It’s time to re-visit the Paramount Lofts at 1645 W. Ogden, a 2006 conversion in the West Loop. We last chattered about the building in April 2008 when foreclosures and short sales were happening in the building. See our prior chatter and pictures here. 14 months later and there are still foreclosures and short sales. […]
We’ve chattered about 600 N. Kingsbury, or Park Place, in River North before. The building was built in 2002 and has 165 units. This 1-bedroom bank owned unit just came on the market. The listing says it has a maple kitchen with granite counter tops and hardwood floors. There are no pictures with the listing yet. […]
Crain’s reports that PrivateBank & Trust Co. has filed to foreclose on the 219-unit conversion Pearson on the Park at 222 E. Pearson in the Gold Coast. We have chattered about this building in the past. See our prior discussion and pictures here. From Crain’s: The bank alleges that the developer of the project at […]
This set of townhouses at 820 N. Dearborn in the Gold Coast were built in the 1990s. Unit #B, which is bank owned, is a three level townhouse with the master bedroom on the third floor along with a private roof deck. It has cherry floors and a fireplace and, at least according to the pictures, the […]
We chattered about this 3-bedroom vintage unit at 670 W. Irving Park Road in the Pattington complex on the edge of Lakeview in May. See our prior chatter and pictures here. It is still on the market and has been reduced $30,000. The unit is now listed $6,000 below the 2000 purchase price. Henry Jones at […]
This brick and timber 1-bedroom duplex loft at 1236 W. Fullerton, the Surrey Court Lofts, in Lincoln Park has been on the market since May. It is bank-owned and just recently had a $10,000 price reduction. The loft is now listed under the 1998 purchase price. The unit has a spiral staircase to the bedroom and den […]
This 3-bedroom house at 2823 N. Racine in Lakeview recently came on the market. It’s bank-owned and now listed for $195,200 under the 2003 purchase price. Built in 1888, the house doesn’t have central air but appears to have at least 1-car parking. Is this cheap enough to lure buyers? Jason Shapiro at Rising Realty […]
We’ve seen several condo units that have been missing their kitchens before. This one at 1620 S. Michigan in the South Loop is not only missing the kitchen, but it looks like the toilet and bathroom sink is missing in at least one of the bathrooms as well. But if a little renovation doesn’t scare you, is […]
We’ve chattered about the Galewood neighborhood, located in the western part of the city near Oak Park, several times before. It’s made up predominantly of bungalows and has access to downtown through several Metra train stops. This 1951 all-brick tudor at 1931 N. Normandy recently came on the market as a bank-owned property. It has 4 bedrooms, […]