Crib Chatter

The Tribune’s Elite Street column is reporting that Nate Berkus has put his 3-bedroom vintage unit at 1325 N. Astor in the Gold Coast on the market. “Renovated in the 1940s by architect Samuel Marx, Berkus’ three- bedroom condo has been the subject of spreads in Elle Décor and Chicago magazine. One notable feature is […]

We’ve chattered about a short sale in The Palmolive Building, at 159 E. Walton (or as the official records list it- 919 N. Michigan) in the Gold Coast before. But just before the new year, the first foreclosure popped up in the building. It is NOT the same unit as the one that had been […]

This 1-bedroom condo just came on the market in the low rise building at 1419 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast and is listed for just $95,950. Yes, it is bank owned. It is the cheapest unit for sale in the building (out of 3 units currently available) which was built in 1967. The […]

Never shovel snow again. This 3-bedroom unit in the newer Gold Coast high rise at 50 E. Chestnut is a single family home in the sky. There are only 34 units in the building and they are full floor units where the elevator opens directly into the unit. This 3904 square feet unit has south, west, and […]

This 2-bedroom historic carriage townhouse at 29 W. Chestnut in the Gold Coast has been on the market since June 2010. In that time it has been reduced $150,000. The carriage townhouse is three levels with the kitchen and dining room on the main level, the living room on the second floor and the two […]

You can buy (or rent) one of the most famous contemporary homes in Chicago at 1328 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast. Built in 1938, the house, known as the Florsheim Mansion, was designed by Andrew Rebori and then added onto by Bertrand Goldberg in the 1950s. There are actually two separate townhouses with a courtyard […]

This 2-bedroom unit at 1400 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast has been on the market since February 2010. It has been reduced $115,400 in that time. The unit is now listed $140,500 under the 2007 purchase price. The listing says it is NOT a short sale but simply a “really, really, really […]

We actually chattered about this 2-bedroom unit in Elm Tower, at 1155 N. Dearborn in the Gold Coast in October 2008. Back then, it had been reduced $200,000 and was listed well under the 2002 purchase price. See our prior chatter and pictures here. But even with the big price cut, no one took the bait. The unit is […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom unit in The Palmolive at 159 E. Walton in the Gold Coast in September 2009. See our prior chatter here. At that time, the unit was a short sale and had gone under contract within 3 weeks. It had been heavily commented on in the media due to it […]

The new luxury hotel/condo building, The Elysian at 11 E. Walton in the Gold Coast has been defying the luxury sales downturn as the building has nearly sold out. (It is the tall building on the left.) Crain’s reported on November 9 that 45 out of 51 units had sold. See the Crain’s story here. Now, […]