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Your Guide visited The Sterling on Tuesday, June 15, for a Broker Re-Introduction event. The Board of Directors has made improvements to the facilities, managed to increase owner occupancy, and improved the financial health of the community. 

In Part 3 I stopped by a couple of units for sale in the building that were open on Tuesday.  These units could be ideal investor units, and the convertible (junior one-bedroom) already has a renter in the unit that would definitely like to remain as a renter for the new owner.

Your Guide visited The Sterling on Tuesday, June 15, for a Broker Re-Introduction event. The Board of Directors has made improvements to the facilities, managed to increase owner occupancy, and improved the financial health of the community. In part 2, we tour a fabulous combined unit with one of the current residents and tour the common facilities with the Property Manager.

Your Guide visited The Sterling on Tuesday, June 15, for a Broker Re-Introduction event.  The Board of Directors has made improvements to the facilities, managed to increase owner occupancy, and improved the financial health of the community.  In Part 1, Your Guide interviews Board President Donna Randel and committee member Charles Rubner on what has transpired in the last couple years.

Your Guide went on a walking tour of the Boystown Neighborhood with YoChicago’s Joe  Askins last week.  Join us as we stroll down Broadway from Addison towards Belmont.  Broadway is the daytime counterpart to the nightlife of Halsted Street. 

Plus, we explore alternatives to living in Boystown.

Your Guide went on a walking tour of the Boystown Neighborhood with YoChicago’s Joe  Askins last week.  We walked past the Nettlehorst School just as school let out which offered the perfect opportunity to talk about the transformation of the neighborhood from the Gay Ghetto into the Premium North Side Neighborhood that it is today.

As we continued west on Melrose, we talked about all the different styles of housing offered on Melrose – from modest to deluxe.

Your Guide went on a walking tour of the Boystown Neighborhood with YoChicago’s Joe Askins last week.  We stopped by the Center on Halsted, learned about the facilities and history of the building.  Then took a look around the surrounding neighborhood attractions.

Your Guide went on a walking tour of the Boystown Neighborhood with YoChicago’s Joe Askins last week.  In today’s installment, we detour over to Wrigley Field.  We talk about business opportunities by Wrigley Field along with Real Estate prices in Wrigleyville.

Your Guide went on a walking tour of the Boystown Neighborhood with YoChicago’s Joe Askins last week.  Come along as we talk about prices for condos and houses in Boystown, as well as affordable apartment rents.

Your Guide went on a walking tour of the Boystown Neighborhood with YoChicago’s Joe Askins last week.  We started out at Halsted and Roscoe (no, we did NOT stop in for a slushie at Roscoe’s.)  Learn a little bit of Boystown history, and check out some retail along Halsted.

Though there may be a few straggling neighborhood festivals coming this fall (think Halloween and a few Art Fests) the season for festivals draws to a close to make way for the Fall-Favorite: House Walks.

Though not in Chicago, your guide is intrigued by the Nosey Neighbor Housewalk in Homewood and Flossmoor with a Lustron House on tour.  The Lustron Company built a couple thousand completely steel fabricated homes throughout the US after World War II ended. 

These homes feature steel walls, steel panes for exteriors, steel roofs, all fabricated at the factory and snapped together on-site.  The powder coated finish is rumored to last for decades, and the example on tour has its original finish.

Other Bungalows and Cape Cod’s are featured, but the Lustron Home is what would drag your guide out to the nether-regions of Chicago Suburbs.

The Nosey Neighbor House Walk of Homewood-Flossmoor is September 19, 10:00 am to 3:00 in south suburban Homewood and Flossmoor.  Info call 708-747-7734.

Edgewater Housewalk on September 20, noon to 4:00 pm.

Closer to home is a tour of Historic homes in the Edgewater neighborhood in Chicago.

Nine houses are on tour in Edgewater this Sunday including a pair designed by renowned architect Walter Burley Griffin.  Begin your tour at Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church at 1244 W. Thorndale.

www.edgewaterhistory.org