Archive for March, 2011
This 3-flat at 1929 W. Berteau in North Center came on the market in early February 2011. It is currently listed for $51,000 under the 2005 purchase price. Built in 1893 on a standard 25×125 lot, the listing indicates the 3-flat has been used as an owners unit plus a basement rental and that there […]
March 10th, 2011 | Posted in Multi-unit, North Center | 68 Comments
This 2-bedroom townhouse at 1510 S. Sangamon in the University Village neighborhood has been on and off the market since November 2010. It is bank owned. In that time, it has been reduced $50,700. It is now listed for about 30% under the 2005 purchase price. From the listing pictures, it appears that the kitchen and […]
March 9th, 2011 | Posted in Foreclosures, University Village | 23 Comments
This 2-bedroom loft in the Haberdasher Square Lofts at 728 W. Jackson in the West Loop has been on the market since October 2010. The Haberdasher Square Lofts is one of those loft buildings that has some concrete lofts and some timber lofts depending on the location in the building. This unit is on the concrete side. Those […]
March 9th, 2011 | Posted in Lofts, West Loop | 33 Comments
As the Groove pointed out in the old post, this 3-bedroom tudor at 3019 W. Ardmore in Peterson Woods finally sold. See our prior chatter and pictures here. It was an estate sale. The house needed work but it had wonderful vintage bones including leaded glass, arched doorways, coved ceilings and the original kitchen and […]
March 9th, 2011 | Posted in Peterson Woods, Single family homes | 167 Comments
Crain’s is reporting that the 82 unsold units in the Silver Tower at 303 W. Ohio in River North are on the market as a block and could sell for as much as $16 million. From Crain’s: The project’s court-appointed receiver, Steven Baer, managing member of Chicago-based Rally Capital Services LLC, hired CB Richard Ellis […]
March 9th, 2011 | Posted in Market Conditions, River North | 175 Comments
This 3-bedroom bank owned unit at 1400 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast recently went under contract after being reduced $60,000 by the bank since October 2010. It is also currently listed 62% under the 2008 purchase price. One of the rare 3-bedroom units in the building, it had been completely gutted and […]
March 8th, 2011 | Posted in Foreclosures, Gold Coast | 33 Comments
This 3-bedroom vintage single family home at 1566 N. Hoyne in Wicker Park recently came on the market. While the exterior of the home was built in 1891, the interior was a complete gut rehab in 2005. The living room/dining room now has 18 foot cathedral ceilings and skylights. The kitchen is open to the […]
March 8th, 2011 | Posted in Single family homes, Wicker Park | 52 Comments
We last chattered about this 2-bedroom townhouse at 1814 N. Bissell in Lincoln Park in November 2010. See our November 2010 chatter here. It had been bank owned previously and sold under the 1999 price. It was then renovated with a new kitchen, baths, and what looked like flooring and lighting. The townhouse looked brand new. But […]
March 8th, 2011 | Posted in Lincoln Park | 70 Comments
This 2-bedroom loft at 375 W. Erie in River North has been on and off the market since August 2008. It is a 1500 square foot end unit with authentic loft features such as exposed brick and a timber ceiling. The listing doesn’t say if it is north or south facing (north faces the street […]
March 7th, 2011 | Posted in Lofts, River North | 109 Comments
This unique 4-bedroom single family home at 1424 W. Ohio in the River West neighborhood of West Town recently came on the market. Built on a triple lot of 75×125, the listing says the home was a former garage. A tall brick wall stretches across the front of the property. In the interior, walls of […]
March 7th, 2011 | Posted in River West, Single family homes, West Town | 100 Comments