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By Don DeBat. 29-Jan-25 – Chill Arctic winds may be blowing in Chicago in January, but Chicago’s North Side housing market posted a hot and vibrant fourth quarter in 2024.. Despite the ongoing shortage of homes for sale, and year-end mortgage-rate creep, both unit sales and the median sales price delivered double-digit gains.

Oct 23, 2024 · Photo by Dave Mead. By GPT-4o. 23-Oct-24 – The Chicago Loop Alliance’s latest report reveals encouraging metrics about downtown’s economy as it rebounded significantly during the summer months. Pedestrian and CTA ridership figures have hit their highest points since the pandemic began, thanks to a bustling lineup of events.

By Don DeBat. 28-Dec-24 – Chicago’s North Side bungalow and “Ma-and-pa” apartment owners complain they are overwhelmed with a tsunami of rising insurance costs that hit in 2023 and 2024.. The lofty insurance increases, which come on top of Chicago’s soaring North Side real estate taxes, add another layer of operating cost expenses.

Aug 24, 2024 · Photo by Vashon Jordan Jr. By Steven Dahlman. 24-Aug-24 – The Chicago Loop has surpassed the downtowns of 53 other cities across the United States in a new report comparing metrics such as employment and residential growth.. So much so, that the Chicago Loop Alliance says the study confirms that the Loop is “the most significant and vital of Chicago’s neighborhoods.”

(Above) Visitors to Cloud Gate along Michigan Avenue. Photo by Chicago Loop Alliance. By Steven Dahlman. 6-Nov-23 – Economic activity in the Loop, July through September, continued its return to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report by Chicago Loop Alliance.. Pedestrian activity on State Street and Michigan Avenue was up in the past year to 75 percent of its pre-pandemic level ...

By Don DeBat. 31-Jan-25 – Though open to compromise, 2nd Ward Alderman Brian Hopkins says he is not supporting the most recent proposal by Fern Hill Company to build a 44-story, 500-unit apartment tower in Old Town.

By Steven Dahlman. 26-Jan-21 – Two of the last buildings under construction as part of the Lakeshore East master plan have reached their full height.. Chicago-based Magellan Development Group and Sydney-based LendLease say they have topped-off Cirrus, a 47-story 350-unit luxury condominium tower at 211 North Harbor Drive, and Cascade, a 37-story 503-unit luxury apartment tower at 455 East ...

Apr 24, 2024 · (Above) Pedestrians at State & Randolph in the Chicago Loop. Photo by Scott Teresi. (Click on image to view larger version.) By Steven Dahlman. 24-Apr-24 – Pedestrian activity in the Chicago Loop in the first three months of 2024 approached, and in some cases exceeded, pre-pandemic levels.. According to Chicago Loop Alliance, the Loop is showing signs of actual “bustling.”

Nov 18, 2024 · “The years of hard work, perseverance, and dedication to this project have come to fruition with this major milestone,” said marina developer Randy Podolsky (left) at a formal “water breaking ceremony” on November 12. “Believing in a dream and making it a reality makes it all worthwhile to be able to bring recreational boater access to Navy Pier.”