It’s time for an open thread on the impacts of the coronavirus on Chicago’s housing market. Yes, obviously the health and safety impacts take priority. But there will be economic impacts as well. With the stock market at record highs, unemployment at 50-year lows, and mortgage rates back to all-time lows, the Chicago spring housing […]
This 2-bedroom in the Mantonya Flats at 1325 N. Dearborn Parkway in the Gold Coast just came on the market. Built in 1887, the Mantonya Flats were designed by Curd H. Gottig. There are 3 units and assigned tandem parking behind the building. This building is iconic thanks to its distinctive arched keyhole style windows. […]
This 3-bedroom top floor vintage condo at 448 W. Wrightwood in East Lincoln Park just came on the market. This building was built in 1920 and has 7 units and attached garage parking. We’ve chattered about this unit 2 other times, including in 2017 when it came on the market at $720,000 and sold almost […]
This 2-bedroom loft in the Gotham Lofts at 420 S. Clinton in West Loop Gate just came on the market. If this loft looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it back in July 2018 when it was first listed. In 2018, many of you thought this neighborhood, which includes Union Station and the now […]
This 3-bedroom penthouse in Contemporaine at 201 W. Grand in River North just returned to the market. Built in 2004, Contemporaine has just 28 units and a parking garage. It has won numerous architecture awards for modern architecture and is featured on architecture tours. This top floor unit’s claim to fame is a rare 3,000 […]
This 2 bedroom in Jefferson Tower at 330 N. Jefferson in the Kinzie Station neighborhood on the Near West Side just came on the market. Built in 2000, it has 187 units and a parking garage. It’s a full amenity building with a doorman and exercise room. This unit has unobstructed north and west views. […]
This vintage 3-bedroom at 612 W. Surf in East Lakeview just came on the market. The listing doesn’t say when the building was constructed and neither does any of our old chatter on this building. It has 8 units and outdoor parking behind the building. I don’t believe there’s an elevator in this building. This […]
This 2-bedroom loft in the Singer Building at 120 S. State in the Loop just came on the market. The building was constructed in 1926 and has just 10 units. It’s zoned live/work and has 2 common parking spaces behind the building for shared use. The listing says the owners have a deeded valet garage […]