This 2-bedroom duplex at 1221 N. Dearborn in the Gold Coast offers a lot of bang for the buck. It has recently been upgraded and has hardwood floors throughout, marble baths and the all-important in-unit washer/dryer (some units in the building don’t have that option.) Parking is available and there’s a roof-top indoor pool. However, […]
We’ve been chattering about what you get for a million dollars. This 3-bedroom penthouse unit just came on the market in the Park Alexandria, a 2004-construction high rise in the central loop at 125 S. Jefferson. The listing says it’s highly upgraded with 8 foot mahogany doors and stone bathrooms. It has 2 large terraces. […]
We’ve chattered about a few Bucktown cottages recently. This 3-bedroom at 2347 W. Moffatt was built in 1893. It has just been reduced $20,000. It has 3 bedrooms, a new paver patio, a recently finished lower level and skylights. The house also has central air and a 2 car garage. Will it sell for over the […]
Built in 1896 but extensively renovated, 1339 W. Webster in Lincoln Park is a unique oasis in the city. Surrounded by a masonry perimeter fence, it has a 40×40 courtyard not to mention a 10,000 square foot house with 6 bedrooms. And if you need more land, the listing says an adjacent lot is also […]
We last chattered about this 1-bedroom unit in Avenue East, the newer construction high rise at 160 E. Illinois in Streeterville/Mag Mile, in April 2008. Back then, it had been reduced $110,100 from its prior sales price. See that chatter (and some pictures of the model unit in the building) here. Flash forward 15 months and a […]
Last winter, we chattered about this duplex down at 2057 N. Seminary in Lincoln Park that had been on the market for 16 months and was listed below the 2005 purchase price. See our prior chatter and more pictures here. It closed in March 2009 for $59,500 under the 2005 purchase price. The 3-bedroom unit had central […]
Many people don’t like the maintenance and upkeep required of a single family home. For them, a large full-floor condo is the solution. This 3-bedroom renovated unit at 706 W. Junior Terrace in Uptown has all the bells and whistles. At 2800 square feet, the kitchen has been completed gutted and now sports Wolf and SubZero […]
Matt Garrison from the Matt Garrison Group at Coldwell Banker was on CNBC yesterday discussing the million dollar market in Chicago. According to Matt (and the other guest who was discussing the Seattle market), luxury homes have come way down in price. “$1.4 or $1.5 million in a lot of neighborhoods …. have been hit […]
This vintage 4-flat building at 6337 N. Rockwell in the West Ridge neighborhood was built at the end of one of Chicago’s big real estate booms: in 1929. Three of the units are huge 3 bedroom/2 bath units with 2000 square feet. The listing says the 4th unit is a legal 2 bedroom/1.5 bath unit with just 850 […]
The townhouses in the Dearborn Park II development, at 1352 S. State, were built before the South Loop was considered trendy. This 2-bedroom doesn’t skimp on square footage. It boasts 2000 square feet with a 1-car garage and room for another car out front. Built in 1991, it has skylights, a fireplace and a side-by-side washer/dryer. […]