3/25/14
Woodlawn‘s population, as measured by the Census Bureau, fell from a high of more than 80,000 in 1960 to 23,410 in 2010. The community’s...
11/25/13
I’ve made many visits to Woodlawn over the years, despite sharing the common perception that it was “a community of last resort.” Five years...
1/17/13
Back in 2006 a blogger calling herself the Woodlawn Wonder began writing I Hate My Developer, the saga of her efforts to solve the...
1/3/12
We begin with the fairy tale – a two-part video panegyric to the Rev. Leon Finney Jr, with cameo appearances by a number of...
9/26/11
The Renaissance on Kimbark, 6457 S Kimbark Ave, is Phase IV in a series of Woodlawn developments. According to sales agent Hasani Steele’s website,...
8/31/11
The morning email brought news that a $30.5 million grant has been awarded to the City of Chicago and Preservation of Affordable Housing for...
5/30/11
One by one we’ll take a brief look at the state of the eight neighborhoods we spotlighted as Chicago’s hottest back in June of...
5/26/11
YoChicago’s archived stories can be a reminder of how often Chicago real estate dreams turn to dust – and how quickly. Back in June...
11/27/10
The Tribune brings us yet another chapter in the decades-long saga of initiatives to revitalize Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood. Woodlawn has long been a national...
11/4/10
One of the most-viewed videos on the YoChicago YouTube Channel in early November 2007 was this segment of a longer interview with George Thrush,...
10/28/10
Despite worries that the project might fall apart after the city’s failed Olympics bid, Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) is moving forward with the...
6/3/10
This peaked-roof three-flat at 6620 S Ellis Ave in Woodlawn has drywall but needs an HVAC system and finished kitchens and bathrooms. Think it...
9/29/09
Near the end of our latest visit to the Renaissance on Kimbark, as we stood atop Stonemason Group’s latest eight-flat, @properties agent Hasani Steele...
9/28/09
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...
9/23/09
As I mentioned when posting the first of my new videos with @properties agent Hasani Steele, the Stonemason Group received a Good Neighbor Award...
9/22/09
We don’t hear many homebuilders boasting of their pre-construction sales these days — especially not in neighborhoods like Woodlawn — so it came as...
9/19/09
The past year has done a number on the selection of new true lofts throughout the city. Some developments, like University Village, finally reached...
9/18/09
Stonemason Group received a Good Neighbor Award from the Chicago Association of Realtors earlier this year for its ongoing Renaissance on Kimbark project in...