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Changes to Chicago Parking

There are changes coming to the parking meters in Chicago. Mayor Emanuel announced several modifications which include free parking on Sundays. For having free parking on Sundays, neighborhoods outside...

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ComED Rate Hike Vetoed

From Crain’s Chicago Business: Gov. Pat Quinn yesterday vetoed legislation to provide Commonwealth Edison Co. with about $70 million in additional yearly rate hikes over the next several years. The...

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July 2013 Newsletter

July 2013 Newsletter originally posted at Realty Evolved

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‘House of Horrors’ Demolished (video)

The victims of convicted kidnapper Ariel Castro celebrated Wednesday as his Cleveland home was reduced to rubble. The home — known as the “house of horrors” — is where Castro held three women captive...

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Four Very Fresh Ideas About Air Conditioning

Air conditioning used to be a luxury — but as Doris Kim Sung points out in this talk from TEDxUSC, modernized society has become thoroughly air-conditioning reliant. This is largely a problem of...

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Whole Foods and Englewood

A rendering of the Whole Foods planned for Englewood Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Whole Foods plan to open a new location in the Englewood neighborhood, an area which has seen minimal quality retail for...

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EXPO Chicago 2013

EXPO Chicago Sept 19-22, 2013EXPO Chicago, The international expo of contemporary / modern art and design will be at Navy Pier Sept 19-22. Full details at EXPO Chicago EXPO Chicago 2013 originally...

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City of Green

The American Council For An Energy-Efficient Economy released its score card that ranks cities. Chicago has come in at the top ten, ranking 9th overall as one of the greenest cities in the country....

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Designs for 95th Red Line Stations

On November 19, 2013, Mayor Rahm Emanuel unveiled the design renderings for the new 95th Street Red Line station, a project to modernize transit and promote economic opportunity on Chicago’s South...

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Steve Fifield wants to cap the Kennedy

(Crain’s) Steve Fifield is pushing a big idea for the West Loop: Millennium Park West. The Chicago developer has been pitching anyone who will listen about his $300 million proposal to build a 15-acre...

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Chicago Spire

Chicago Skyline rending with Spire [Crain’s] Developer Garrett Kelleher has reached an agreement with his largest creditor, Related Cos., over a financing plan that would allow him to keep control of...

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Let it Rain

Though it may not fully feel like it, spring is upon us! April showers, is the time many homeowners start to prep their lawns and gardens for the coming summer. But there are a few things some...

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To Rent… or Buy

The spring market is in full swing and many residents are moving into new housing. Many are debating whether purchasing is still a great option, or whether renting is better suited for them. Everyone’s...

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Residential Outpacing Commercial Solar Photovoltaics

(source: Proud Green Home) Driven by strong year-over-year growth in the utility and residential markets, the United States installed 1,330 megawatts of solar photovoltaics (PV) in the first quarter of...

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Cool Roofs

Green roofs have long been promoted as an easy and effective strategy for beautifying the building and increasing investment opportunity, especially in areas where outdoor space is limited. Condo...

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Eyes on Logan Square

Wilmette-based real estate firm Terraco has recently purchased the Megamall site on Milwaukee, north of Fullerton. The building which housed an indoor flea market, is going to be razed with potential...

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Untapped Income Potential

#200478943-001 / gettyimages.com With many homeowners’ spending power getting squeezed from the economy, or from sapped equity from the market downtown in previous years, many are becoming more...

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Chicago Riverwalk Construction

Chicago Riverwalk Teaser from Sasaki Associates on Vimeo. Chicago Riverwalk Construction originally posted at Realty Evolved

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Heating a Room for pennies a day

Someone passed this along to me, and will be attempting to test this out soon. I’m leaving the details here, in case anyone else is interested. You will be using candles – so will want to be home if...

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Tiny 8 sqm Parisian apt

Maid rooms in Paris have long been considered unattractive and secluded spaces in the beautiful Haussmann buildings, renovations commissioned napoleon III and led by Georges-Eugene Haussmann. Always...

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