Developments are on the horizon for 360 Chicago at John Hancock Center, featuring a multi-story observation deck and event ...

(Above) Dining/Great Room of an Airbnb in Old Town. Interior photos by Andrew Charles Miller. (Click on images to view larger versions.) By Don DeBat Jun. 4, 2025 – Managers and hosts of short-term ...

By Don DeBat May 18, 2025 – A donnybrook is developing between landlords and tenants in Chicago’s highly competitive North Side apartment rental market. Some Chicago apartment renters are grumbling ...

(Above) George A. Tripp House at 42 East Superior Street, photographed in 2018, along with 44 and 46 East Superior Street. (Click on images to view larger versions.) By Peter von Buol and Steven ...

By Don DeBat Apr. 14, 2025 – With little relief coming from Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi, tax-battered property owners in Chicago and the suburbs are turning to the Cook County Board of Review ...

(Above) Looking south down south branch of Chicago River in 2018. Wolf Point West at right. Photo by Sean Pavone. By Don DeBat Apr. 3, 2025 – Apartment hunters on the North Side of Chicago this spring ...

Landlords and managers say that the ordinance was rushed through the City Council with virtually no input from apartment owners and the real estate industry. The ordinance purports to “preserve ...

(Above) Rendering by HKS Architects of revised Bally’s casino and hotel being constructed along the Chicago River across from River North. By Don DeBat Mar. 16, 2025 – Professional gamblers are ...

By Don DeBat Mar. 4, 2025 – Chicago home buyers may have to look at the housing market through long-range binoculars if they hope to see affordable mortgage interest rates. Although Freddie Mac’s ...

By Don DeBat Jan. 29, 2025 – Chill Arctic winds may be blowing in Chicago in January, but Chicago’s North Side housing market posted a hot and vibrant fourth quarter in 2024. Despite the ongoing ...

Reid Murdoch Building has completed a second phase of renovation, this time adding a tenant lounge and fitness center, while balancing modernization with retaining the authenticity of the Chicago ...

By Don DeBat Nov. 19, 2024 – Tens of thousands of home and small apartment owners in Chicago likely breathed a sigh of relief when Mayor Brandon Johnson dropped his proposal for a $300 million ...