Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom in Joffrey Tower (formerly known as Momo) at 8 E. Randolph in the Loop just came on the market. It is a southeast facing corner unit with 1365 square feet. It has granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances in the kitchen. The listing says it has upgraded marble baths. The building started […]

5 years ago, the new high rise 340 On The Park at 340 E. Randolph in Lakeshore East was just beginning to close on units. There were flips appearing on the market (remember those?) and more than a dozen of the units were listed as rentals. See our September 4, 2007 chatter here. The south […]

One of the first posts on Crib Chatter was about a 49% reduction on a 2-bedroom duplex in River City at 800 S. Wells in the South Loop. See the September 5, 2007 post here. In 2007, the 1500 square foot bank owned unit was listed for $268,800. That seemed like a deal back in 2007 given that the unit […]

Crib Chatter burst onto the Chicago scene on September 3, 2007 with a post on a West Loop pre-foreclosure loft in 17 N. Loomis otherwise known as the Heartbreak Lofts. (Foreshadowing of things to come about the overall market?) See the very first property post here. There were no comments on those first posts because no one knew Crib Chatter existed. […]