Crib Chatter

This 1-bedroom penthouse at 340 W. Superior in River North has a market time on Redfin of 52 days. Yet, we chattered about it last year, in September 2014. You can see our chatter here. At 1016 square feet, it is a “true” penthouse with a 31×12 private terrace that looks west with “sunset and […]

This 2-bedroom loft in 300 W. Grand in River North recently came on the market. Most of the River North loft buildings were converted a considerable time ago- with many converted in the 1990s including this building. That means the finishes are usually dated. But this loft has been rehabbed. The listing says it has […]

This 1-bedroom loft at 550 N. Kingsbury in River North came on the market in early June 2015. This brick and timber loft is one of the rare units that is actually “on” the river. It has a large private terrace that runs the length of the unit nearly at water level. From the pictures, it […]

This 2-bedroom loft in 520 W. Huron in River North just came on the market. It has many of the features loft lovers look for including exposed brick and exposed wood beams. The listing says it is a brick and timber loft, yet the ceilings are drywalled. The kitchen has cherry cabinets, granite counter tops […]

This 2-bedroom in The Sterling at 345 N. LaSalle in River North just came on the market. The Sterling is a 389 unit building which was built originally as apartments and then converted into condos at the peak of the boom in 2007. In many units, kitchens and baths were left unchanged from the apartment […]

This 2-bedroom in The Silver at 303 W. Ohio in River North just came on the market. It is unique in that it has loft-style high ceilings measuring 12 feet and a wall of south facing windows with floor to ceiling windows. The terrace runs the length of the unit measuring 45×12 and also faces […]

This 2-bedroom concrete loft in One River Place at 758 N. Larrabee in River North just came on the market. This is the old Montgomery Ward building which was converted into lofts in 2001-2002. The listing says it has had a “renovation.” It has a new gourmet kitchen with custom cabinets, a double oven, a […]

This 3-bedroom in Contemporaine at 201 W. Grand in River North just came on the market. If it looks familiar to some of you, that’s because it was previously on the market in 2011 and 2012. Contemporaine was built in 2004 and has just 28 units. The building has won awards for its modern architecture […]

This 3-bedroom garden unit in the vintage building at 55 W. Erie in River North just came on the market. The building was built in 1895 and has 9 units. This unit is a Freddie Mac property and is being sold “as-is.” From the pictures, it appears the kitchen cabinets are intact but the only appliance […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse unit in 405 N. Wabash just came on the market. If it looks familiar it’s because just sold 3 months ago, in September 2014. The new listing says that the “interior appointments” have been  “all refinished”. The unit now has ebony stained floors and new Bosch appliances in the kitchen. The listing […]