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1/27/2020 A Row Of 4-Story Condo Buildings Approved On Narrow West Town Block, And Neighbors Fear What’s Next—Block Club Chicago

A printing company’s one-story building at the corner of Grand and Hermitage avenues in West Town will be torn down and replaced with a series of four-story condo buildings, under a plan approved by city officials last week.
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1/23/2020 72-condo project slated for West Loop—Crain's Chicago Business

Hubbard Street Dance is capitalizing on the West Loop development boom, selling its headquarters in the neighborhood to developers that plan 72 condominiums there.
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1/23/2020 Micro-units can create big opportunity in small spaces, developers and devotees say—ABC 7 News

When looking for affordable housing in Chicago, it turns out sometimes you have to think small. Devotees and developers say small homes create big opportunity for both young and old property seekers.
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1/22/2020 In this triplex, live next to Wicker Park’s million dollar mansions for just $599K—Curbed Chicago

If you’ve ever wandered down Hoyne Avenue near Wicker Park, it’s impossible not to wonder who lives in the sprawling mansions with Victorian embellishments and enormous yards. Finding a home on this block might not be as pricey as you’d think—take a look at this two-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath.
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1/22/2020 Pinball exec and major Northwestern donor lists Water Tower condo—Crain's Chicago Business

Judd Weinberg, who built his in-laws' Chicago pinball machine company into a market leader and who is one of the eponyms of Northwestern University’s college of arts and sciences, has put a Water Tower condo he’s owned since 1995 on the market.
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1/22/2020 A Look At Disturbing Letters Written By Krysztof Marek, Man Accused Of Killing 5 In Dunning Condo Building—CBS 2 Chicago

judge called it “evil on steroids” – a former condo board president was accused last fall of killing five people at the Northwest Side complex where he lived.
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1/21/2020 Kiser Group brokers two Oak Park condo deconversions for $12.4 million—RE Journals

Kiser Group recently brokered two condominium deconversions in Oak Park, Illinois. Goldman Investments acquired the Regency Terrace Condominiums, a 56-unit property located at 922 North Boulevard, for $8,805,000; meanwhile, Redpoint Capital Management paid $3,600,000 for Clarence Court, a 26-unit deconversion located at 628 Harrison Street.
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1/21/2020 North Lawndale residents say mortgages, loans still out of reach in some African American communities—ABC 7 News

Residents of the North Lawndale neighborhood shared their modern day struggles of getting a mortgage.
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1/21/2020 Fire officials warn of winter hazards after multiple fires break out Sunday—WGN 9 News

With Chicago firefighters busy battling multiple blazes Sunday, fire officials are warning residents to watch out for unique hazards that can spark fires during winter months.
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1/21/2020 Plan To Replace 105-Year-Old Home On Quaint Irving Park Block With Condos Irks Neighbors—Block Club Chicago

The 3900 block of West Eddy Street in Irving Park is lined with massive trees and large single-family homes, most with charming front porches and neatly-kept lawns. But a sprawling stucco home at 3917-21 W. Eddy St. stands out. The rundown, 105-year-old home sits next door to a vacant lot, and while neighbors know the house needs work, they don’t love a developer’s plan to replace it with condos.
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1/21/2020 Why developers grumble about affordable housing rules—Crain's Chicago Business

As a new task force formed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot explores ways to increase affordable housing in Chicago, developers have a warning: Beware of unintended consequences.
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1/17/2020 Moving for the school is still a thing — even if it means keeping two residences. Amenities may be king, but schools still rate in real estate—New Hampshire Union Leader

When Melody Roberts moved from Hyde Park, on the South Side of Chicago, to the north shore suburb of Wilmette with her son Jason Pereira, 16, she said there were a number of theories floating around the neighborhood: One was she was secretly getting divorced from her husband of 27 years. Another theory was she just wasn’t fond of the Hyde Park neighborhood anymore; another was her son didn’t fit in at Kenwood Academy High School.
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1/17/2020 How bitter cold winter blasts and a warming planet will chew up the Lake Michigan shoreline, faster and faster—Chicago Tribune

On a tucked-away South Shore beach, there once were cool shallows to swim and buried shells to dig up. For those living feet away, there was the sound of the water, the constant, gentle splash on sand.
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1/16/2020 West Town Workers Cottages Would Be Torn Down, Replaced With Condo Building Under New Plan—Block Club Chicago

Two 1920’s workers cottages will be demolished to make way for a larger condo building — if a West Town property owner can win over neighbors.
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1/14/2020 In Chicago, climate change makes it harder to effectively protect the lakefront—Curbed Chicago

In the fall, Chicago officials were concerned about reaching record-high levels of Lake Michigan. The rising lake had swallowed up two Chicago beaches which prompted the installation of a handful of concrete barriers to protect Lake Shore Drive and lakefront parks from flooding and crashing waves.
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1/13/2020 Cascade condominiums offer luxury living in downtown South Bend—South Bend Tribune

It’s an unseasonably warm day in northern Indiana. Greg and Mary Downes step out on their balcony on the sixth floor of the Three Twenty at the Cascade, a seven-story tower overlooking the St. Joseph River in downtown South Bend.
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1/10/2020 After Protests, Francis Parker School Explains Plans To Buy Condo Building For Expansion—CBS Chicago

Francis W. Parker School in the Lincoln Park neighborhood explained its plans Wednesday to buy a neighboring condo building.
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1/10/2020 Gold Coast condo deconversion blocked by furious condo owners—The Real Deal Chicago

The on again, off again, Gold Coast tower deconverion is off again – thanks to a lawsuit from the condo owners themselves.
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1/10/2020 1 Year Later, Chicago Condo Residents Still Pleading For Tarp’s Removal—NBC News

One year after a large construction tarp was first placed outside a West Loop condo building, residents are still demanding its removal.
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1/9/2020 Andersonville Neighbors’ Push To Ban New Condo Development Denied By Alderman—Block Club Chicago

Ald. Matt Martin has denied a neighborhood group’s request to rezone part of Andersonville, saying the move to bar multi-family development would not necessarily aid historic preservation and could hurt the area’s affordability.
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