Fewer Floors and More Sales at Lincoln Park Luxury Condo at 2520 Lakeview - 07/23/09 05:09 PM
[Original blog post at The Real Estate Lounge Chicago]
 
In as much time as it takes to send an email the folks at Lincoln Park 2520 have boosted their sales from 50% to 74% of the massive new construction luxury project located in Chicago's toney Lincoln Park neighborhood.
How, in a market as constricted as what we are experiencing in Chicago this summer, were they able to achieve this prodigious feat?
By a mathematical sleight of hand whereby they are reducing the number of units from 292 to 198. As reported yesterday by Crain's Chicago Business the Lincoln Park luxury … (0 comments)

A Real Walk in Chicago - 07/22/09 10:35 PM
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When in Rome, goes the old saw, do as the Romans.
That was our experience when we traveled with the boys to Europe not last Christmas but the one prior. And like our Roman friends, we did likewise as we walked and walked and walked and walked.
Certainly some folks in the states and even our home town of Chicago like to lace up their sneakers and walk, but the tendency to hit the trail as a pedestrian is an art form in the historic district of Rome.
Of course part … (0 comments)

The Young Sailor Returns with a Cargo of Inspiration - 07/18/09 05:48 PM
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Buried somewhere in the innards of yesterday's New York Times was a story that elated me.
17-year-old Zac Sunderland completed a one-year odyssey in which he sailed around the world alone aboard his sailboat "Intrepid."
Doing the math backward this means that Zac left his mom and dad and brothers and sisters when he was 16. And while some kids don't like to spend the night away from the nest and here we have Zac enduring some 28,000 miles sailing solo.
Wow!
I'm sure he's happy to be the youngest-ever person … (0 comments)

With the Chicago Home Listings Comes the Heavy Lifting - Marketing New Listings Online - 07/16/09 04:29 PM
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Earlier this week Mitch Aronson and I and the team at The Real Estate Lounge Chicago added a few bright trophies to our shelf of listings. We take great pride in the trust placed in us by our clients whether they are buying a Chicago home or selling Chicago real estate.
But not only do we take great pride in the Chicago real estate that we represent, we take great efforts to ensure that we market the listings of The Real Estate Lounge Chicago as fully as possible. And so each listing … (0 comments)

Chased Awake By Early Morning Chicago Rain - 07/15/09 07:28 AM
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The rain came this morning.
Quick, loud, and is typically the case with rain, wet.
It came shortly after 5 am. The clock on the stove told me it was so. And though my brain was hurling invectives at me as I rose the combination of the time (nearly time to arise) along with the precarious situation of the patio furniture was enough to spur me forward. So being the responsible fellow I am, I tip-toed my bare foot way to the patio to retrieve and hurl to safety the hyacinth pads from … (0 comments)

 

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