Sales declined in February as inventory remained tight. It was the second year in a row that February sales declined, however. From the Illinois Association of Realtors: The city of Chicago saw year-over-year home sales decline in February 2018 with 1,490 sales, compared to 1,529 in February 2017. The median price of a home in […]
This 5-bedroom loft in the Donohue Lofts at 711 S. Dearborn in Printers Row just came on the market. The Donohue Lofts are authentic brick and timber lofts that were built in 1886. The Donohue was one of the first buildings converted to residential condos in Printers Row in the 1980s. The listing says this […]
This 6,200 square foot penthouse in 600 N. Fairbanks in Streeterville came on the market just 13 days ago, in early March 2018. It’s on the 40th floor of the Helmut Jahn designed high rise which was completed in 2008, just as the bust was hitting. It has 13 foot floor-to-ceiling windows with city and […]
This 4-bedroom single family house at 4033 N. Laramie in Portage Park came on the market in February. (Photo courtesy of Icarus.) It’s not your standard single family home, however, as it really has an in-law unit in the lower level, complete with its own separate entrance, kitchen, and family room. The two units share […]
This 3-bedroom penthouse in 60 W. Erie in River North just came on the market. This is a boutique building that was designed by Lucien Lagrange and has only 24 units and garage parking. It was constructed in 2003-2004. This penthouse has unobstructed 240-degree city views from both a private top floor terrace and other balconies. The […]
I’ll be on vacation on the beach in the Caribbean this week, so there won’t be any new posts. Please try and behave yourselves while I’m away. I don’t know about you, but it seems really quiet this spring. There simply isn’t much inventory coming on the market outside of million dollar luxury units. Anything […]
This 4-bedroom penthouse in Aqua Tower at 225 N. Columbus Drive in Lakeshore East just came on the market. Aqua was built in 2009 and has both apartments and condos. There are 270 condo units along with a parking garage. It’s a full service building with a large exercise room, a billiards room, a half […]
This vintage 3-bedroom duplex down at 913 W. Belle Plaine in the Buena Park neighborhood of Uptown came on the market in February 2018. This is a 6-unit building with outdoor parking that was converted into condos during the condo craze of 2007-2008. This unit has 9 1/2 foot ceilings and custom plantation shutters. It […]
This 2-bedroom penthouse in Contemporaine at 201 W. Grand in River North recently came on the market. Contemporaine is a 28 unit building and parking garage that was constructed in 2004. It won architectural awards and is often considered one of the top modern condo buildings downtown. This full floor unit has only had one owner. It […]