It doesn’t get more Bucktown than this 3-bedroom single family home at 2032 W. Churchill which is just a short stroll to the shops, restaurants and CTA stop on Damen. Is this house an alternative to the big duplex down units we’ve been chattering about in other parts of the city? It has 2 bedrooms […]
What’s selling? Properties targeting first time home buyers like this 2-bedroom unit at 2234 W. School in Roscoe Village. It came on the market in July priced at its 2003 purchase price and went under contract in just 13 days. It appears to have all the bells and whistles: stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, central […]
Some properties are still selling quickly. It helps if the property is considered “affordable” – especially for first time home buyers looking to cash in on the $8,000 credit. This 1-bedroom unit at 630 W. Waveland in Lakeview is one of those units. It has some vintage character, including a wood burning fireplace, but also an […]
We last chattered about this 2-bedroom duplex with a large terrace at 3700 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview in January 2009. At that time, it created quite the discussion about bubble pricing. See our prior chatter here. The unit recently sold in July 2009 for $36,000 above the 2003 purchase price. Unit #111: 2 bedrooms, […]
The Chicago Tribune reports on the latest development in condominium buildings in the city: the buying of foreclosures by the association within the building. Shoreline Towers, at 6301 N. Sheridan in Edgewater, a 378-unit 25 story building has seen its share of foreclosures. According to the article at any time there are 12 to 14 […]
Many of us have wondered just how long we’d have to look at the shell of a building that is (was?) Waterview Tower on Wacker Drive. Greg Burns at the Chicago Tribune recently talked with Peter Greene, first vice president at CB Richard Ellis in Chicago: Halted after work began, standing like a broken tooth […]
Living close to the loop just got cheaper as this bank-owned townhouse recently came on the market in the Fulton Market neighborhood at 310 N. Clinton. At 2000 square feet, it appears to have its kitchen and baths intact. It also has 3-bedrooms plus a den and an attached garage. The townhouse is listed above the prior 2004 […]
We chattered about this large custom-designed contemporary Lakeview penthouse unit at 550 W. Wellington in June. See our prior chatter and pictures here. Since then, it has been reduced another $95,000. The unit has top of the line finishes and appliances including Bulthaup, Sub-Zero, Poliform, Dornbracht and the Lutron whole-home lighting & shade system. The home […]