Crib Chatter

This 4-bedroom full floor unit at 1555 N. Astor in the Gold Coast recently came on the market for $5.4 million. It has 360 degree views of Lincoln Park, the Lake, the city and downtown. At 6,000 square feet it has updated modern finishes in the kitchen and baths. The building was constructed in 1976 […]

This 2-bedroom townhouse in River Village at 932 N. Crosby in River North/Gold Coast??? (what neighborhood is this?) has been on and off the market since September 2010. It is now bank owned but the bank can’t sell it. Listed in mid-December for $324,000, the bank recently threw in the towel and cut the price […]

We last chattered about this renovated 1910 Georgian mansion at 53 E. Division in the Gold Coast in September 2010. See our prior chatter here. Back in 2010, most of you thought it was overpriced (surprise!). Some of you also didn’t like that it was on Division Street, although this location it is not really […]

We last chattered about this 6-bedroom vintage Gold Coast mansion at 1538 N. Dearborn Parkway in March 2011. See our prior chatter here. 10 months ago, it had a broken window in front and was sitting on the market with absolutely no price reductions. Flash forward to the new year- and it is STILL on the […]

We’ve chattered about this 3-bedroom at 1550 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast twice before. See our August 2011 chatter here. The last time we chattered about it, it had become a short sale and had gone from a list price of $1.135 million to $675,000. Many of you though it was a deal at […]

This 3-bedroom duplex down at 1327 N. Dearborn in the Gold Coast has been on and off the market since November 2008. In that time, it has been reduced from $1.395 million to $949,000. But that is still $41,500 above the 2005 purchase price. Although the building was built in 1896, the unit doesn’t have […]

  This 2-bedroom at 1410 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast has been on the market since June 2011. In that time it has been reduced $151,000 to $499,000. This building was constructed in 1981 yet it has the amenities that buyers look for today including central air, washer/dryer in the unit and garage parking. […]

  This top floor 2-bedroom in the Park Newberry at 55 W. Delaware in the Gold Coast has been on the market since August 2011. In that time it has been reduced $35,000. At 1384 square feet, it has a renovated galley kitchen with granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. It has the features […]

This top floor 2-bedroom at 104 W. Oak in the Gold Coast recently returned to the market after being under contract since October. Off and on the market nearly 3 years, it is now a short sale. 104 W. Oak was converted into condos at the height of the housing boom. The elevator building kept […]

This large 1-bedroom in The Bristol at 57 E. Delaware in the Gold Coast has been on and off the market since March 2010. In that time period, it has been reduced $120,500 to $429,000. Luxury 1-bedroom units over 1000 square feet in downtown high rises were all the rage during the housing boom. This one […]