Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom unit at 1400 W. Byron in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview has been on and off the market since July 2008. In that time, it has been reduced $49,500. The unit is also now listed for $5,000 under the 2003 purchase price. It appears that the unit is entirely on one floor and […]

This 2-bedroom unit at 401 E. Ontario in Streeterville has been on the market since November 2010. 401 E. Ontario was originally built in 1990 and converted into condos in 1999. Some units in this building have striking views of the lake and city. With nearly 400 units, it is a full service building with […]

This 1-bedroom garden unit at 3659 N. Damen in North Center recently came on the market. The listing says it is professionally staged and the furniture is included with the property. The building was renovated into condos in 2006-2007. The kitchen has cherry cabinets, stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops. There is a washer/dryer […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom bank owned unit in The Palmolive at 159 E. Walton in the Gold Coast in January 2011. See our prior chatter here. On the market since December 2010, it had been reduced $45,000 before going under contract. The unit recently sold for about 35% under the 2006 purchase price. […]

We last chattered about this big 2-bedroom loft at 3024 N. Lincoln in Lakeview in September 2010. See our prior chatter here. It recently sold for just $5,000 over the 1999 purchase price. That was $125,000 under the 2005 purchase price. The loft had a lot of authentic loft features including few walls, 17 to […]

We last chattered about this contemporary 2-bedroom at 1750 N. Clybourn in Lincoln Park in November 2009. See our November 2009 chatter here. It was originally reduced $50,000 before being withdrawn from the market. Now 15 months later, it is back and is reduced just $10,200 from the old 2009 listing price.  The unit has […]

We last chattered about this “as-is” 4-bedroom rowhouse at 431 W. Superior in River North in September 2010. See our September 2010 chatter and pictures here. At that time, the rowhouse had been on the market a month and had been reduced $275,000. If you recall, the pictures indicated the kitchen and baths were intact. Built […]

This 2-bedroom townhouse at 3651 W. Cornelia in Avondale recently came on the market. It is listed for $63,000 under the 2006 purchase price at just $275,000. At 1650 square feet, the townhouse overlooks the landscaped courtyard and has a 2-car garage. Both of the bedrooms are on the third floor. The kitchen has stainless […]

We just chattered about this 4-bedroom newer construction duplex down at 2629 N. Southport that had been on and off the market for 17 months. See our February 2011 chatter here. In the week since that chatter, the unit was reduced $124,900 to $675,000. The unit is now listed for $29,000 under the 2005 purchase […]

We’ve chattered about this 3-bedroom unit at 919 W. Wisconsin in Lincoln Park several times over the past 3 years. See the original chatter from December 2008 and pictures here. In that time, it has been reduced numerous times. The property recently came back on the market with a new price. If you recall, it has […]