Edgewater
Connecting the Dots to Learn More About Chicago Real Estate Projects
Chicago real estate professional credits Chicago journalist Sydney J. Harris with his love of sleuthing out facts and connecting the dots and shares his approach using a Tribune article today and how google expanded the research and shed light on a few Chicago real estate projects.
A Saturday Night Meal Leaves Something to be Desired
We thought we were ahead of the game but sadly even leaving early left us late on this Saturday night as Smoque and Fat Willy’s featured lines out the door. Turns out the uncrowded place was that way for a reason - mediocrity!
A Baby’s First Sequence of Steps (and the Chicago Real Estate Market Continues Moving Forward)
Daddy Tom McCarey, a top producing Chicago realtor, proudly watches one-year-old son Lucas Storm take one step after another. He also answers value question and refers to @ properties market report regarding Chicago real estate to allay concerns about the Chicago market.
Peeking at Spring in Chicago with Tom McCarey (and Trusted Resources)
As I selected the outfits my sons would don today I mused back to the tail-end of my childhood when “Garanimals” were introduced.
Garanimals, for those not in the know, was and is a children’s clothing line providing tops and bottoms each emblazoned with animal tags designed to make matching little one’s outfits a bit easier. [...]
Meeting Moses at an East Village Coffee Shop (When He Gets an Emailed Offer)
Moses tooled up to an East Village coffee shop earlier today on his new sleek silver Vespa.
It had been a while since I had seen the old guy, but I’m never surprised by what he does or how he does it. Today being a slight slice of Spring on what this year has been an ever-elongating wintry landscape he opted [...]
Chicago-Style Good Fortune (Cookie)
A beautiful Saturday visited Chicago today, providing Chicagoans from Lincoln Park to Edgewater with a pleasant dose of sunshine to offset too many days of gray and cold. And while the thermometer didn’t hit the season norm here the fact that we were able to cast shadows was a wonderful diversion to our ongoing battle [...]
Single Digits - A Chicago Salute
Two-thirds of the way through February and here in Chicago we seem no closer to the end of the season.
Just two weeks ago the furry critter made famous in Bill Murray’s movie “Groundhog Day” popped out his hole, saw his shadow, and thereby inflicted upon us an additional six weeks of winter.
Oh Punxsutawney Phil , [...]
From Super Sunday to Super Tuesday - Life in the Chicago Real Estate Lounge
TV sets across the nation were tuned in to Sunday night’s showdown between the Giants and the Patriots. Mine was one even though I had no allegiance to either team. But actually this lack of dedication made watching the game more sporting and festive. Plus it had the added benefit of being a relief.
It was [...]
Living in Chicago with (Soon to Be) School-age Kids
The alarm made its appearance shortly after 6 this morning in my Edgewater home. After convincing my lower back that it wasn’t nearly as stiff as it claimed to be I lurched to the kitchen to reclaim silence.
Six ounces of formula did the trick as the alarm, otherwise known as my 10-month-old son Lucas, quietly [...]
The Softness of a Major Winter Storm in Chicago
Lightly, lightly fell the snow. And all through the night, like soft fleecy wisps, it gathered and gathered until it coated and covered the streets and sidewalks of Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood with a shimmering tableau of white.
I woke up this morning to the clarion of my 10-month-old son’s hunger. It was between 6 and 6.30 [...]





