This Fannie Mae owned 2-bedroom at 930 N. Wood in the East Village neighborhood of West Town has been on the market as a foreclosure for 5 months. After being reduced $55,000 in that time- it finally went under contract this week. It is currently listed just $5900 above the 2001 purchase price. At just […]
We have often chattered about the differences between co-ops and condos but after decades as a co-op building, 5000 S. East End in Kenwood has decided to become condos. From Crain’s in January 2011: “The cooperative that owns a 28-story vintage apartment tower in Kenwood borrowed $3 million from Harris Bank as part of a […]
We last chattered about this 3-bedroom at 448 W. Wrightwood in Lincoln Park in February 2010. See our prior chatter here. The condo was being marketed as looking like the apartment that Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn’s characters lived in in the movie “The Breakup.” (Although, there was never a “real” apartment used in that […]
This 2-bedroom recently came on the market in 2400 N. Lakeview across from Lincoln Park which is also better known as one of the “other” Mies Van Der Rohe highrises in Chicago. Originally a 3 bedroom unit, it has been converted into a 1575 square foot 2-bedroom. As is common in Mies’ buildings, it has 10 foot floor to ceiling […]
This 2-bedroom plus den at 2315 N. Commonwealth in Lincoln Park just came on the market. Located in a 1915 vintage courtyard building just steps from Lincoln Park, the top floor unit has hardwood floors, a beamed ceiling in the living room and a decorative fireplace. The listing calls it a “rehab opportunity” and says to […]
We last chattered about this 1-bedroom garden unit at 3659 N. Damen in North Center in March 2011. See our prior chatter here. If you recall, the listing said it was professionally staged and it was one of the few properties where the furniture was included with the property. Given that the building was renovated into condos in […]
We’ve chattered about this 3-bedroom duplex down in a Victorian storefront at 2075 N. Oakley in Bucktown several times in the last 18 months. See our November 2010 chatter here. Since our last chatter the property has been reduced another $50,000. It is now listed $81,600 under the 2006 purchase price. Way back in our […]
We last chattered about this 1-bedroom coach house at 2011 N. Kenmore in Lincoln Park in March 2010. See our March 2010 chatter here. Last year, many of you thought it was overpriced for a 1-bedroom. It has since been reduced $34,000. If you recall, it is a duplex loft-like unit with skylights, exposed brick and […]
For those of you who are contemporary lovers, this Studio Dwell designed 4-bedroom single family home at 915 N. Wolcott in the East Village neighborhood of West Town has been on the market since April 2011. It has been reduced $200,000 in that time. At 4700 square feet, it has the modern aesthetic found in […]