12/24/13
Christmas is our hook for being mindful of all of the holidays that Chicagoans celebrate at this time of year. We wish you, before...
12/12/13
Real estate developers never lack for imagination, or the restless energy and skills necessary to translate dreams into physical reality. LG Development’s Barry Howard...
8/12/13
The 8-unit condo under construction at 2424 W Chicago Ave promises “a new way of living” and “luxury redefined.” A Google search on “a...
8/2/13
When we last looked in on McKinley Gardens II on what we called a magical misery tour of near southwest developments, the project had...
7/30/13
Five years ago we were writing about some of the larger projects that promised to inject new life into parts of Chicago’s South Side....
7/7/13
Over the years I’ve traveled down nearly every block in the City of Chicago, and stopped on many of them to chat with residents,...
6/18/13
The Tribune recently wrote about a lawsuit brought by the CHA against board members of the master association at the Enclaves of Galewood Crossings...
4/19/13
Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago is “a nonprofit neighborhood revitalization organization committed to helping homeowners and strengthening neighborhoods.” It concentrates its efforts on West...
4/4/13
Austin has the largest population of Chicago’s 77 Community Areas, and suffered the largest population drop of the 77 between 2000 and 2010. The...
11/26/12
Storkline Furniture was once one of the nation’s largest manufacturers of infant and child furniture, but its sprawling factory at the bleak western edge...
11/19/12
The Austin neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side is home to one of the city’s most beautiful parks. Columbus Park was conceived 100 years ago,...
7/10/12
If you haven’t seen it already, you should watch the inspiring story of David Muhammed, above, and the appalling videos that he’s posted to...
6/18/12
The Vittum Park neighborhood spans the area from Cicero Ave (4800 W) to Laramie Ave (5200 W), from Archer Ave north to 47th St....
6/11/12
The demographics of Chicago’s Garfield Ridge neighborhood have been changing rapidly. From 2000 to 2010 Garfield Ridge lost nearly 20% of its White population...
4/11/12
The 4,000 square foot, 4-5 bedroom, 3 ½ bath home at 2550 W Huron St faces south on Smith Park. The sprawling first floor...
4/5/12
It’s been nearly six years since we first looked in at The Enclave at Galewood Crossings, the 15-acre residential portion of a 50-acre mixed-use...
4/4/12
Yesterday’s travels found me shooting video at a rental high-rise in the South Loop, viewing lofts in University Village, and checking out the outdoor...
4/3/12
It isn’t often that you’ll find a quote from the King James Version of the Bible on a real estate development sign. Almost every...
3/30/12
There’s a part of Bridgeport east of Halsted that some of the locals mockingly refer to as Bridgeport Heights in light of the area’s...
3/27/12
Four years ago Yo was being told that sales had been “incredible” and prices were “fantastic” at Heritage Homes of West Village on the...