Thanks to the tipster who sent me the link to this Dec 26 report on Fox News about a new construction single family home in Wicker Park that is now bank-owned. I don’t have the exact address but I’m sure someone on here will figure it out from the information in the segment. It is facing complete […]
We chattered about these two units at 530 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville last February. Both sold. Unit #1801, a 3 bedroom, 3 bath unit at 2772 square feet sold for $260,000 under its original asking price. See the pictures here. Here’s the history: Unit #1801: 3 bedroom, 3 baths, 2772 square feet, two terraces […]
Chicago home sales continue to plunge, as November recorded the sharpest year-over-year decline in the city in 2008. Sales of single family homes and condominiums in the city fell 41.3% in November compared to a year ago. Only 1,057 sales closed compared with 1,801 in November 2007. The median price declined 23.3% to $222,500 compared to $290,000 […]
Remember this vintage unit at 1952 N. Seminary in Lincoln Park that was bought in 2007 by 606 Development Group, renovated, and re-listed in July 2008? It was professionally staged. It never sold. The listing was cancelled. See the pictures here. Here’s the history again: Unit #3: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, dining room, no square […]
One of the many empty McMansion homes we’ve chattered about has sold. This new construction 5-bedroom home at 1933 W. Barry in Lakeview was on the market for years before it finally sold as a short sale in July 2008. See the pictures here. Here’s its history again: 1933 W. Barry: 5 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, […]
We’ve chattered about how Belgravia Group’s twin towers at 600 N. Lake Shore Drive were not inundated with flippers last year apparently because of the 1-year lock-up in the sales contract. Here are the building stats (out of 155 units): 19 for sale 11 for rent Some may be both for sale AND for rent. […]
We chattered about both of these Lincoln Park properties in June 2008. 2048 N. Sheffield was a 2-bedroom vintage unit with jacuzzi on the rooftop deck. See the pictures here. 2708 N. Halsted was a 3-bedroom new construction where the seller was trying to sell only 1-year later. It had a 960 square foot deck. […]
We last chattered about Charlie Chaplin’s former 3-bedroom penthouse at 2800 N. Pine Grove in Lakeview in September 2008, after it had been reduced (again). The property now has a new listing agent . . . and a new higher listing price. But interestingly- interior pictures are missing yet again. Still no pictures of the 18-foot high […]
You thought the Elysian hotel/condo flippers at 11 E. Walton in the Gold Coast would wait until it got closer to closings to begin to try and flip? This 1-bedroom unit just appeared on Craigslist and the MLS. The listing says it’s “below developer pricing” and that it’s scheduled to close in mid-2009. Will Elysian flippers have […]