Are Prices Double Dipping in The Sterling? 345 N. LaSalle in River North
The Sterling, at 345 N. LaSalle, in River North once had the infamous title as the #1 foreclosure high rise condo building in the city.
We’ve been chattering about the foreclosures and short sales in the building since Crib Chatter launched in September 2007.
In the last 18 months to 2 years, while foreclosures continued in the building, prices seemed to have stabilized for the 2/2 units at around $250,000.
Two 01-tier 2-bedrooms sold as recently as June for the following:
- Unit #2001: sold in June 2010 for $255,000
- Unit #2201: sold in June 2010 for $250,000
But this 14th floor bank owned 2-bedroom recently came on the market at $237,500.
It hasn’t sold and was recently reduced $22,500.
There are no interior pictures so we don’t know if the kitchen and baths are in place (in some of the other sales, everything was intact.)
Unit #1701 is currently listed at $235,125 and is currently under contract (but that is also under the recent norm for sales of 2/2s in the building.)
Are prices double dipping in the building or is this one unit an aberration?
Timothy Blomquist at The Lake Shore Drive Group has the listing. See the listing here (no interior pics).
Unit #1401: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1160 square feet
- Sold in April 2003 for $424,000
- Lis pendens filed in March 2008
- Bank owned in October 2009
- Originally listed in September 2010 for $237,500
- Reduced
- Currently listed for $215,000
- Assessments of $524 a month
- Taxes of $5055
- Central Air
- There are washer/dryer hook-ups in the unit
- Parking is rental in the building
- Bedroom #1: 12×10
- Bedroom #2: 16×11