http://cribchatter.com Flips, Foreclosures, McMansions, New Condos: The Dish On the Chicago Housing Market Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:04:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In September 2009, we chattered about the price cuts at the new construction high rise 757 N. Orleans in River North. See our September 2009 chatter here. A year later, there are still units for sale from the developer and an advertisement in the Sunday Tribune which says "dive in...to river north's ... http://cribchatter.com/?p=9234 Contemporary lovers know the outside of this 5-bedroom house at 838 W. Webster in Lincoln Park well as it's hard to miss on a block filled with vintage brownstones. An AIA design interior architecture award winner, the house was built in 2004 and sits on a 48x115 lot. The living room has ... http://cribchatter.com/?p=9235 Crain's is reporting that there will be no second tower built at Walton on the Park, the new high rise development at 2 W. Delaware, in the Gold Coast. You'll recall, in mid-August, we chattered about the flips popping up in this building. See our prior chatter here. In a sign that ... http://cribchatter.com/?p=9232 Just 9 months ago, you could have bought this brick 2-flat at 2629 N. Harding in Logan Square for under $100,000. Now, the listing says it has been rehabbed with new kitchens, baths, and mechanicals and can now be yours for $249,000. Built in 1910 on a 30x125 lot, the building has ... http://cribchatter.com/?p=9228 This 2-bedroom corner loft at 625 W. Jackson, the Capitol Hill Lofts, in the West Loop just came on the market. It has timber ceilings and exposed brick. Both bedrooms have windows in a split floor plan. The kitchen has maple cabinets, granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. While the unit has no balcony, ... http://cribchatter.com/?p=9230 Rogers Park has been hit hard in the housing downturn.  This week in TimeOut Chicago, in the "save this restaurant" feature, there was a discussion about a restaurant called Jamaica Jerk and the impact the housing bust is having on the businesses in the neighborhood. While the food is generally consistent, the dining ... http://cribchatter.com/?p=9229 This 4-bedroom vintage greystone at 1330 N. Bell in west Wicker Park has been completely gut renovated. Built in 1908, the house is on a standard Chicago lot of 25x125. Three of the 4 bedrooms are on the second level and one is in the basement. The kitchen sports maple cabinets and stainless steel ... http://cribchatter.com/?p=9224 This 2-bedroom condo at 1949 W. Leland in Lincoln Square has been on and off the market since March 2009. The 8-unit building was a 2006 conversion. The unit is on the top floor and has 12 foot ceilings, exposed brick and a balcony. It has all the bells and whistles of new ... http://cribchatter.com/?p=9226 We last chattered about this 2-flat short sale at 710 W. Melrose in Lakeview which the listing calls a "great investment" way back in January 2009. See our January 2009 chatter here. Back then, the listing said the property was the "armchair opportunity of a lifetime." The listing hasn't changed. It still calls this ... http://cribchatter.com/?p=9223 We last chattered about this 3-bedroom Victorian home at 4209 N. Bernard in Irving Park in June 2009. See our June 2009 chatter and pictures here. The picture above is from the June 2009 listing. It has been on and off the market since then and is now reduced $35,900 since June ... http://cribchatter.com/?p=9218