2017 Chicago...ready, set... Go CUBS

Mona Petro at TAC Quick 

My beautiful wife, Mona Petro, waiting for the 2017 baseball season to begin in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Chicago and enjoying thai at Tac Quick.  Go Cubs!





Geno Petro | CHICAGO REALTOR®

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Mag Mile Chicago

Michigan Ave, Chicago 2016

The lights are aglow on Chicago's 'Magnificent Mile' (aka Michigan Avenue). Just an quick Uber/Lyft/CTA ride from Portage Park, Andersonville, Uptown, Wrigleyville, DePaul, Lincoln Square, Roscoe Village, Ukrainian Village, Bucktown; and mere steps from the River North and Printers Row/Loop neighborhoods of Chicago, this world famous shopping district always has a great holiday vibe going on. Yeah, I know...its 'Cyber Monday yadda yadda, but there's nothing like spending a little face time with the beautiful people at Chanel, Gucci, Hermes...and yes, UNIQLO (Pictured above. If you haven't heard of it then Google it. Best prices on earth for the good stuff).




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Chicago Uptown | Aragon Landmark

Aragon Ballroom Lawrence & Kenmore

Live jam on the weekend horizon at the historic Aragon Ballroom in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago.





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Top 10 Chicago Real Estate Deals | River North

My past SOLD listing @451 W Huron

Click the highlighted link to view my Top 10 Chicago Real Estate Deals in the River North neighborhood of Chicago.  Priced between 1- 1.6 Million $$ USD. (2016 Winter)

Geographically, the River North neighborhood is tucked in between Superior Street to the north, the winding Chicago River to the west and south, and that great State Street to the east. It is steps away from the Magnificent Mile shopping district of Michigan Avenue and a mere five buck and change cab ride to almost anywhere else in the downtown vicinity. For public transport, the Chicago Brown Line ‘L’ rumbles gently overhead with platform stops at both Chicago Avenue and the Merchandise Mart. CTA buses run ‘round the clock in every other direction. Taxi, Uber and Zip Car options are endless.

Also, search the entire Chicago MLS below:

Condo | House | Townhome | Rowhouse | Co-Op | Apartment |  Multi-Unit |  Loft | Walk-Up | High-Rise | Mid-Rise | Rental | Lease | Commercial | Studio | Garden | Penthouse | Simplex | Duplex | Pet Friendly | Dogs OK | Cats OK






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Chicago Pet Friendly Rental Listings

Check out the latest > "Chicago Pet Friendly Rental Listings" < priced from $625 to $18,000 per month.

Also, click below to search the entire Chicago MLS:

Condo | House | Townhome | Rowhouse | Co-Op | Apartment |  Multi-Unit |  Loft | Walk-Up | High-Rise | Mid-Rise | Rental | Lease | Commercial | Studio | Garden | Penthouse | Simplex | Duplex | Pet Friendly | Dogs OK | Cats OK




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The Buena Park Neighborhood of Chicago

Mural art by Jeffrey Littleton

N Marine Drive & W  Buena Ave

Buena Park, tucked neatly between the Wrigleyville and Uptown neighborhoods of Chicago, is just a few tranquil steps away from Montrose Harbor, the Sydney R. Marovitz Golf Course, and my favorite new dog-walking destination, Peace Garden (pictured above). Notice Park Place Tower (my GenoPetro.House office location) standing in the far right background. Loving the North Side of Chicago before the winter chill sets in.





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Chicago Uptown 'W'

Lawrence & Broadway

Flying the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series 'W' in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago.





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Chi-Town Champs 2016

EAMUS CATULI!

AC000000


(whether you're from the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Chicago, or anywhere in Greater Chicagoland, you know what I mean)



Geno Petro | CHICAGO REALTOR®

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Wrigleyville Home Stand

Sheffield & Waveland 

The Cubs are back in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Chicago this weekend to take a swing (haha) at baseball immortality. My condo is a few blocks away from the field and I'm looking forward to being 'present in the moment,' if only from afar (note the 'Bleachers' center field entrance above). Ticket prices are ridiculous so the game will most likely be broadcasted via old school radio waves for me. That's cool. Really cool.





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Andersonville Cafe Society

Kopi Cafe

Kopi Cafe, in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago, has been one of my favorite spots for 20+ years. Sidewalk seating is now open so you can chill outside, literally, Check it.

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Chicago Pothole Alert

Irving Park & Clarendon

How about this landmine at the corner of Irving Park Rd and Clarendon in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Chicago? Been there for a couple months now. A pot/man-hole disaster just waiting to happen. Cyclists, non-SUV drivers, and jaywalkers beware.



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Chicago Dog Friendly Apartment Rentals

RIP Big E (2002-2014)

Click Here >>> for the latest New, Price Changed & Re-Activated Chicago Dog Friendly Rentals

STARTING AT $725 MONTHLY

Apartments | Houses | Condos | High Rise | Mid Rise | Townhomes | Walk-ups | Lofts | Short Term | Long Term | Newly Listed | Price Changed | Re-Activated | Back on Market

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Top Ten Wrigleyville Real Estate Deals -- Spring 2016

Visit my redesigned GenoPetro.House website (+ Chicago MLS real estate search engine) or click  here for my Top Ten Wrigleyville Real Estate Deals for Spring 2016. The beloved Cubs are off to a 9-1 season start and the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Chicago is going nuts--on every front.

This month I picked 9 Condos and 1 Single Family House priced from the $500K to $1.35 Million. None are my personal listings but I can say that several are priced and ready to be negotiated. Call, text, or email me anytime. My contact info is in both the banner and the side bar ( ^ >)





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Free Chicago MLS Search Engine

Buses galore at LSD & Belmont Ave

Looking for a spot near the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Chicago? Close to public transport? Steps to dining, entertainment, and the lake? Quick access to the Loop?

If so, check out my Chicago real estate website ( www.genopetro.house ) and real-time free MLS search engine for every listed property in the area.

*Condos from $80,000 to $4,5 Million

*Single Family Houses from $425,000 to $5 Million

*Multi-Units from $425,000 to $3.3 Million

*Residential Rentals from $775 to $11,500 monthly


Contact me via all the usual methods. (See links in sidebar)




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Chicago Neighborhood Search. Word.

Free expression across all Chicago neighborhoods. Pictured above: the 606 Trail @Central Park & Wabansia and a local thrift store on Sheridan Rd in Uptown.

Search the entire Chicago MLS and check out my free real estate search engine at www.genopetro.house



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Printers Row Condo

Just sold a 2 bed/2bath condo in the Printers Row neighborhood of Chicago.  The relatively new construction high-rise, as you can see, is a lock box friendly zone. In other words, the majority of listing agents/Realtors associated with this address are not present for their respective showings. I had the buyers in this transaction and was present at both showings as well as the home inspection. In fact, I attend every showing for my clients, whether buy-side or sale-side. I personally show each of my listed properties and only supply a lock box in case of emergency or extreme scheduling conflict and only with non-occupied/vacant properties. Nonetheless, its a funny visual. Also, the showing instructions on the Chicago MLS read "Key in Lockbox on Fence." Double LOL.

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Uptown Chicago Relo?

Wilson & Magnolia Avenues, Chicago

Not sure what the story is (was) with the Starbucks at Wilson & Magnolia in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. Hopefully a Relocation is on the corporate menu. It was part of my morning coffee routine when showing properties in the area (and an ad hoc office/wireless hotspot on more than a few occasions).

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Flashback Wrigleyville Storefront

'YESTERDAY'  at 1143 W Addison St, Chicago

Anyone who has ever rolled down Addison St in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Chicago has passed YESTERDAY,  the 100+ year old storefront pictured above.  Originally a barber shop then a TV repair store, YESTERDAY opened its doors as a comic and memorabilia business in 1976 and is still a neighborhood fixture 40 years later. "Where past meets present" says the sign above the front entrance. Totally.



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Uptown Chicago Prairie Style

Graeme Stewart Elementary School, Chicago

Standing vacant in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago since 2013, the former Graeme Stewart Elementary school is a fine brick example of  Prairie School architecture.

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Chicago Real Estate Rubble

Western/Belmont/Clybourn, Chicago  March 2016

Pictured Above: The intersection of Western/Belmont/Clybourn Avenues near the Roscoe Village neighborhood of Chicago. What once was the Belmont 'Flyover' is now concrete and rebar rubble. Completion ETA: Not Soon Enough.

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Old School Chicago Shoe Repair

Tucked away in a basement storefront at the corner of Irving Park and Clarendon (on the Wrigleyville neighborhood | Uptown neighborhood cusp), Kell's is an old school Chicago shoe repair shop (keys & belts, too according to the signs). And...they did a great re-furb of the wife's Ferragamos (pictured above)

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Wrigleyville Recycle

purple sofa in Chicago

One man's trash is another man's...well, trash. I spotted this crushed velvet toss-away in the recycle room of the Park Place Towers condominium building at 655 W Irving Park Rd (Wrigleyville neighborhood of Chicago). Safe to say, no animals were harmed in the upholstering of this sofa although some interior decorating feathers were no doubt ruffled over its domestic lifespan.

RIP (Rest In Purple) and whose ever apartment this came from, let's only hope the carpet doesn't match the drapes.

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Chicago Polar Plunge 2016

Check it:  http://sochicago.org/chicago-polar-plunge/


Think I'll sit this one out...again, for several reasons--lack of swimming skills, unnecessary additional shrinkage, etc.  But Please, do indulge yourself if you care. And if you have the means to donate, even better: It's for the Special Olympics.





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