New Home Notebook

Flex House, an 8-unit block of 3-bedroom, 2-bath rowhomes priced in the low $400s, is nearly sold out. Still under construction, 5 units have already been purchased. Take a video tour of Flex House and its surroundings with Karen Ranquist, a broker with Koenig & Strey’s  Lincoln Park office.

With unusually open, flexible floor plans, the homes offer even more unusual 17 x 34 foot private yards.  This new row home project is the hot development in Chicago’s vibrant Logan Square neighborhood.

It is true. Chicago’s neighborhoods are seeing new construction, particularly among rental buildings. Long a popular Chicago structure, six-flats like the one in the above Sergio & Banks‘ video are part of the growing roster. As Melissa Govedarica explains, this building nearing completion at 1846 N California Ave offers 4 simplex and 2 duplex units with condo-quality features. 2-bedroom rents are starting at $1,500 a month.

The units include in-unit washers and dryers, balconies or patios. Garage parking comes with it, an asset in the building’s Logan Square neighborhood, bordering West Bucktown.