12 November 2009 ? Bank of America seems to have its hands on many troubled Chicago real estate developments, including Block 37 and the Chicago Spire. Most recently, the developer of the Spire, Shelbourne Development Group, has accused the bank of using a faulty method for calculating interest on their loans. It is fairly standard […]
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Death and the Gold Coast: Columbarium Suggested for the Exclusive Chicago Neighborhood
Written by: Nancy Gaspadarek - November 11, 2009
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11 November 2009 ? The Three Arts Building located at 1300 N. Dearborn may be turned into what some are calling the Midwest?s largest columbarium. Don?t? have a dictionary handy? This columbarium will have enough space to store the ashes of up to 15,000 dearly departed residents. Built in the early 1900?s, and designated a […]
HUD Neighborhood Stabilization Program Not So Stable
Written by: Katie Anderson - March 2, 2009
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The City of Chicago Department of Community Development put on an informational meeting last Friday for residential developers to learn more about the city’s strategy to acquire and rehab vacant and foreclosed properties to get them back into productive use. Here is a little background: In July, Congress approved a new Housing and Urban Development […]
South Loop Condo Glut Means Lower Prices
Written by: Rod Holmes - January 5, 2009

Simple supply and demand are having a strong impact in the South Loop. A quick search in MRED for condos in the South Loop (I defined it as Congress to 18th, Dan Ryan to Lake Michigan) shows a huge number of condos on the market. If we look under the new, stricter maximum HUD loan […]
Apartments Instead Of Condos
Written by: Rod Holmes - December 23, 2008
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The Sun Times is reporting that the proposed retail and housing development slated to go on the land where the New City YMCA used to stand at 1515 N. Halsted is, amazingly, still moving forward. The fact that the development, like so many others like it, has not been shelved is news enough. I found a couple of other bits of the article interesting.
Written by: Stacy Braack - November 12, 2009
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