John Handley

The Dakota. The name was borrowed from one of New York City's fashionable residences, but the location of this new condominium is strictly Chicago. Planned for 56 units, the six-story...

As the Baby Boom generation ages, building homes for handicapped buyers may become more popular. It already is happening in southwest suburban Bolingbrook, which is considering a "handicapped visitable" ordinance...

Highland Park leads the North Shore in revitalizing its central business district, maintains architect/developer David Hovey. With that in mind, Hovey's firm, Optima Inc., plans to build a five-story condominium...

First there was River North. Now comes River West as another fast-growing residential area near downtown Chicago. One of the new River West projects is 816 West Erie Condominiums, a...

Nature gets equal billing with the homes at Promontory Pointe, a new development by the Blietz Organization in north suburban Long Grove. Forty percent of the 19-acre site will remain...

The lure of living at the heart of the action must have been one of the prime lures for buyers at the Farallon Condominiums, a 21-story tower that will be...

Chicago's skyline will spike up again with the emergence of a 34-story residential tower in the South Loop. Groundbreaking is planned in late May for a 170-unit condominium at 701...

Builders like to boast that their subdivisions have something for everyone. Centex Homes comes close to that goal at Chesterfield, its new, 344-home development in North Aurora. The 154-acre project...

Go with the flow. That seems to be the motto of residential developers who continue to build projects along the Chicago River. The latest one is Park Place, a 19-story...

A custom home may be the only way to fulfill your ultimate dreams. "But many people don't want to go through that time-consuming process and deal with all the decisions...