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Andersonville

Andersonville, Chicago now also known for great (lake) pizza!

September 13, 2009

The other night I showed a house in Chicago’s popular north side neighborhood, Andersonville. Long known for its diversity, Andersonville is now also known as the home of “The Best Pizza”.
Earlier this year GQ Magazine named the Mortadella Pie at Great Lake in Andersonville as #1 among “America’s 25 Best Pizzas.” I find the title [...]

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Edgewater’s 60660 faring better for 2 bedroom 2 bath condos than 60640

August 21, 2009

Wednesday evening Mary Kaye and I advised a gentleman on what to do to get his 2 bedroom 2 bath Edgewater condo ready for market. Fortunately for him, his condo is in the 60660 zip code (Northern Edgewater as shown below) where median prices have held up better over the past 2 years than in [...]

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In search of FHA approved condos in Andersonville and Rogers Park

June 21, 2009

Yesterday I talked with a buyer at Caribou Coffee in Boystown. He’s interested in buying a condo in Andersonville or Rogers Park using Federal Housing Administration (FHA) financing. FHA mortgages allow down payments as low as 3.5%.
Unlike houses, not all condos are FHA approved. In Andersonville and Rogers Park most condos aren’t FHA approved. The [...]

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ChicagoTribune.com’s Community Intelligence

June 15, 2008

Looking for more information on Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs? After you review my neighborhoods and suburbs’ posts, check out the ChicagoTribune.com’s Community Intelligence. For each neighborhood and suburb it shows a map with numerous amenities, market stats, demographics, crime data and schools. Community Intelligence also has several articles most recently featuring Andersonville and Wilmette.
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Edgewater Beach Neighborhood in Chicago

May 15, 2007

While checking out videos on YouTube.Com, I came across the video below by YoChicago about the Edgewater Beach Neighborhood in Chicago. The neighborhood is in the southeast part of the Edgewater area of Chicago, just east of the Andersonville neighborhood. It’s bordered by Hollywood and Foster on the north and south and Sheridan and Broadway [...]

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Andersonville Fun Places

February 28, 2007

The other night while watching the Oscars, I came across a video by Ian Sklarsky on fun places to go in Andersonville (neighborhood in the Edgewater area of Chicago) that I think is quite good. Just to be clear, the video wasn’t part of the Oscars. I was web surfing during the boring parts. Thank [...]

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Rainbo Village in Uptown

September 25, 2006

Yesterday, a couple of buyers and I visited Rainbo Village, a new Uptown area development just south of the Andersonville neighborhood. The development offers a variety of condos, lofts and townhomes priced from $250K to $750K.
The location is walking distance to both Red and Brown Line “L” Stations and the Metra Ravenswood Station. Underground [...]

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