family with an attached garage just a half-block away from Wrigley Field's left field [...]
Touring South Shore: bungalows and block clubs
Jeff Heilbrunn wrote the book on block clubs. Literally. These neighborhood organizations have existed for decades, but Jeff, with the help of Build [...]