The Parc Chestnut, at 849 N. Franklin in River North, is a brick-midrise building that was completed in 2006. This 2-bedroom listing says it is “like a foreclosure w/o the hassle.” Is that true? The unit has been reduced $65,100 since December and is now listed for less than it sold for in 2006 (sort-of). Kathleen […]
We return to the south side to the North Kenwood neighborhood and this restored brownstone at 4421 S. Berkeley. The listing calls it “4 levels of luxury living.” It looks like a lot of the original features of the property were preserved. Yolanda Edwards at Bronzeville Realty has the listing. See more pictures here. 4421 S. […]
New high rise buildings continue to close. The Park Monroe, at 65 E. Monroe, in the Loop is the latest building to deliver units. This is the development that is converting the top of an older office building into 156 condos. The east units will have lake and Millennium Park views while the west units will face the Sears […]
I went to the opening weekend of the new conversion at 3033 N. Sheridan in the spring of 2008. There were, literally, swarms of people there and I saw some entering into contracts before I left. (The 70+ degree weather didn’t hurt either.) Read the prior chatter on the building and our comments here. From the prior post- it looks […]
We return to chatter, once again, about 600 N. Fairbanks in Streeterville. A 2-bedroom unit has come on the market that has previously sold not just once, but twice since 2007, and is now on the market for the third time. The original owner was fortunate enough to flip the unit in early 2008 and made a […]
If you can’t afford CMK’s modern architectural masterpiece Contemporaine, maybe you should look at 630 N. Franklin, another CMK building only a few blocks away in River North. Built at a much lower price point, the units still sport 10 foot concrete ceilings and walls. This 2-bedroom has bamboo floors and a private 600 square foot […]
We’ve chattered a lot about condos on North Halsted in Lincoln Park, but what about the condo units that have sprung up on South Halsted during the same time period? This 3-bedroom at 1421 S. Halsted in University Village recently came on the market. The listing says it has 2 patios and lives like a single […]
Looking for a foreclosure deal? This 5-bedroom new construction mansion at 1220 N. Damen in Wicker Park just came on the market. It is already bank-owned. The listing says it has been reduced by $1 million from its original asking price. Don’t be fooled by these beautiful pictures. A tipster tells me that the agent’s notes […]
The Oakland Landmark District is located on the south side of the city, just north of Kenwood. Often also called Bronzeville, the Oakland neighborhood is close to the lake and still contains at least 50 historic structures. This 1888 vintage 3-bedroom home at 4125 S. Berkeley is right in the middle of the historic district. It’s […]
We last chattered about 2930 N. Sheridan in Lakeview in April 2008. See our prior chatter and pictures here. The 252-unit building is an apartment to condo conversion that launched in late 2007. From what I can tell from public records the building stats are the following (out of 252 units): 135 sold 17 currently on […]