Crib Chatter

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom in Contemporaine at 201 W. Grand in River North in March 2011. See our prior chatter here. At that time, it was a short sale and was listed at $899,000 or $181,000 under the 2005 price. In that time, it has been reduced another $149,000 and is now listed […]

We last chattered about this bank owned 2-bedroom in the Fordham at 25 E. Superior in River North in June 2011. See our prior chatter here. At that time, the unit was listed at $497,900 (but we couldn’t determine if that included parking or not). At 1600 square feet, it was one of the larger […]

This bank owned 1-bedroom at 757 N. Orleans in River North appears to be among the first distress sales in the building. Built in 2008/2009, 757 N. Orleans hasn’t yet sold out its units from the developer. The unit was purchased in 2009, had a lis pendens filed in 2010 and the bank took it […]

This 2 bedroom at 440 N. Wabash in River North – just down the street from Trump Tower- recently came on the market. It is the cheapest 2-bedroom available in the building at $236,000. The listing says it is a “multiple offer situation.” Offers were due by July 22, but so far, from public records, […]

We last chattered about this bank owned 2/2 at 421 W. Huron in River North in April 2011. See our prior chatter here. At that time, it was listed at $365,000 including the parking but several of you thought it was still priced too high given the finishes of the unit, the high assessment and […]

This building at 825 N. Hudson, called “The Hudson”, at the corner of Hudson and Chicago Avenue in River North was built in 2007. This picture was taken from Chicago Avenue- so it shows the side of the building. It has 19 units. The units have been on the market since 2008. Out of those […]

This 2-bedroom at 55 E. Erie, the popular luxury high rise in the Cathedral District of River North, has been on and off the market for 3 1/2 years. We even chattered about it way, way back in November 2007. See our November 2007 chatter here (but since this blog was very new at that […]

This 1-bedroom at 400 N. LaSalle in River North just came on the market listed about 43% under the 2006 purchase price. Yes, it is bank owned. From the pictures, it appears to have the kitchen and bathroom intact. The kitchen has granite counter tops but white appliances. The north facing unit has central air, […]

This 2-bedroom at 200 W. Grand in River North has one feature many downtown city dwellers yearn for: private outdoor space. The unit boasts an 1100 square foot private terrace which isn’t simply a slab of concrete as we so often see in these buildings. This terrace has been professionally landscaped, has sprinklers and is […]

We last chattered about this 4000 square feet of raw loft space at 152 W. Huron in River North in November 2010. See our prior chatter here. At that time, it was listed $171,000 under the 2003 purchase price. Many of you thought it was a great deal since you got to design the space […]