Photo by Nick Ulivier (Crain's Business Chicago) The transformation of the Chicago riverfront has taken another step with the recent opening of a 54-story tower at 150 N. Riverside. It's the second of three unrelated high-rise projects that's changing the landscape of where the Chicago River forms a “Y.” The 150 N. Riverside Read more
The Chicago housing market sizzled in March, as both home sales and median price spiked in the seven-county metropolitan area. According to RE/MAX Northern Illinois, 9,556 units changed hands last month—a noteworthy 14.8 percent increase from a year earlier. Meanwhile, the median price of a home in Chicago shot up 10.4 percent to $234,000. “We Read more
1936 W. Nelson Street Chicago, Ill. Now available is this beautiful all-masonry home in the Lakeview section of Chicago. Listed for $1,424,900, this residence comes with five bedrooms, three full baths, one partial bath and 4,250 square-feet of living space. Rising three stories, this listed Lakeview Chicago home boasts a well-thought out floorplan Read more
If you're looking to add a single-family rental property to the 'ol investment portfolio in this year, Chicago may in fact be your kind of town. According to a new study by Home Union, the Windy City ranks among the top five cities in the U.S. to invest in a single-family rental in 2017. The Read more
2613 N. Greenview Ave. #G Chicago, Ill. Now available is this elegant townhome in the acclaimed Embassy Club located in Chicago's Lincoln Park. This residence comes with three bedrooms, three full baths, one partial bath and 2,650 square-feet of living space. It can be yours for the list price of $949,000. Located at Read more
South Works Steel Mill The massive and long-vacant South Works steel mill property on Chicago's south lakefront will be transformed into residential development with as many as 12,000 homes, making it one of the biggest such projects in the city's history. According to Crain's Chicago Business, the 430-acre parcel was put up for Read more
(VHT.com) Recently featured in the Chicago Tribune was the sale of a five-bedroom mansion in Bucktown, built and formerly owned by U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, for $1.175 million. Listing agent Ivona Kutermankiewicz told the Tribune the seller had purchased the brick mansion in 2010 for $924,000, “which was at the bottom of the Read more
2207 W. Chicago Ave. Chicago, Ill. New to the market is this elegant condominium in the Ukrainian Village section of Chicago, which is one of the fastest appreciating neighborhoods in the Windy City. This very special residence comes with three bedrooms, two baths and 1,650 square-feet of living space. Located in an elevator Read more
It appears 2017 isn't shaping up as a banner year for Chicago real estate, at least that's the projection of the National Association of Realtors. In its recent rankings of the biggest 100 metro areas for 2017, Chicago was tabbed as having the coldest real estate market with a dead-last ranking. In its report on Read more
The City of Chicago just announced a major expansion of its Large Lots Program, which offers vacant city-owned parcels to nearby homeowners for a mere $1. According to Curbed Chicago, since the program's inception in 2014 in Englewood and East Garfield Park, more than 550 home owners have taken advantage of the program. It will Read more