Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom unit in the award winning Contemporaine at 201 W. Grand in River North has been on and off the market since April 2008. In that time, it has been reduced $336,000. It is now listed as a short sale at $186,000 under the 2005 purchase price. The 2221 square foot unit has floor […]

Crain’s is reporting that the 82 unsold units in the Silver Tower at 303 W. Ohio in River North are on the market as a block and could sell for as much as $16 million. From Crain’s: The project’s court-appointed receiver, Steven Baer, managing member of Chicago-based Rally Capital Services LLC, hired CB Richard Ellis […]

This 2-bedroom loft at 375 W. Erie in River North has been on and off the market since August 2008. It is a 1500 square foot end unit with authentic loft features such as exposed brick and a timber ceiling. The listing doesn’t say if it is north or south facing (north faces the street […]

We last chattered about this “as-is” 4-bedroom rowhouse at 431 W. Superior in River North in September 2010. See our September 2010 chatter and pictures here. At that time, the rowhouse had been on the market a month and had been reduced $275,000. If you recall, the pictures indicated the kitchen and baths were intact. Built […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom loft in The Sexton, the large timber and concrete loft building at 360 W. Illinois across from the East Bank Club in River North, in December 2010. See our December 2010 chatter here. I asked if the 2001 price wasn’t now the current market for this property. Some of […]

We’ve chattered about this 2-bedroom authentic loft at 154 W. Hubbard in River North several times before. See our December 2010 chatter here. Since it was first listed for sale in November 2008, it has been reduced $100,000. It is now listed $34,000 under the 2007 purchase price. This building was a Studio Dwell loft conversion […]

This 2-bedroom in The Montgomery, at 500 W. Superior, in River North has a layout that isn’t common in most newer condo units. The Montgomery was converted into condos in 2005. The southwest corner unit has 10 1/2 foot ceilings and a wall of windows stretching across the entire living/dining space. The kitchen has a […]

This bank owned 1-bedroom at 630 N. Franklin in River North was the topic of much conversation in January 2011 when it was reduced from $149,900 to $108,900. See our prior chatter here. Here is sampling of what many of you thought about whether or not it was a deal and what it would sell for: […]

This 1-bedroom unit in the Parc Chestnut at 849 N. Franklin in River North has been on the market since September 2010. In that time, it has been reduced $85,100. It is now listed $54,600 under the 2006 purchase price. The Parc Chestnut was a new construction mid rise in 2006. Some of the listings for […]

This 2-bedroom loft in One River Place, at 758 N. Larrabee, in River North has been on the market since October 2010. In that time period, it has been reduced $80,100. Now a short sale, and listed $77,600 under the 2006 purchase price, the listing says “this won’t last long!” It is a concrete loft with […]