This 3-bedroom duplex penthouse in The Venetian high rise at 230 W. Division in Old Town recently came on the market. It face north and east and appears to have 3 outdoor spaces: a wraparound balcony on the main floor, a balcony off the master bedroom and a rooftop deck accessed privately. (Although, I’m not totally […]
This 2-bedroom penthouse in 1720 S. Michigan in the South Loop recently came on the market. It has extra tall ceilings with floor-to-ceiling west views in the living room that make it seem almost loft-like. The unit also has a 250 square foot terrace. There are hardwood floors throughout. It appears the second bedroom doesn’t […]
This 2-bedroom top floor loft in the Union Lofts at 3500 S. Sangamon in Bridgeport came on the market in December 2014. We’ve chattered about this building before. Converted into lofts in 2004, it was symbol that the neighborhood had “arrived” as lofts were hot in all the other hip neighborhoods so it was a […]
The January home sales are out. As expected, January sales were up year over year. That is actually a triumph because January sales the last 2 years have been depressed due to polar vortexes and all around nastiness. Weather this winter has been much improved allowing buyers to get out earlier. Remember, January closings usually […]
This 3-bedroom single family home at 832 N. Marshfield in the East Village neighborhood of West Town just came on the market. If it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it several times in 2010. You can see our first chatter about it in March 2010. It took about 6 months to sell but finally […]
The Abbott Estate at 4605 N. Hermitage in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Uptown recently came on the market. If it looks familiar, it’s because we chattered about it in 2010 after it had been on the market during the Great Recession years in 2009 and 2010. You can see our chatter here (where some of […]
This 3-bedroom in 474 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville just came on the market. It has south and west views from the 49th floor with views of the Lake, River, the city and Trump Tower. At 1600 square feet, the unit has Brazilian cherry floors in the living/dining area. The kitchen has cherry cabinets, granite […]
This 4-bedroom single family home at 900 N. Richmond in the East Humboldt Park neighborhood of West Town recently came on the market. This is a “Smart Tech” home. These were built all over the up-and-coming neighborhoods starting around 2010. The developer bought up a lot of foreclosures, which were cheaper, and built 4-bedroom single family […]