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For Block Club Chicago, I contributed smart, real estate trend-focused pieces about the city's housing market and proposed developments. The digital native news outlet is known for its unique take on covering neighborhood news and stories that are often overlooked by traditional papers and television news outlets. 

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3 Uptown Mansions Designed By Acclaimed Architect George Maher For Sale On Same Street

UPTOWN — An Uptown mansion designed by noted architect George Maher returned to the market last week, the third Maher home currently listed for sale on Hutchinson Street.

Located in the Hutchinson Street Historic District in Buena Park, the 12,000-square-foot mansion at 817 W. Hutchinson St. joins two others — 839 W. Hutchinson St. and 750 W. Hutchinson St. — by the same architect that have been searching for new owners during recent months.

Buyers will have to have deep pockets: The three hom
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Blue Line Boom: Condo Prices In Wicker Park, Logan Square Outpacing Lincoln Park, Lakeview

LOGAN SQUARE — If the booming neighborhoods along the Blue Line seem to be more expensive than lakefront areas like Lincoln Park and Lakeview, there’s some truth to it.

New numbers from real estate research company Integra Realty Resources show that the combined median listing price of condos for sale in Wicker Park and Logan Square is $535,000, a substantially higher figure than Lakeview and Lincoln Park’s combined median list price of $490,000.


Additionally, the combined median price of co
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Winter Blues Kicking In? These 5 Free Or Cheap City Spots Will Help You Get Through The Dreariest Chicago Days

CHICAGO — The Christmas lights have come down, and though the days are getting longer, it doesn’t feel that way when it’s dark on your commute to and from work.

Though the city has had some sunny and unseasonably warm winter days, residents throughout Chicago are still struggling to cope with the colder temps and lack of sunlight, oftentimes leading to changes in mood and energy levels. The condition, known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD), is characterized by symptoms such as overeating, s
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Curious About The Small Plane Circling Overhead Recently? It’s Researching City’s Construction Boom

DOWNTOWN — For over a week, a low-flying small aircraft making daily flights over the city and surrounding suburbs was spotted by residents throughout Chicago.

The plane, a Cessna Caravan owned and operated by the commercial real estate information database CoStar, was gathering data and images of new construction in the greater Chicago metro area.

The team wrapped up its latest assignment in Chicago prior to Thanksgiving.


Overseeing the effort is aerial research photographer Amber Surrenc
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Pullman National Monument Visitor Center Coming To Clock Tower Building By 2020

PULLMAN — By Labor Day 2020, a new visitors center should be open inside the historic Pullman Clock Tower and Administration Building in the historic district.

It’s part of a multi-million dollar effort to revive the district, which is now the Pullman National Monument to honor the first model, planned industrial community in the United States

On Wednesday evening, the National Park Service and Illinois Department of Natural Resources hosted an open house at the new Pullman Community Center —