Archive for the 'Reductions' Category

5 Months and a $26,000 Reduction Later For This East Lincoln Park 2/2: 350 W. Belden

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom at 350 W. Belden in East Lincoln Park in June 2011. See our prior chatter here. 5 months later, it is still available and has been reduced another $26,000. If you include the parking, it is now listed $96,100 under the 2007 purchase price. This unit appears to meet […]

Renovated John Hancock 2/2 on the 69th Floor Reduces Again: 175 E. Delaware

We’ve chattered about this renovated 2-bedroom in the John Hancock Center at 175 E. Delaware in the Gold Coast several times in 2011. See our last chatter in July 2011 here. This 2-bedroom has been completely renovated with contemporary kitchen and bath finishes to bring it up to today’s standards. You can see the before and after […]

Will Bob Win the “Guess the Price” Contest on This Wicker Park House? 1509 N. Paulina

We have chattered about this 3-bedroom contemporary single family home at 1509 N. Paulina in Wicker Park several times before. See our August 2011 chatter here. If you recall, this was the house where the agent was running a contest to guess the price. Many of you submitted your “guesses” right here on Crib Chatter but […]

Still Trying to Sell a 2/2 in Lakeview 17 Months Later: 1658 W. Belmont

There’s an interesting mix as to what is selling, and what is not, right now in Chicago. We last chattered about this 2-bedroom at 1658 W. Belmont in Lakeview 10 months ago. See our prior chatter here. If you recall, the vintage building appears to have been converted into condos in 2006-2007. It is a rare vintage […]

Get 1800 Square Feet For Under $260,000 in East Lakeview: 431 W. Oakdale

We chattered about this 2-bedroom at 431 W. Oakdale in East Lakeview in June 2011. See our prior chatter here. At that time, it was listed $155,000 under the 2009 purchase price. Some of you wondered how the seller could have paid that price after Lehman Brothers. Others thought that the list price of $299,000 […]

3-Bedroom Victorian Storefront Now $131,600 Under the 2006 Price: 2075 N. Oakley in Bucktown

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom Victorian storefront duplex down at 2075 N. Oakley in Bucktown in June 2011. See our prior chatter here. Since June, it has been reduced another $100,000 and is now listed $131,600 under the 2006 price. Way back in our first chatter on the property in January 2010 when it […]

Forget the 2003 Price, Now It’s Under the 2001 Price: 3515 N. Lakewood in Lakeview

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom at 3515 N. Lakewood in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview a year ago- in September 2010. See our prior chatter here. At that time, it was listed $11,000 under the 2003 purchase price at $270,000. One of you thought it would sell closer to $225,000. In the last year, […]

Nearly 3 Years Later, 2-Bedroom From 1920s Paris Is Still On the Market: 50 W. Schiller in the Gold Coast

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom vintage duplex in the Andrew Roberi designed building at 50 W. Schiller in November 2008. See our 2008 chatter here. Listed in 2008 for $679,000, some of you thought it would sell for around $550,000. Since then, it has been reduced $84,000 to $595,000. Described back then as feeling like Paris […]

Vintage Lakeview 2/2 With Parking Now Listed at $300,000: 3126 N. Clifton

We last chattered about this top floor 2-bedroom at 3126 N. Clifton in Lakeview in March 2011. See our prior chatter here. It has since been reduced another $25,000 and is now priced at $94,000 under the 2006 purchase price at $300,000 (if you include the parking.) Back in March, some of you thought at […]

3-Bedroom Victorian Bucktown Cottage Reduces $55K: 1848 W. Cortland

We last chattered about this vintage 3-bedroom cottage at 1848 W. Cortland in Bucktown in early April 2011. See our prior chatter here. It provoked a long discussion about paying $500,000 for 1870s worker’s cottages. Since that time, it has been reduced $55,000 to $485,000. If you recall, it has 11 foot ceilings on the first floor […]