Crib Chatter

A lot of people are eager to get into the latest new building in River North or Streeterville.  But what about the buildings that were built in the last decade? Some of them are in great locations right near the Mag Mile, restaurants and clubs. 630 N. State is one of them. The 27-story building […]

Want a three bedroom unit in River North for under $500,000? Look no further than Huron Pointe at  421 W. Huron. Built in 2001, it has 99 units. Three three bedrooms, or two bedrooms with den if you prefer, are on the market for under $500,000. Unit #1201 just went to foreclosure auction but the seller was […]

A lot of sellers are finding out, it’s better to price just slightly under $400,000 in this market. There are several two bedroom units for sale in 720 N. Larrabee in River North that are trying to hit that sweet spot. 720 N. Larrabee was built in 2004 in the far western part of River North on […]

In case you haven’t noticed, the $300,000 one bedroom unit has become pretty standard in Lincoln Park, River North, and even some parts of the Loop and South Loop. Such is the case in 653 N. Kingsbury, Kingsbury on the Park, in River North. The building was completed in 2002-2003 on the far west side of River […]

Erie on the Park, at 510 W. Erie, is the Lucien Lagrange high-rise completed in 2002 on the far west side of River North. In the last six years, the park along the river has been completed and recently, a dog park was built directly west of 510 W. Erie. Thanks to the tipster who sent me information regarding […]

Some buildings, for whatever reason, appreciated very little during the boom-boom years. Take 101 W. Superior in River North. It’s a midrise that was completed in 2004. Several two bedroom units are on the market for little more than they paid in 2004. Unit #506: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 500 square foot terrace Sold in July 2004 for […]

In late December 2007, I chattered about a three bedroom, three bath unit on the 47th floor in The Sterling, at 345 N. LaSalle in River North, that was in foreclosure. Here were the stats back in December- along with the Craigslist ad at the time: Unit 4701: 3 bedroom, 3 bath, 1900 square feet […]

In January 2008, we chattered about a one bedroom loft foreclosure in 300 W.  Grand in River North. Several people were interested in bidding on it due to its relatively low price for a one bedroom in River North. 300 W. Grand #504: 1 bedroom, 1 bath, about 900 square feet Sold in April 1999 for […]

Apparently, we’re not the only ones who noticed that The Sterling is Chicago’s #1 foreclosure high-rise. Can articles on River City, Millennium Centre and The New York, other notorious foreclosure buildings, be far behind? We’ve been chattering for months about the foreclosures in The Sterling, at 345 N. LaSalle in River North.  Crain’s has all the dirty […]

On March 5, I saw a listing for a foreclosed unit come on the market in Millennium Centre, at 33 W. Ontario, in River North. This building is one of the leading buildings for foreclosures in the city (along with, among others, The Sterling and River City.) But before I could blink, it was already snapped […]