Archive for the 'Reductions' Category
We last chattered about this 5-bedroom contemporary house at 838 W. Webster in September 2010. See our prior chatter here. It was withdrawn from the market in January 2010 but has now returned and has been reduced $550,000. If you remember, the house is an AIA design interior architecture award winner. Built in 2004 on an […]
April 19th, 2011 | Posted in Lincoln Park, Reductions | 41 Comments
We last chattered about this 2-bedroom Victorian house at 1167 W. Eddy in Lakeview in October 2010. See our prior chatter here. At that time, no one really had an opinion as to what this might sell for. Nearly 5 months later, it has been reduced another $50,000. Built in 1893 on a standard 25×125 […]
January 26th, 2011 | Posted in Lakeview, Reductions, Single family homes | 82 Comments
We last chattered about this 2-bedroom newer construction top floor unit at 2714 N. Lehmann in June 2010 when the listing said you could save “thousands” off the 2006 price. See our prior chatter here. It was then withdrawn from the market but has come back on with a further price reduction. The unit is […]
January 3rd, 2011 | Posted in Lincoln Park, Reductions | 34 Comments
This 4-bedroom unit in The Eddystone at 421 W. Melrose in Lakeview, was built in 1928, during the final hey-day of lake front construction in Chicago before the Great Depression ground everything to a halt. It has amazing vintage details from wood paneled walls, plaster ceilings, leaded glass, and original moldings. They don’t build them like this anymore. We last […]
August 20th, 2010 | Posted in Lakeview, Reductions | 49 Comments
We’ve chattered about the Parkside of Old Town before. It is the big development on the near north side with 800 condos and townhomes. Both are being reduced by anywhere from 30% to 40%. Here are the prices: 1-bedroom condos were $259,000 – now starting from $175,000 2-bedroom condos were $379,900 – now starting from […]
June 25th, 2010 | Posted in Old Town, Reductions | 62 Comments
We last chattered about this “true” vintage top floor 2-bedroom at 817 W. George in Lakeview in April 2010. See our April 2010 chatter and pictures here. Since then, it has been reduced nearly $15,000. There is no cookie-cutter here. The home has nearly all of its vintage features intact but has been updated with […]
June 22nd, 2010 | Posted in Lakeview, Reductions | 26 Comments
The Mondial at 910 W. Huron in River West was completed in 2009. The developer just cut prices by 10% to 30% on the units. There are 141 units in the building. It looks like there have not yet been any closings. Here are the price reductions: Lofts: Were at $249,000 and are now starting […]
June 17th, 2010 | Posted in Reductions, River West | 58 Comments
We last chattered about this vintage 1-bedroom plus dining room at 737 W. Brompton in East Lakeview just over a month ago. See our prior chatter and pictures here. It has since been reduced by $20,000. The unit has hardwood floors throughout, a wood burning fireplace and a unique window in the sunroom. It also […]
May 7th, 2010 | Posted in Lakeview, Reductions | 14 Comments
We’ve chattered about this 2-flat at 1524 W. Byron in Lakeview several times in the last 2 years. Much of the chatter was about what price makes sense for a buyer who wants to be a landlord. See our January 2010 chatter here. In that time, it appears that the rents have actually been falling on […]
April 27th, 2010 | Posted in Lakeview, Reductions | 23 Comments
1224 W. Van Buren, or VB1224 as it is known, in the West Loop is a loft conversion building that has been around a couple of years. The developer just slashed prices on the remaining units by at least 20%. The units have 42 inch cabinets in the kitchen and quartz counter tops. They also have 4 inch […]
April 26th, 2010 | Posted in Lofts, Reductions, West Loop | 40 Comments