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When Opportunity Knocks: A vacant Hyde Park storefront hosts an art marketplace
Just a few months ago, the large, vacant 55th Street storefront that formerly housed MAC Property offices seemed to repel passersby. Shoulders would hunch, eyes would roll, and with a quickened pace, students and community members would move along without turning to look inside. But on November 27, everyone stopped and looked. Last Friday... »
MAC Attack
Students were almost entirely absent from the mostly gray-haired crowd that came out to spend an “Evening with Eli” on Tuesday, May 6. Sponsored by the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference, the event was a follow-up to an October conversation between local residents and Eli Ungar, founder and president of Antheus Capital and associated MAC... »
The End of the Pepperland: A storied apartment complex comes to an end
Take a good, hard look. This summer will be your last chance to see the Pepperland before its doors close for renovation, marking, as one resident put it, “the end of an era.” The legendary twelve-unit apartment building faces an interior courtyard on all four sides, home to forty-some University of Chicago students, mostly... »
Gimme Shelter: Chicago Weekly’s guide to Hyde Park housing
In the first part of this issue’s feature, we introduce some of the basics of apartment-hunting. Finding an apartment in Hyde Park can be a tumultuous journey, full of pitfalls and unexpected turns. The best way to suit up for apartment hunting season is to plan ahead and familiarize yourself with the options available.... »
Big Players: Hyde Park’s largest realtors
In the second part of this issue’s feature, we profile the major real estate companies serving Hyde Park. »
