Crib Chatter

You’d think for a million bucks you’d at least get two bedrooms.  But that is not the case in the prestigious Park Tower at 800 N. Michigan in the middle of the Magnificient Mile.  Since it was built in 2000, above the Park Hyatt and NoMI restaurant,  Park Tower has been the address for some […]

What is it about Millennium Centre anyway?  Not only is it in the top three of condo buildings for foreclosures, but it is winning the unfortunate title of having the most expensive units under foreclosure. There was a million dollar foreclosure a few weeks back. This new one is even pricier: 33 W. Ontario Unit […]

Water Tower Place Condominiums, at 180 E. Pearson, is considered to be one of the premier condo towers in Chicago.  Its location, right above the Ritz Carlton hotel, virtually right on the Mag Mile and the fact that Oprah Winfrey lived there for years, added to the allure. Built in 1974, the building has 260 units and […]

This is a story about how a short sale can destroy the comps in a condo building. Take 2024 S. Wabash, a 42 unit loft building in the up and coming Motor Row area of the South Loop. Two similar units are on the market in the building.  One unit, #406, is still lived in by […]

According to Ecker’s comments in this prior post, Mel Gibson’s character in What Women Want didn’t live in the Gold Coast at 1300 N. Astor, but instead lived in Lincoln Park at 2400 N. Lakeview. The buildings were of the same era and architectural style, with 2400 N. Lakeview being a Mies Van Der Rohe […]

A few weeks ago we had a Tuscan Villa in Lakeview.  And now you can have your own Mediterranean Palace as well. What’s up with Lakeview anyway?  Apparently buyers no longer want good-ole midwestern bricks. I salute this developer who has decided to build something different, however. But the Mediterranean style is very distinctive and […]

Staying on the movie theme as in the last post, What Women Want also showed Mel Gibson’s character living in a high rise condo building which was actually 1300 N. Astor. 1300 N. Astor is a Bertrand Goldberg designed building that is very popular with buyers, regardless of if Mel Gibson’s character lived there or not. […]

Remember the 2000 movie What Women Want starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt?  It was filmed in Chicago and retains a distinct Chicago feel. There are several scenes at Helen Hunt’s character’s luxury condo which, it turns out, isn’t a condo at all, but a Gold Coast mansion (figures… it is Hollywood.) The house/condo appears […]

There isn’t space for much new construction in the Lakeview neighborhood so when a new condo building is announced, it’s sure to be popular. Such should be the case with The Winchester, a new 12 story mid-rise that is planned for the corner of Belmont and Hudson, at 3175 N. Hudson, near Lake Shore Drive.  Currently, […]

With all of the new construction buildings in Streeterville being priced at the nosebleed level, maybe you think you’re priced out of this “hot” neighborhood? But you can still find deals out there.  One of them is at 211 E. Ohio, The Grand Ohio.  The Grand Ohio was an apartment building that was converted into […]