Tag: Video
Designing for a cure at 565 Quincy
Through Sunday, Oct. 11, four newly furnished lofts and condos will be open for public viewing at 565 Quincy, Belgravia Group's combo loft conversio [...]
Streeter Place: furnished with views
After we took a look around at Club 355, Director of Leasing and Marketing for Streeter Place Rachel Brandstaetter walked me through a one-bedroom m [...]
Customize a condo at West Sherwin Place
This weekend I took a look at some rehabbed condos at Baird & Warner's West Sherwin Place in Rogers Park. A sign out front exclaims "60% Sold!" [...]
The shift to FHA-backed financing
"Three years ago nobody would touch it. Now everybody is clamoring to get it." That's how Joe Zekas opens this segment on FHA-backed loans with Amer [...]
Business, fitness, and grilling at Club 355 in Streeter Place
After opening in August, Golub and Company's rental high-rise Streeter Place, 355 E Ohio St in Streeterville, is already 50 percent leased and 35 pe [...]
Following Francesca: Sky-high views from the Hancock for under $800,000
How much would you expect to pay for a 1,744 square-foot three-bedroom home on the southeastern corner of the John Hancock Center's 76th floor? For [...]
A broker's primer on VA-backed loans
VA-guaranteed loans may be the most misunderstood type of mortgage loan in the market today. Last week Joe Zekas met with American Street Mortgage V [...]
Following Francesca: Reintroducing the John Hancock Center's residences
We've shown you a sample of Joe's videos with Prudential Rubloff agent and Streeterville expert Francesca Rose already, but let's go back to where t [...]
Outside and inside Roosevelt Collection
This morning I finally got around to piecing together footage from our visit to the recently opened Roosevelt Collection, located at 150 W Roosevelt [...]
Urban oases: the parks of Streeterville
It may be fall, but the kids in Streeterville know there's still plenty of fun to be had. In these videos, Joe visits Streeterville's Seneca (above) [...]
Following Francesca: The amenities floor at 600 North Fairbanks in Streeterville
One of the stops on Joe Zekas' recent tour with Prudential Rubloff agent and Streeterville expert Francesca Rose was the spectacular wrap-around sun [...]
The lake, the Drive, and "genuine shopping" options near Lake Park Gateway II
The final segment of Joe's tour of Lake Park Gateway II with developer Mitch Newman find the duo standing near what Joe calls a "genuine shopping ce [...]
Building an "enterprise of passion" for Lake Park Gateway II developer
Joe continues his tour of Strategem Home Builders' Lake Park Gateway II with developer Mitch Newman. Behind the two new buildings at 1227 E 46th St [...]
The future of the Renaissance on Kimbark
Hasani Steele was able to make a lot of pre-sales during the first two phases of construction at the Renaissance on Kimbark, but that was then...wha [...]
Inside 600 North Fairbanks: Where lobbies win awards
Joe's tour of Streeterville with Francesca Rose, a Prudential Rubloff agent and newest participant in our Chicago Real Estate Experts program, broug [...]
Lake Park Gateway II: New luxury living in North Kenwood
Developer Mitch Newman's career in home-building began when he was walking job sites with his father, also a developer. Mitch has a passion for desi [...]
Deliveries begin at Astoria Tower
Yesterday I visited Astoria Tower and talked with its new sales manager, Frankel & Giles Vice President Jim Psyhogios. In this video, shot from the [...]
The Schoenhofen Brewery: a landmark in East Pilsen
Occasionally a reader or agent ask whether we've heard any news about the Schoenhofen Brewery. The two buildings, which form a landmark district in [...]
Steele on awards, loans, and appraisals at Woodlawn's Renaissance on Kimbark
As I mentioned when posting the first of my new videos with @properties agent Hasani Steele, the Stonemason Group received a Good Neighbor Award (PD [...]
Scenes from East Pilsen
Following his recent visit to East Pilsen, Joe pieced together a simple video featuring the neighborhood's industrial corridor on the banks of the Ch [...]