Crib Chatter

Here we go again. Quick sales in a tough market. It’s another conversion building, similar to the one we chattered about in March and April at 842 W. Belle Plaine in Lakeview, only this time the location is in Lincoln Square at 4451-57 N. Hamilton. See our prior chatter and pictures about the Belle Plaine building here. 8 […]

The Carl Street Studios is a 15 (or is it 16?) unit complex at 155 W. Burton Place in Old Town that was built in 1880 by Edgar Miller. To say it is unique is an understatement. From time to time units come on the market, including a duplex we chattered about way back in September […]

We’ve chattered about this North Center cottage at 1750 W. Grace numerous times over the past year. See our April 2009 chatter here. It has been reduced another $25,000 and is now listed under the 2006 purchase price. The listing now also calls it a “great alternative to a condo.” Several of you seemed to […]

This 2-bedroom vintage unit at 2303 W. Winona in Lincoln Square doesn’t try to be something it’s not. It has nice vintage features, including a full-sized dining room, as well as modern updates like central air and an in-unit washer/dryer. It doesn’t have deeded parking, however. It’s only a few blocks from the Lincoln Square action with its […]

We last chattered about this unfinished “townhouse in the sky” at 33 W. Ontario in River North in February. See our prior chatter and pictures here. It has since been reduced by $200,000. But this week, you can participate in a sealed bid event. The event is being held on June 4 from 4 pm to 8 […]

If you’ve felt like you’ve “missed out” on buying a bank-owned unit in The Sterling, at 345 N. LaSalle in River North, fear not. Foreclosures are still trickling on the market in the building such as this 2-bedroom, 27th floor unit that was recently listed. In the last year, some lower floor 2/2s sold for around $250,000 to $260,000. […]

This 6-bedroom new construction single family home at 1833 W. Melrose in Roscoe Village could be like every other upper bracket new construction home in the last several years except that there has been extra attention paid to the details in the house. The listing states it has parjua hardwood, 2500 square feet of ipe wood decks, a lava stone bar, […]

We’ve chattered about new construction high-rise, RD 659, at 659 W. Randolph in the West Loop numerous times in the last year as it just started closings and some buyers had trouble obtaining financing. Thanks to the tipsters who sent me information about the “bank liquidation pricing” that started on the remaining available units over the weekend. According to someone […]