The Chicago housing market continues to struggle despite the strong economy. From the Illinois Association of Realtors: The city of Chicago saw year-over-year home sales decrease 13.3 percent with 2,766 sales in June, compared to 3,191 a year ago. The median price of a home in the city of Chicago in June was $319,900 up […]
This 3-bedroom garden unit at 840 W. Belle Plaine in the Buena Park neighborhood of Uptown recently came on the market. Long time readers might remember this building because we chattered about it in 2009, at the height of the Great Recession, because it was a recent condo conversion which they were attempting to sell […]
This 3-bedroom loft at 400 N. Racine in the West Loop recently came on the market. 400 N. Racine was converted to condos in 1993 and has 33 units and gated outdoor parking. This 2650 square foot one-floor loft has 13.5 foot ceilings and concrete floors. The listing says it was custom designed by Moss […]
This 1-bedroom in the Stewart Apartments at 1200 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast just came on the market. Designed by Benjamin Marshall in 1912, it only has 34 units. This unit has been fully rehabbed with all new windows, flooring and lighting. It has a custom O’Brien Harris kitchen with white cabinets, […]
This 4-bedroom penthouse in the Manhattan Building at 431 S. Dearborn came on the market in June 2019. Built in 1891, it has 105 condos and was converted into residential living in 1999. The listing says this unit has been remodeled. It now has an open concept and, apparently, one of the bedrooms was opened […]
This 3-bedroom in 444 W. Roslyn in East Lincoln Park came on the market in February 2019. If it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it in February. Back then, some of you thought it was overpriced. See our chatter here. If you recall, the building was built in 1930, has 15 units and […]