Tag: Video
A Union Row drive: Jefferson Playlot, the South Side School, and Pilsen proper
In the second segment from their tour around Union Row's neighborhood, Joe Zekas and Belgravia Group Vice President Zev Salomon stop by the Jefferso [...]
Are Chicago prices headed lower?
Going into 2010, where are Chicago home prices going, and in which neighborhoods are buyers expecting to score great deals? Last week, Matt Garrison [...]
Staging and the paradox of empty space
Several agents in recent weeks have told us that proper staging is vital to selling a home in this market. Several weeks ago, Joe Zekas and Prudenti [...]
Plugging Auburn Gresham's grocery gap
For a "food desert" like Auburn Gresham, the arrival of a new Aldi grocery store is a reason for celebration. This morning I drove down to the South [...]
Making the pitch for Terrazio
The Terrazio condos at 1935 S Wabash Ave will be ready for delivery late this year or early next year, putting them well behind the market in the ey [...]
A drive around Union Row's neighborhood
Visitors to the Union Row townhomes in the 500 and 600 blocks of West 16th Street often don't have a good perception of where they are in relation t [...]
The largest home at Lake Point Tower
Joe Zekas recently joined Jean Ward of Chicago Lakefront Properties and Francesca Rose of Prudential Rubloff for a walk through several homes at Lak [...]
Touring Terrazio in the South Loop
Sedgwick Properties' Terrazio, 1935 S Wabash Ave, had almost fallen off my radar until a couple weeks ago, when I received word of a grand opening p [...]
A walk through Oz Park
Last week I took the Brown Line up to Armitage and walked a few blocks east to Oz Park, one of the great public spaces of the Lincoln Park community [...]
Navigating MoveSmart.org with Justin Massa
After giving us an update on MoveSmart.org's development, Justin Massa jumped on the computer to demonstrate just how the tool works. The neighborho [...]
Chicago's video history: the design and construction of Lake Point Tower
Jump into the YouTube time machine and travel back to the 1960s to see the construction of Lake Point Tower, the 70-story residential high-rise at 505 [...]
The state of retail in Bucktown
When the biggest gaps in your commercial market are the lack of good hotels and gyms, you know you're in pretty good shape. In the final video from [...]
Creating MoveSmart's neighborhood finder
On Monday MoveSmart.org launched its new neighborhood finder, a tool that will direct people to Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs (by ZIP code) base [...]
Yo's Most Wanted: our most popular video
This week we passed the 1,100-video mark on our YouTube channel, and a moment like that calls for a look back through the archives. We've had a numb [...]
Quote of the day: Matt Garrison on the luxury market
Well, (luxury homes) are definitely moving, but they’re not moving at the pace that’s going to burn off the inventory anytime soon, in my [...]
New construction opportunities in Bucktown
Even with today's economic climate, a developer could succeed in Bucktown right now with the right type of single-family home, says @properties agen [...]
What loft buyers should know about building repairs and special assessments
Scaffolding and construction dumpsters have been common sights outside of Wabansia Avenue's loft buildings this year. As we stood outside some of th [...]
Designing the Parc Huron
M&R Development took over the Parc Huron project after Lennar gave up, but that doesn't mean it's exactly the same building Lennar had in mind. Foll [...]
A look at Bucktown's lofts
With the completion of the Baer Lofts, it appears that the market for new adapted-reuse units in Bucktown has just about dried up. Because of that, [...]
Sheldon Good announces Wednesday open house for Motor Row Lofts
We learned yesterday afternoon that Sheldon Good & Company will hold an open house at Motor Row Lofts from 3 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11 [...]