Crib Chatter

We’ve chattered several times about the $300,000 (and up) 1-bedroom condo around the city. Most have been in the downtown area. But Lincoln Park and Lakeview also sport quite a few of these units, including this one at the LV Lofts, a new construction “loft-style” building at 3245 N. Ashland in the Southport neighborhood. Current stats […]

We last chattered about Village Pointe, at 845 N. Kingsbury, in River North in April 2008. The building started closings in 2007 and several flips came on the market. See our April 2008 chatter and some pictures here. One of those was Unit #611, a 1-bedroom plus den, that flipped in December 2007. It is back […]

We last chattered about the first re-sale of a brick and timber loft in the new conversion at 154 W. Hubbard in River North last November. See our chatter and pictures here. Since then, there haven’t been any reductions in the price of the property. Is it better to just hold firm and wait for […]

There was recently a discussion about what makes The Palmolive, at 159 E. Walton, in the Gold Coast a “luxury” building as opposed to just another expensive high rise. We’ve chattered about Unit #5B, a 2-bedroom unit that has seen over $1 million in custom upgrades, including a Clive Christian kitchen and a wood-paneled library. These aren’t your […]

A studio just came on the market in the brick and timber loft building at 540 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville. The listing states that it sold in 1 day back in 2005. It also states that it is “super rare” and “priced to sell.” The unit is on the top floor, has 12 foot […]

We’ve chattered about authentic lofts in Printers Row and Motor Row, but there are a smattering of other authentic loft buildings in the South Loop including the Imperial Lofts at 1528 S. Wabash. This 2-bedroom unit has 11-foot high concrete ceilings, brick and windows in both bedrooms. It has also been reduced by $15,000. Elizabeth Sheeran […]

The auction of 40 units at The Vetro, at 611 S. Wells, in the South Loop in early March is “big” news in the real estate world. The auction is being advertised all over the Chicago Tribune as well as such upscale newspapers like the Wall Street Journal. Even The Vetro itself is getting into the act. […]

We’ve chattered about many of the authentic loft buildings in Printers Row, including this 57-unit building at 720 S. Dearborn. This 1-bedroom concrete loft with 11-foot ceilings recently came on the market. It doesn’t have parking or a w/d in the unit, but it is 825 square feet and right in the heart of historic […]

We’ve chattered about this art deco building at 143 W. Burton in Old Town (or is that River North???) several times in the past year. See our March 2008 chatter and pictures here. See also our July 2008 chatter and pictures talking about the same units here. Unit #3S, an 800-square foot 1/1 finally sold […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom vintage unit at 1647 N. Sedgwick in Old Town in November 2008. Its “sister” unit on the top floor sold in only a few weeks in July 2008 for nearly the asking price (asking of $419,000- and sold for $412,000).  That unit had both a private rooftop deck AND a […]