711 W. Melrose in East Lakeview was converted into condominiums at the peak of the housing boom in 2005. Four owners are trying to sell their one bedroom units. Each has a new kitchen and bath, a washer/dryer, central air and a fireplace. Parking is available for $20,000. There’s no square footage given for any […]
732 S. Financial, Printers Row Lofts, is a 1906 building that was first converted into apartments in 1996 and then converted into loft condominiums in 2003-2004. The units are timber with lots of authentic brick. There actually is parking available with this building (to purchase or to rent.) And washer/dryers are allowed in the units. Some have interesting layouts, like this […]
In February 2008, we chattered about two new construction houses on West Charleston in Bucktown where the owners were clearly in distress. One of them was 2324 W. Charleston. That house just went to foreclosure auction. Here’s the history: 2324 W. Charleston: 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 2 car garage Original house (teardown) sold for $346,000 in […]
33 W. Huron is a 1998 mid-rise building in River North across the street from the Whole Foods. The units usually sell pretty quickly in the building due to their size. The last sale was in November 2007 but there haven’t been many units listed for sale in the interim period. Unit #304 is currently […]
Remember this Crain’s article from late April called “Stuck with Two Mortgages” with several sellers who had multiple mortgages because their properties weren’t selling? Here’s an update on two of them from the article. To refresh: Eric Fontaine, 37, and Colleen Borkowski, 28, are eager to begin their new life together in Boston, where Mr. […]
What would it be like to live in the heart of the North Avenue/Milwaukee/Damen axis? 1713 W. North Avenue is several blocks away from where those streets meet, but close enough that you can find restaurants and shops nearly right outside your door. This vintage duplex, originally built in 1890, was converted in 2004 and it DOES […]
The Heritage, at 130 N. Garland, in the Loop near Millennium Park is the building that “started it all” in the Millennium Park neighborhood. It was The Heritage that made it seem chic to live south of the River. Prices skyrocketed in the building initially, but have since leveled off as other buildings opened nearby. The east […]
340 On the Park, at 340 E. Randolph, in Lakeshore East, has been one of the more successful new construction high rises for flippers in the last year. Unlike many other highrises, some flippers have actually flipped their units for decent profit in 340 OTP. But not all have successfully sold. Many investors opted to rent out their units and […]