Pamela Dittmer Mckuen – Page 4

Renovated Addison apartments offer special draw: one-bedrooms topping 1,000 square feet

May 20, 2019 at 8:46 a.m.

For more than four decades, the low-rise apartment building blended in with the streetscape of single-family homes and big-box retailers along Rohlwing Road in Addison. It saw multiple owners until...

It's not enough to assume your building needs facade repairs or a new roof. Problems could be more extensive — or less so. Community associations should consider working with an architect or engineer to properly define the scope of the necessary work.

5 industry insider tips for community associations taking on capital projects

May 20, 2019 at 8:46 a.m.

Along the timeline of a community association, perhaps no event is as stressful as a capital project. It’s an undertaking that requires months of preparation and loads of money. Even...

Interior of the common area at 444 Social in Lincolnshire, Ill.

Historic Bush Temple, once a piano showroom, gets second life as boutique apartments

April 23, 2020 at 12:33 a.m.

Built in 1901, the Bush Temple of Music served as a showroom and headquarters for the Bush and Gerts Piano Co. Back then, Chicago was a major piano manufacturing center....

Is your association abuzz with drones? Boards may want to balance use with rules.

May 20, 2019 at 8:44 a.m.

With the arrival of spring, community association residents are sure to hear buzzing in the air. In addition to the customary power tools, mowers and blowers, those noises might be...

In River North, known for its galleries, new apartment tower goes arty

May 20, 2019 at 8:44 a.m.

The River North neighborhood is renowned for its dense concentration of art galleries and design studios. Towering over them is a new apartment high-rise, The Gallery on Wells, which also...

When state Sen. John Mulroe said at the Condo-HOA Conference & Expo in Rosemont in February 2018 that he'd thought a new law was a good idea, some attendees shouted objections.

Amendment to Illinois condo law sparks outcry, leaves owners and board members ‘feeling powerless’

May 20, 2019 at 8:44 a.m.

A new law that seemed like a simple fix has sparked an outcry for a do-over. That’s what is happening with an amendment to Section 19 of the Illinois Condominium...

New angular Loop apartment wants you to fall in love with its lines

May 20, 2019 at 8:41 a.m.

In Spanish and Italian, linea is the word for “line.” That translation was the inspiration for a contemporary new apartment building on Lake Street in the Loop. Linea Apartments was...

Old and new issues will confront community associations in 2018, from continuing trends like condo deconversion to shifting condo law.

5 hot topics on the horizon for associations

May 20, 2019 at 8:41 a.m.

Community association boards routinely grapple with people, pets and parking. But new issues always emerge, and old ones move to the forefront. Here’s a look at hot topics boards will...

Extravagance in Itasca: New luxury rental lands in western suburb

May 20, 2019 at 8:40 a.m.

Throngs of new apartment buildings have been constructed in recent years throughout downtown Chicago and the city’s hottest neighborhoods. In the suburbs, especially the western suburbs, not so much. The...

Capital projects such as roof and balcony repairs and replacements are the most expensive and require the most expertise to get right.

6 cash-saving strategies for costly repairs, replacements

May 30, 2019 at 1:15 p.m.

In any community association budget, capital projects such as roofs and balconies are the scariest. They are the most expensive and require the most expertise to get right. That’s why...

All Stories