What happens when you have to sell in under a year during a slow market? A seller in 2708 N. Halsted on the Lincoln Park/Lakeview border is about to find out. The eight unit building was completed in 2007. Unit #2S: 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1900 square feet Sold in August 2007 for $640,000 Currently listed for […]
I last chattered about Trump Tower in February, when the sales center was touting the first successful flip of a recently closed hotel/condo unit on the 21st floor. From the Sun-Times: The sale “shows that there’s a resale market, and that’s good news,” said Tere Proctor, who is sales associate for Koenig & Strey […]
Who said that speculation is dead in the Chicago real estate market? According to Crain’s, the Chicago Spire in Streeterville is offering a special “investor package” that guarantees to rent out your unit at a 7.5% rate of return for two years. Sound familiar to some, um, other buildings we’ve chattered about? From Crain’s: About 400 of […]
How much do you like modern? This single family home at 2820 N. Paulina in West Lakeview is not only modern on the interior with a sleek kitchen and baths, it comes equipped with heated sidewalks! Here’s the listing: CONTEMPORARY LUXURY, THE DIFFERENCE IS IN THE DETAIL, ALL YOU CAN DREAM OF, HOME AUTOMATION, TOUCH PANELS, […]
We last chattered about 1414 N. Wells in Old Town in January 2008. The prices have been trending sharply higher in the building as Wells Street became “hot”. The units are large, have outdoor space and the building has garage parking. Only one unit has sold in the building in 2008, Unit #501, which closed […]
Remember the Gold Coast coach house at 1234 North Dearborn that was in foreclosure that we chattered about in early May? It’s still on the market and recently had a $13,000 price reduction. Another unit in the condo association has also come on the market- in the building in front of the coach house. How will the foreclosure on the coach house unit […]
If you go on certain of the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s walking tours, you might hear them mention Contemporaine, the concrete modern “masterpiece” at 201 W. Grand in River North. Built in 2004, it only has 28 units (it was supposed to have more but owners combined units.) We’ve chattered about a penthouse unit with its own […]
Interested in Streeterville condos? Becky Thomson, who runs the New Construction Trolley Tours, is heading to Streeterville this weekend. Date: June 29 Time: 1 pm Cost: FREE Meet: 600 North Lake Shore Drive You must reserve a spot: call 847-337-7427 or sign up at: Streetervilletour.com From the website: I will take you to some […]
Many of us like the elegance of the big 1920s and 1930s vintage buildings, many which are located along the lakefront. But the high assessments keep us from buying in those buildings. 4712 N. Paulina in Ravenswood may be the solution to the high assessment problem. The 1930s four story building evokes the grandeur of the […]