South Side residents voiced their support for the construction of President Barack Obama’s presidential library at the former Michael Reese Hospital site in the near South Side. 200 residents discussed redevelopment projects for the vacant 48 acre lot on South Ellis Avenue in a community meeting last week. The city bought the lakefront property in 2009 and demolished all but one of the buildings on the hospital campus after Michael Reese Hospital switched ownership. Real estate developer Michael Reese left funds in his will to replace a Jewish hospital destroyed in the Great Fire of 1871 with a hospital in his name. The hospital joined the South Side Planning Board to revitalize the hospital’s surrounding area and made medical advances...
SC Integrity / Transitional Series - Complete rebuild of a Landmark Rowhome by Avante Garde Design Group. Hasani is consulting with Avante Garde from conception, architectual design, construction, finish, through marketing & presale. This home is currently under contract. We have documented a few milestones in reverse chronological order. April - As shown we are going over the architectual plans for the home in the kitchen. The linen white shaker cabinets were just delivered and installation is starting. The kitchen is adjacent to the dining room and living room with separate soffited ceilings that designate each room while keeping the space open and airy. March - Progress continues as insulation is started. All new stairway framing...
This extraordinary Historical restoration is at the pre-drywall phase. Here is a sneak peak of existing progress! [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Historical restoration"][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Living"][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Kitchen"][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Master"][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Main staircase"][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Roofdeck"][/caption]
SC Integrity Residences : Modern Intelligent Series. We just sold the 1st of 6 home presold in the "West Bucktown" neighborhood in Chicago. Check it out!
[caption id="attachment_9623" align="alignright" width="225"] Pending Home Sales on the Rise[/caption] WASHINGTON (February 27, 2013) - Pending home sales rose in January, and have been above year-ago levels for the past 21 months, according to the National Association of Realtors®. There were healthy monthly gains in all regions but the West, which is constrained by limited inventory but was slightly improved. The Pending Home Sales Index,* a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, increased 4.5 percent to 105.9 in January from a downwardly revised 101.3 in December and is 9.5 percent above January 2012 when it was 96.7. The data reflect contracts but not closings. The January index is the highest reading since April 2010 when it hit 110.9, just before the deadline...
The team and I wanted to reach out to tell you about the RE/MAX Premier Properties Thanksgiving Food Drive starting Monday, Nov. 5th, in hopes to gain your support. The drive will go until Nov. 20th and benefit the Greater Chicago Food Depository which supplies the equivalent of 134,800 meals every day throughout the Chicagoland area, helping approximately 678,000 adults and children every year. We would love your help, as we hope to host many similar events in the future to benefit our local community. Please see the list below for the most needed items being collected for the drive. If you cannot drop donations off at our office (1205 N Dearborn Ave.), but would still like to contribute, please contact Jessica ([email protected]; 877-724-0070 x4)...
Learn about Chicago's 5 Most Haunted Places! Ghost tours in the Chicago area have favorite stops that vary from Graceland and Resurrection Cemeteries to the Biograph Theater and Red Lion Pub. According to professional paranormals and ghost researchers, these sites have had active spirits. However, some of the legends associated with them have been debunked or the sightings stopped such as when the grave of Resurrection Mary was moved, when shadows were attributable to other phenomenon and when a building, such as the Red Lion Pub, was torn down. It’s still fun to hear their stories but the following five places are among those that continue to be confirmed by respected ghost hunters or by some people on site. Chicago...
Hasani Steele, a real estate agent with RE/MAX Premier Properties in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood, recently completed the successful marketing of the Renaissance on Kimbark, a 32-unit condominium development in Chicago's Hyde Park/Woodlawn neighborhood. Hasani Steele, a real estate agent with RE/MAX Premier Properties in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood, recently completed the successful marketing of the Renaissance on Kimbark, a 32-unit condominium development in Chicago's Hyde Park/Woodlawn neighborhood. For Steele, the close-out of this award-winning development is proof that the right product at the right price can still succeed, even in a market that faced consistent headwinds for several years. "The most important thing is that we finished it. We closed every unit in each phase of the project," Steele...
Hasani was interviewed by Urbanabur in a feature for the listing at 6608 S. Kenwood Ave. Watch the interview to hear more about the neighborhood and see some photos of this awesome property!
