Crib Chatter

We last chattered about this brick and timber triplex loft in the Mandel Brothers Lofts at 811 W. Aldine in Lakeview in July 2010. See our prior chatter here. That was 18 months ago. Since then, it has been reduced $58,500 and is now a short sale. The listing says to “bring all offers.” If […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom Bertrand Goldberg designed mid-century modern ranch at 1310 Brassie in the south suburb of Flossmoor in June 2010. See our prior chatter here. Back in 2010, nearly all of you loved this house but either didn’t know where Flossmoor was or wondered how you’d get to the city from […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 2244 W. Erie in West Town has been on the market since November 2009. In that time, it has been reduced $349,900 to $450,000. Built in 1890 on a 25×125 lot, it has an open first floor floorplan. All 4 bedrooms are on the second floor and there is […]

This 6-unit new construction building at 2521 N. Ashland in Lincoln Park went on the market about a month ago. 3 out of the 5 units currently on the market are already under contract. The 5 units on the market are priced as the following: Unit #1N: 4/3 duplex down, $499,900, Under Contract Unit #1S: […]

We’ve chattered about this 3-bedroom at 1550 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast twice before. See our August 2011 chatter here. The last time we chattered about it, it had become a short sale and had gone from a list price of $1.135 million to $675,000. Many of you though it was a deal at […]

  This 2-bedroom in the luxury high rise The Pinnacle at 21 E. Huron in River North just came on the market. It is a short sale and is listed $200,000 under the 2005 price. The unit is unique in that it has 12 foot floor to ceiling windows in the living/dining room which overlook a […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom duplex loft at Dearborn Tower at 1530 S. State in the South Loop in April 2011. See our prior chatter here. At that time it was listed for $734,000 but most of you thought it would sell for around $500,000 given what was going on in the South Loop […]

  This 3-bedroom at 720 W. Gordon Terrace in the Buena Park neighborhood of Uptown has been on the market since October 2011. It is a Freddie Mac property. Since October, it has been reduced about $40,000. While the building was built in the 1970s (although some listings say 1966), this unit was created in […]

This 3-bedroom duplex down at 1327 N. Dearborn in the Gold Coast has been on and off the market since November 2008. In that time, it has been reduced from $1.395 million to $949,000. But that is still $41,500 above the 2005 purchase price. Although the building was built in 1896, the unit doesn’t have […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse loft (is this even a loft???) at 1307 S. Wabash in the South Loop just came on the market. It has vaulted ceilings and, at 1680 square feet, is not your typical-sized 2-bedroom condo. The bedrooms have full floor to ceiling walls for added privacy. This unit has two outdoor spaces: a […]