Lincoln Park

Open House Visitors and Conversations about Chicago Real Estate

The folks who came came at the end, walked about the Lincoln Park home, and talked about what they are looking for. I, a pleasant sort, traded anecdotes with them about what they seek. And so goes another day in the Chicago real estate market.

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the eve of father’s day, meltdowns and movie tear drops

Saying good-bye is never easy.
Especially when you are four, haven’t had a nap, it’s an amazing day and the street fest your parents are dragging you around has your eyes, ears and taste buds in over drive. Such was the case earlier today for Jackson.
What is it about the figurative and literal good-bye that makes [...]

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from the morning’s darkness a voice emerged

Amid the early morning dark a single voice emerged from the darkness, a spring-boding bird whistling its plaintive song for my ears to hear, helping me to chart my course of hope toward the arrival of warmth and green. Now mixing metaphors and the like from Casablanca and Disney I go to the rest of the day imitating the feathered friend, whistling as I work.

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Eight Fewer Floors at 2520 Lakeview in Chicago’s Lincoln Park

My clients joke about “a little off the top” as a price lower than what they wanted. The luxury project at 2520 Lakeview in Lincoln Park has gone a step further with “a little of the top” being the removal of eight floors from the design. It adds up to one-third fewer units and a higher percentage of units now under contract.

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The Real Chicago Seen as a Pedestrian

A lesson learned from international travel is to let go. In Rome letting go means taking to the “vias” as a pedestrian. We did so with gusto. And at times we bring our lessons learned abroad to our home in Chicago, walking from here to there without the pressure of a task or an errand hanging over our heads.

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