Crib Chatter

Another South Loop high rise, 1629 S. Prairie, is beginning to close on units that were sold in 2006. Here are the building stats I could put togther from the MLS (out of 268 units): 138 for sale 7 for rent Some may be both for sale AND for rent. Some buyers are already on Craigslist trying […]

Some homes are just cool. This 1882-era single family home at 638 W. Oakdale in Lakeview has much of its vintage charm intact and a unique conservatory on the back of the house. We last chattered about the house in November 2008. See our prior comments and pictures here. It’s since been reduced $149,000. Suzan […]

It’s been awhile since we last chattered about The Lancaster, at 201 N. Westshore, in Lakeshore East. Unit #1008, a 2-bedroom, 2 bath, has been reduced by $89,900 and appears to be “cheap” at only $450,000. But is it? The last 08 tier unit sold in August 2008 for $420,500. It was bank-owned. See our prior chatter […]

We last chattered about this massive 2000-square foot loft at 2650 W. Belden in Logan Square in early February 2009. Since then, the loft has been reduced another $24,000. See our prior chatter and more pictures here. Laura Pentecost at @Properties has the listing. See her website here. See more pictures here. Unit #315: 2 […]

In November 2008 we chattered about a bank-owned unit in 1658 W. Superior, in a converted West Town church. With its massive stained glass window, it was dubbed by one of you as “the coolest thing”. See our prior discussion and pictures here. It has finally closed for slightly above the bank-owned asking price. A tipster tells me there were […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom vintage rowhouse at 410 W. Webster in East Lincoln Park in October 2008. See our prior chatter and pictures here. This is a prime location in that neighborhood (near the park, the zoo etc.) It has since been reduced $100,000. The current listing also states that the owner did a “2006 […]

The Venetian, at 230 W. Division, is an 88-unit highrise constructed in 2004 on the Old Town border. This 1-bedroom with den is priced at just about the 2004 purchase price. Is this a deal for the neighborhood? John Vossoughi at @Properties has the listing. See more pictures here. Unit #1208: 1 bedroom plus den, 1.5 […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 1122 W. Wrightwood in Lincoln Park has been on the market since September 2008. It also has two lis pendens filed against it: In October 2008 In February 2009 Could a buyer get a deal on this home? There are no interior pictures available. And, in fact, no listing […]

We chatter a lot about developers of big high rises having a lot of extra inventory, but what about the smaller developers who maybe built a lowrise building or in the case of 2736 N. Southport in Lincoln Park, a 3-unit building? Completed in 2007, I haven’t been able to find any records indicating that […]

Units continue to sell in 340 On the Park, the hugely successful building at 340 E. Randolph in Lakeshore East. According to public records, 3 units have closed so far in 2009. But there appears to be a growing disconnect between the north facing side of the building and the south side- which overlooks Millennium Park. […]