Crib Chatter

We’ve chattered about this 2007 construction mid-rise at 845 N. Kingsbury, the Village Pointe, in River North several times before when flippers were attempting to flip in the building. Now, one of the units actually ON the “Pointe” is on the market. At 1700 square feet, it is among the largest units in the building. The […]

This 2-bedroom in The Pinnacle at 21 E. Huron would appear to be like every other luxury 2-bedroom in River North. Only the listing for this unit says that “close to a million dollars was spent to turn this unit into a one of a kind designer home.” Where did the money go? It has […]

The last time we chattered about the apartment-to-condo conversion high rise at 400 N. LaSalle in River North it was January 2008. See our January 2008 chatter and pictures here. Back then, some of the units were under distress. Since then, the developer tried to sell the remaining units. If you read the Tribune, they had a […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse floor unit at Chicago Place, at 100 E. Huron in River North, has more square footage than some of the newer 3-bedroom units downtown. At 1657 square feet, developers clearly built heftier condos in 1991, when the building was constructed. The unit was recently reduced and is now listed for $96,000 under the 2004 […]

We’ve chattered about the distress sales in 10 E. Ontario in River North numerous times over the past few years. Even I can’t keep up with the pace of the foreclosures in that building (and also the sales.) This 1-bedroom bank owned unit recently came on the market on the 33rd floor. It has carpet […]

We first chattered about this 2-bedroom authentic loft at 154 W. Hubbard in River North in November 2008 when it was the “first re-sale” in the mid-rise loft building. See our November 2008 chatter here. It was removed from the market in 2009 but has now returned and is priced just $10,000 under the 2008 […]

This 1419 square foot 1-bedroom unit at Trump Tower Chicago, at 401 N. Wabash, in River North not only has a huge private terrace but it is also amongst the most expensive 1-bedroom condos available in the city. Located on the 51st floor, there are city views from every angle from your private 2000 square foot […]

This bank owned 1-bedroom at 2 E. Erie in River North is now listed at what seems to be the going rate for these conversion 1-bedrooms: $199,900. This high rise was built in 2002 and was originally, I believe, supposed to be apartments but was converted in 2005 into condominiums. The unit has carpeting throughout. The kitchen has white […]

You don’t see many terraces like the one at this penthouse loft unit at 375 W. Erie in River North. We’ve chattered about it several times as it sold in August 2008 and then returned to the market in March 2010. See our original January 2008 chatter from the first sale and pictures here. It has […]

This 2-bedroom unit in The Caravel at 635 N. Dearborn in River North was bank owned in July 2008. It then sold from the bank in 2009 for $137,000 under the 2003 purchase price. It has now returned to the market and the listing says it is “completely renovated.” The master bathroom, for instance, has […]