Windy City Rehab

Alison buys a rundown historic home in the heart of Chicago. The home comes with many surprises, however, and she fights through them to restore it from the ground up.

Alison is faced with a gamble when she finds a converted four-unit historic home in Lincoln Park. They can either turn it back into a single-family home or keep it as a four-unit -- which for them is uncharted territory.

Alison and Donovan take on a penthouse with the potential for some serious profit. However, what seems like an easy renovation quickly goes off the rails when an inexperienced superintendent tries to hide his shoddy work.

Alison and Donovan take their chances on a split-level home that is full of disasters. Faced with numerous setbacks, they must put their differences aside to turn the nightmare into a dream home for potential buyers.

Alison and Donovan convert a 1900s two-flat home in Lincoln Square back into a single-family home. However, when they decide to sell to a pre-buyer, every decision leads to additional expenses that threaten their profit.

Alison and Donovan land one of the first landmarked cottages in Chicago's Ukrainian Village. They hope to return the property to its former glory, but they face strict historical build guidelines and expensive property loss.

Alison Victoria wants to give a neglected Bucktown home an upscale, English-style makeover. However, she faces a tough financial decision when a potential buyer makes a full-price offer with a catch.

Alison Victoria and contractor Donovan Eckhardt tackle an 1800s landmarked home in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood. They think the home's massive size and profit potential make it a no-brainer, but there are some surprises.

Alison Victoria and Donovan Eckhardt find a great deal on an 1885 triplex with fire damage, but as Alison picks out pieces for her design, hidden structural damage from the fire starts burning up their hopes for a profit.

Alison Victoria and Donovan Eckhardt find a Civil War-era house with only 1,200 square feet of living space. Their challenge is to wring enough additional space and fresh design from the small home to get their price point.

Despite Donovan's hesitation, Alison seizes the opportunity to build in a new area of Chicago. She feels this project is the perfect way to get to know the neighborhood, and while it goes smoothly, cracks continue to grow in her and Donovan's partnership.

Alison discovers a home in the North Center neighborhood that could be an opportunity to get the business under control; After a disagreement over a structural issue, Alison considers whether she and Donovan can continue working together.

Alison hopes to turn a quick profit off a high-rise condo in need of a modern makeover; as her business spirals out of control, tempers flare during a meeting and Alison and Donovan's partnership is pushed to the brink.

Alison hustles to defend her business and reputation as she works to keep everything from falling apart. She takes on a three-unit building in one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods and must figure out how to make each unique and luxurious in its own way.

Alison is denied a loan for a new property and is forced to shift focus to finishing a new construction that slipped through the cracks; Alison must finish the project quickly and get to the bottom of why it stalled in the first place.

New project in the North Center neighborhood is an opportunity for Alison to get the business under control, but after Donovan has a disagreement with Ermin over a structural issue, she considers whether they can continue working together.

Alison is determined to finish one of her last few investor projects, a four-unit apartment building; after two years of setbacks, she gets creative to find materials, save the property's unique features and repay her investors.

Alison has one last property to flip that she owns with her former business partner; her new construction on a six-bedroom home in the perfect location should bring in top dollar, but major delays tighten the budget to avoid a huge loss.

Alison becomes a partner in the rehab of a 1920s house in Los Angeles that had been trashed by squatters.

While taking advantage of a real estate opportunity in Atlanta, Alison finds a willing co-investor in her older brother; she gets to work on an outdated loft in one of the city's oldest buildings into a truly luxurious retreat.

As Alison continues to rebound from a tumultuous year, she dips her toes back into the world of client renovations; she takes on a Chicago couple with a big wish list and a tight budget.

Alison takes on a project to rescue her clients from a bad floor plan in the Chicago suburb of Evanston. She has to juggle a huge budget, tight timelines and demanding home owners as she struggles to keep the renovation on track.

Alison works with a close friend to dial in his stunning Gold Coast high-rise condo while also juggling business opportunities as she jets to Athens to create a signature wine.

Alison helps a Chicago family navigate the city's tough building codes and materials shortages to turn their outdated home into a suburban stunner sure to become the envy of the whole neighborhood.

A busy client in Chicago gives Alison carte blanche and a $1.5 million budget to renovate a complete tear down into an architectural masterpiece that includes its own greenhouse, a massive living area and unique landscaping.

Alison is on board when a client decides to be the general contractor on his own project, but a subcontractor mistake costs him thousands; Alison must design on an even tighter budget and convince him to trust the design process.

Alison is granted full design freedom to expand a family's historical home, and it's a dream job until the homeowners get an eviction notice from their short-term rental.

Alison goes big and takes on a full renovation of her own Spanish-style villa, finding pieces from across the globe to take it to the next level; her stress soars.

Alison has her hands full with two 100-year-old projects: a suburban phase one overhaul and a city rental property that's barely standing; she faces a tough decision when one project takes a turn that could cost her business.

Alison is given four months to design the top floors of a city condo. But things get complicated when the city code requires a second exit that heavily delays the project and uses up the design budget from the start

Alison's best friend Christy and her fiancé are battling over budget - she wants fancy, he wants to lower costs. They bring in Alison to mediate, and she must find a way to make both sides agree without compromising the design.

A converted single-family home with history and high-end finishes; the pressure is on when a one-year deadline is set to get the job done, and he tells Alison he's moving in whether it's ready or not.