mitch aronson
Ho Ho Ho your Horses for Friday Evening Bash
Friday night the group gathered to toot their horns and celebrate the season. The setting was the grand ballroom at the J.W. Sheraton downtown and the hosts were the ever affable chieftains of @properties, Thad Wong and Michael Golden. The attendees were a veritable four figures of people intent on talking, laughing, eating and drinking [...]
22 Quarters for 105 Minutes of Parking in Chicago
Chicago real estate professional Tom McCarey had to turn his truck upside down today to find quarters to feed the meter as he conducted his business. Usually a credit card in the kiosk is how he pays for parking. But having left home today without plastic he turned to coins and realized that 22 quarters paid for only an hour and 45 minutes of parking. Ouch!
a river runs through me . showing up to life
Checklists. Like it or not checklists begin each and every day. Alarm rings, hand extends, terminates the ring, commences the day. Checklists. Whether you head down the hall f or a home-brewed cup of joe or dash out the door for a out-of-home office, checklists continue. Some folks like to inscribe the list in ink [...]
Full Pockets and Best Impressions . Chicago Market
Two quarters, eleven pennies, seven dimes and four nickels. Three Hotwheels. And a small Altoids tin. My sons are four and three. These items came from their pockets tonight. In what order and according to whom? I can’t tell you, though typically Jackson (four) is prone to carrying multiple cars in his pocket and he [...]
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.
