Old Bridgeport gets new image for its housing
Commuters who use the CTA's Red Line at Grand Avenue and State Street can always tell when a Chicago baseball team has a night game at home. Out-of-towners with ball...
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Coveted group making its mark on new homes
Let us count the euphemisms for older new-home buyers. They are empty-nesters, active adults, senior citizens and just plain geezers. By whatever terms they are identified, people 50 years of...
View from top not only draw at Trump Tower
The view looking east from the 20th floor of the IBM Building designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is breathtaking. It is a panoramic scene of the Chicago River...
Special touches in these houses on North Side
The elaborate new houses near the Chicago intersection of Kedzie and Pratt Avenues are an eye-catching sight amid the mostly low-slung houses in West Rogers Park. Several multistory homes worthy...
Multiple plans right at home in other towns
A buyer who wants a home that is somewhat distinctive probably doesn't mind if the same floor plan is offered elsewhere. Such is the case with Neumann Homes' new Cascade...
Lure of the rails attracts buyers across suburbs
Like children's names, the most popular monikers for new home developments seem to go in waves. Remember when every new subdivision was some kind of Pointe--with an "e" at the...
A great spot for new tower facing the park
The development team that built the Heritage at Millennium Park, the 57-story condominium that towers over the Cultural Center for a bird's-eye view of the city's front yard is trying...
Big-box homes provide space, few surprises
Buyers visiting most new-home sales centers typically get a folder with inserts on prices, amenities and floor plans. But at Cambridge Lakes in northwest suburban Pingree Grove, visitors to the...
Builder turns toward inner city
David Hill, who is known for turning distant cornfields into suburban subdivisions, is venturing into a new frontier. The 65-year-old chairman and chief executive of Kimball Hill Homes, based in...
Convenience is part of the deal at these condos
For years, I have been impressed by the bucolic pictures of Prairie Crossing in north suburban Grayslake. A decade-old new home development that made preserving open land a priority, the...