We last chattered about this 2-bedroom townhouse at 1437 W. Altgeld in Lincoln Park in December 2010 as comparison to the gut rehab townhouse at 1814 N. Bissell that had the El running right next to the backyard. See our December 2010 chatter here. At the time they were both priced at $449,000. The one […]
This 3-bedroom triplex loft in the Tower Lofts at 1601 W. School in Lakeview just came on the market. This building was a former Wieboldt’s department store so the loft has authentic features including exposed brick, big windows and tall ceilings. This triplex top floor unit, has a spiral staircase leading to the second and […]
We’ve chattered about the distress sales in The New York Residences at 3660 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview before. The building was an apartment to condo conversion in 2004/2005. This 2-bedroom on the 13th floor is currently listed for about 52% under the 2004 price. Yes, it is bank owned. It has been on […]
This 1-bedroom in the Acquitania at 5000 N. Marine Drive in Uptown has been on the market since February 2010. In that time, it has been reduced $29,900. The Acquitania was built in 1923 and was converted to a co-op in 1949. It is on both the Chicago and National Register of Historic Places. This […]
This 3-bedroom brick house at 2255 W. Montrose on the border of Lincoln Square and North Center recently came on the market listed for $399,900. Located across from Welles Park, the listing says it was recently “remodeled” and has new appliances, floors, walls, ceilings, bathrooms and has not been occupied since completion of the remodel. […]
This 3-bedroom vintage single family home at 1320 W. Grace in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview recently came on the market. Built in 1892, the listing says it has been “gutted to perfection.” It has a custom designed kitchen with white cabinets, granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances along with an eat-in breakfast area […]
This 2-bedroom brick rowhouse at 212 S. Oakley on the West Side near the Medical District and the United Center has been on the market since July 2010. In that time, it has been reduced about $10,000. The listing says the rowhouse has been completely updated with a new kitchen, with stainless steel appliances, and bath. It has […]
There has been lots of talk both locally and nationally that rents are about to take off. Renters beware: Double-digit rent hikes may be coming soon amid rental vacancy rates that have dipped below the 10 percent mark, where they had been lodged for most of the past three years. “Young people are starting to […]