Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom short sale in Plaza 440 at 440 N. Wabash in River North has been on and off the market since 2009. It has been under contract numerous times, including just last November. However, the deal has not been able to close. The listing says this is a “total deal”. With northeast views, it […]

This 2-bedroom in the Parc Chestnut at 849 N. Franklin in River North (or is this Gold Coast here?) has been on the market since November 2011. It is a short sale. There is no square footage listed but it appears to be one of the smaller 2/2s as it has a pullman style kitchen […]

  This bank owned 1-bedroom in Marina Towers at 300 N. State in River North has been on the market since January 13, 2012. In that time, it has been reduced $18,100 to $168,900. There are only a few pictures of the interior of the unit. It appears to have carpeting. The unit has northeast […]

This 3-bedroom duplex penthouse in The Farallon at 600 N. Dearborn in River North came on the market in November 2011. Since then, it has been reduced $36,000 to $799,000. The Northeast corner unit has 2500 square feet of living space plus 1325 square feet on the private terrace. The listing says it has new […]

  This 2-bedroom in the luxury high rise The Pinnacle at 21 E. Huron in River North just came on the market. It is a short sale and is listed $200,000 under the 2005 price. The unit is unique in that it has 12 foot floor to ceiling windows in the living/dining room which overlook a […]

It’s been awhile since we chattered about Domain, the loft building at 900 N. Kingsbury in River North. This west facing 2-bedroom recently had a price reduction. It has been on the market since March 2011 and is now listed about $90,000 under the 2002 purchase price (including the parking space, which the listing says must […]

We have been talking about foreclosures in The Sterling at 345 N. LaSalle in River North since I started Crib Chatter in 2007. In March 2008, Crain’s actually ran an article describing The Sterling as the top foreclosure building in Chicago. See our prior chatter on that article here. But nearly 4 years later, the foreclosures keep […]

How many years will it be before the distress sales are finished in Millennium Center at 33 W. Ontario in River North? They are still occuring on a pretty regular basis. This 2/2 on the 38th floor is the latest listing to hit the market. It is a Fannie Mae property. The listing says there is new […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Sexton Lofts at 360 W. Illinois has been on the market since September 2011. It is bank owned and the bank has been lowering the price every two weeks. The loft is in the concrete side of the building, which many loft buyers prefer over the timber because there are […]

A year or two ago, bank owned 2-bedroom units in prime neighborhoods would sell fairly quickly. Not anymore. This 2 bedroom in the newer construction high rise at 200 W. Grand in River North has been on the market since August 2011. It has also been reduced $30,100 to $339,900 and still there are no […]