12/11/09
Joe and I left the Ogilvie Transportation Center feeling better about the Chicago French Market than we did upon our arrival. Near the end...
12/10/09
A special word of thanks to the Chicago Architecture Blog for sharing the link to this strangely silent video, released in conjunction with the...
12/10/09
It’s 2:30 in the afternoon and 9 degrees outside…time to practice that butterfly! Year-round swimming isn’t a problem at a lot of condo high-rises,...
12/10/09
The final segment of my Beverly and Morgan Park drive-around features the homes of Griffin Place (formerly 103rd Place), site of the largest concentration...
12/9/09
I’m not sure what Joe and I expected to see upon our arrival at the Chicago French Market at the Ogilvie Transportation Center on...
12/9/09
Part 4 of my driving tour through Beverly and Morgan Park with Marcia Walsh showcases the variety of home styles that line the neighborhoods’...
12/8/09
Any appreciation a homeowner in Northbrook hoped to see over the past six or seven years “has totally been wiped out,” leaving the prices...
12/8/09
Plant a newcomer down amidst the winding roads and rolling lawns of Beverly, and she’d have a hard time identifying the neighborhood as a...
12/7/09
In the second segment from my video tour of Beverly and Morgan Park, I ride along with Marcia Walsh of the Beverly Area Planning...
12/7/09
The exteriors of many homes in the historic DePaul / Sheffield neighborhood of Chicago give few clues as to what lies within. In October,...
12/7/09
Whether he’s responding to blog posts on YoChicago or CribChatter, or discussing the home market with the anchors of CNBC’s daytime news programs, CondoShark.com...
12/6/09
Last week Jim Psyhogios of Weichert, Realtors – Frankel & Giles took me through Astoria Tower‘s unit #1204, a two-bedroom / two-bath home located...
12/4/09
The last stop on my “tower tour” with Hartshorne Plunkard architects Paul Alessandro and Tom Pope was Trio, RDM Development‘s project at 650 –...
12/3/09
Early on in their tour of Lake Point Tower, Joe Zekas and Realtors Francesca Rose and Jean Ward looked around the building’s newly renovated...
12/3/09
Two years ago, Joe Zekas shared footage of a leisurely Saturday drive through North Beverly on our YouTube channel. YoChicago hasn’t paid many visits...
12/2/09
Our friend Bob Darrow has noticed ads from both Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage and @properties declaring their superiority in the Chicago market. This morning...
12/1/09
The second stop on my project tour with Hartshorne Plunkard architects Tom Pope and Paul Alessandro was Silver Tower, Stonegate Development‘s 40-story high-rise at...
12/1/09
It is a major architectural disappointment, a light-filled upgrade for the underground pedway system and an urban hub whose potential won’t be realized for...
11/30/09
Earlier this month, I met up with Tom Pope and Paul Alessandro of Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture to chat about three new condo high-rises from...
11/27/09
Mark your calendar for December 10. That’s when an episode of HGTV’s House Hunters will air featuring YoChocago guest author and blogger Eric Rojas...