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Decrepit but historic, Laramie State Bank redo is next up
The Laramie State Bank building sits at the corner of Chicago Avenue and Laramie. Over decades, the remarkable art deco façade and its stunning interior have fallen into advanced stages of decay. The post Decrepit but historic, Laramie State Bank redo is next up appeared first on Austin Weekly News .
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Holiday Club Demolition Underway as 91-Apartment Building Moves Forward in Uptown
The Holiday Club’s longtime home at the northwest corner of Sheridan and Irving Park roads is coming down, clearing the way for a seven-story apartment building in Chicago’s Buena Park neighborhood. The bar closed in May after more than two decades at 4000 N. Sheridan Road, and demolition of the surrounding historic buildings has been underway this fall.
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Midway Hotel Empire Sells for $68M, Half What RLJ Paid Back in 2006
A cluster of seven hotels ringing Midway International Airport has changed hands for $68 million, a price that lands at roughly half what the seller paid for the same real estate back in 2006. Oakbrook Terrace-based Endeavor Hotels closed the deal for the portfolio, which also includes an adjacent restaurant property, buying it from Bethesda, Maryland-based RLJ Lodging Trust.
southportcorridorchicago.com
Chicago Beats Miami and Manhattan to Become America’s Hottest Rental Market in 2026
Chicago has taken the top spot in America’s competitive rental market rankings, surpassing Miami and Manhattan as apartment demand strains available housing. Chicago isn’t just competing with America’s hottest rental markets anymore. It’s leading them. A 2026 RentCafe rental competitiveness report places Chicago first among large U.S. rental markets, highlighting the pressure on apartment hunters and the limited supply of new housing.
DMR News
Real Estate Broker in Northbrook, Chicago and Suburbs Winfield Cohen Publishes a Rightsizing Roadmap
For a homeowner who has spent twenty, thirty or forty years in the same house, deciding to move is rarely just another real estate transaction. It can mean sorting through decades of belongings, determining what furniture will fit in a smaller home, comparing a condominium with a ranch or townhome, weighing proximity to family against […]
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Magnificent Mile Gains Fresh Retail Momentum
Chicago’s North Michigan Avenue corridor continues to draw new retailers and investment as the Magnificent Mile builds on recent leasing activity. The mile-long stretch has welcomed several openings this year while additional brands prepare to arrive in the months ahead. Data from local brokerage records show vacancy rates easing amid more than $250 million in
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Living Fresh Market marks five years of growth
MelodyWinstonturnedanunexpectedchallengeintoamodelforcommunity-centeredgroceryretailBy Sharon Fountain, Managing Editor. Five years after unexpectedly entering the grocery business, Melody Winston is preparing to celebrate a milestone that once seemed far from certain: the fifth anniversary of Living Fresh Market in Forest Park. Now, she says the company is pursuing expansion into Maywood and Chicago’s West Pullman neighborhood.
Block Club Chicago
One Of Uptown’s Last SROs Saved After Nonprofit Buys Troubled Building: ‘A Huge Win’
UPTOWN — One of Uptown’s last remaining single-room occupancy buildings will be preserved as affordable housing for years to come after it was rescued from foreclosure just as it turned 100 years old. Neighbors, tenants and officials gathered last week to celebrate their successful campaign to save The...
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Near North Parking Lot Could Become Scaled-Back Hotel and Condo Tower
A surface parking lot in Chicago's Near North neighborhood could soon give way to a five-story building mixing hotel rooms, condos and retail, after Stob Hotel LTD filed a zoning application for 864 N. Orleans. The site sits midblock on N. Orleans Street between W. Locust Street and W. Chestnut Street, and the new filing marks a significant scale-back from what was approved there six years ago.
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CityPads Eyes Eight-Story, 111-Unit Tower for Evanston's Chicago Avenue
A one-story building that's housed the Connoisseur Oriental Rugs store on Chicago Avenue could soon give way to an eight-story, 111-unit apartment building. The developer behind the project, CityPads, submitted a zoning analysis application for the site at 1000 Chicago Ave. and is now awaiting initial feedback from the city before moving forward with a formal application.
Forest Park Review
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Movin’ on up! Chicago surpasses Miami & Manhattan as America’s most competitive rental market
Chicago has overtaken two major cities—Miami and Manhattan—as the nation’s most competitive rental market, as a limited supply of apartments meets steady demand. During the peak 2026 leasing season, about 17 prospective renters competed for each available unit, and vacant apartments were leased in an average of 27 days, according to RentCafe data reported by Yahoo Finance.
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Deep in the weeds, Oak Park debates other paths to affordable housing
Shape Oak Park’s proposed zoning changes and the SB Friedman feasibility study have highlighted that zoning alone does not produce new development. Other tools are needed to see changes in housing and affordability. Oak Park’s inclusionary housing ordinance is a tool that has remained at the forefront for nearly a decade and will be looked at again.