YoChicago's Ashland Adventure, Part 2: Vision and Lincoln Park Lofts


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YoChicago's Ashland Adventure, Part 2: Vision and Lincoln Park Lofts

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Joe Askins and Mark Boyer continue their drive up Ashland Avenue in search of new condos. In this segment, they pass the intersection of Ashland and Division Street, where RDM Development's Vision condos remain under construction. Later, near the intersection of Ashland and Fullerton Avenue, they see the Lincoln Park Lofts, a 41-unit development facing foreclosure.

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YoChicago1

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Chicago, Illinois, Wicker, Park, Bucktown, Lincoln, Ashland, Avenue, Division, Street, Fullerton, new, condos, lofts, condominiums, construction, homes, townhomes, YoChicago,

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