This hotel/condo unit just came on the market at Trump Tower, at 401 N. Wabash, in River North. Unit #1714 is currently listed, according to the listing, at nearly 50% off its 2007 purchase price. This listing says the seller paid “close to $800k in 2007. What a steal!” It also states that “this investment will […]
We had a heated chatter about this 4-bedroom single family home at 1354 W. Webster in Lincoln Park last June 2009 that evolved into a debate about the riskiness (or lack thereof) of ARMs. See our prior chatter here. The vintage house is still on the market and was just reduced $50,000. This house appears […]
We’ve chattered about this 3-bedroom unit with its own private elevator at 2015 W. Fullerton in Bucktown twice before. See our last chatter and pictures in March 2009 here. Since it’s original listing in December 2008, the unit has been reduced $204,100. The listing also now says it is a “pre-foreclosure” and that the owner says, “make […]
There are several smaller bungalows and brick homes under contract in Edison Park right now that are priced below $400,000. This 3 bedroom English style house that was built in 1939 at 6467 N. Oxford is one of them. On the market since March 2009, it had been reduced by $50,000 before going under contract. It is also […]
You might have seen the advertisement in the Sunday Chicago Tribune for 3 upper bracket properties being offered by Katherine Chez at Coldwell Banker (she specializes in luxury properties.) You can see her website here. The ad states: “Three incredible listings with sellers seriously committed to selling their property:” And then it states at the […]
We’ve chattered about 600 N. Lake Shore Drive, the rare two building new construction development in Streeterville along the lake front, several times over the years. The buildings had a 1-year “no flip” clause in the contracts which was used to cut down on the number of investors who bought in the building. A resale of one […]
As many of you know, I rarely post about rentals but occasionally I see units that are just so juicy, they must be commented on for those of you who are still, as some commenters put it, “living in your parents basement.” This 2-bedroom unit, Unit #1605, at 600 N. Fairbanks, the famed Helmut Jahn building in […]
We last chattered about this Walter Burley Griffin-designed Prairie style house at 1712 W. 104th Place in Beverly in June of 2008. See our prior chatter and pictures here. It is 1 of only 64 Walter Burley Griffin-designed homes in the country. Walter Burley Griffin was Frank Lloyd Wright’s former office manager. It went into […]
Everyone knows this building at 600 W. Drummond as the one “above the Best Buy” on Clark in Lincoln Park. We chattered about this 2-bedroom corner unit last March. See our prior chatter and pictures here. The south east facing unit has hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops in the kitchen, and all […]
This 3-bedroom at 1920 N. Seminary in Lincoln Park appears to have everything a buyer might be looking for in a condo unit. Located in The Seminary Flatirons building, which the listing says is on the National Register of historic places, the unit has plenty of vintage character with 12-foot high ceilings, exposed brick and hardwood floors […]