Crib Chatter

Perhaps you’ve walked by this building on at 2042 N. Clark in Lincoln Park and wondered about it. I have. It has a distinctly renaissance look on the outside. A top floor unit with a balcony and a terrace is on the market. The last unit to sell in the building was in June 2006. […]

Should you buy or should you rent? That’s the question a buyer would have to ask about a three bedroom unit in The Heritage, at 130 N. Garland in the Loop. This is a west facing, high floor unit (so no lake views.) These are the city views: Unit #5202: 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1700 square […]

By popular demand: Plaza 440, at 440 N. Wabash in River North.  Built in 1992 as apartments, it was converted into condominiums in 2005 by American Invsco. The building has 497 units. Sellers in this building like to describe it as “Next door to Trump at a fraction of the price.” There IS parking available, but no […]

40 E.  Delaware in the Gold Coast is a 1928 building surrounded by new construction. Behind it, the Elysian is going up. Down the street is 10 E. Delaware and 2 W. Delaware, or Walton On the Park. All of those buildings are “luxury”. The one bedrooms in Walton On the Park are being marketed […]

In October 2007 I chattered about the cheapest house for sale in Lincoln Park at 1846 N. Bissell. It’s still for sale and has been reduced again. 1846 N. Bissell: 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, 950 square feet Originally listed in March 2007 for $525,000 Listed in October 2007 for $375,000 Now listed for $350,000 The […]

The foreclosures are getting interesting in the downtown market. This week’s deal is a three bedroom unit at 1529 S. State in the South Loop.   The building was built in 2001 and has 143 units. It was NOT built as a “luxury” building. But if it’s size you want, then this three bedroom unit is for you. […]

It seems the more you look, the more you find these smaller townhouses all over Lincoln Park. This one at 2644 N. Wayne was built in 1983. You can’t tell much from the pictures.  I don’t have square footage, but it appears pretty small. Livingroom: 13 x 11 Kitchen: 12 x 6 Family Room: 16 x […]

ParkView,  MCL’s 47 story high rise in Streeterville at 505 N. McClurg, is to start closings any day. The flips and rentals are now starting to appear. There is a one bedroom rental already available with “move-in in April”. Unit #1104: 1 bedroom, 1 bath, 921 square feet Available to rent for $1900 plus $300 a […]

Alas,  I’m not talking about Vince Vaughn (who was rumored to have bought the top floor penthouse for $10 million several years ago. Did he? Who knows.)   Crain’s recently had a tidbit about the CEO of  the Intercontinental Exchange and his “move-up” from a paltry two bedroom condo on the 5th floor of The Palmolive […]

What would you pay to live in a single family home in North Center? Now that the housing market has stalled, that question is getting asked by more and more homebuyers. Take this home at  3931 N. Hermitage that is under a short sale. The price has been cut by $90,000 and still there are no takers. […]