Crib Chatter

This 4-bedroom single floor unit at 1601 S. State in the South Loop has been on the market since August 2012. It is bank owned. At 4500 square feet, it has as much square footage as a larger single family home in the neighborhood. It has hardwood floors in the main living areas. The kitchen […]

This 2-bedroom at 1600 S. Indiana in the South Loop has been on the market since August 2012. It is a Fannie Mae Homepath property which can be bought for 3% down. According to the pictures, the corner unit still has its kitchen and baths intact. The kitchen has maple cabinets, stainless steel appliances and […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Bank Note Lofts at 120 E. Cullerton in the South Loop recently came on the market. In July 2012, it was owned by the bank and sold at $177,500. You can see the pictures of the bank owned listing here. The corner loft has since been rehabbed with new hardwood […]

We chattered about this 2-bedroom loft at 1528 S. Wabash in the South Loop numerous times over the years as it went from a normal sale, to a short sale, to bank owned and then, this summer, to a flip. See our June 2012 chatter here. From the before and after pictures, it appeared that […]

One of the first posts on Crib Chatter was about a 49% reduction on a 2-bedroom duplex in River City at 800 S. Wells in the South Loop. See the September 5, 2007 post here. In 2007, the 1500 square foot bank owned unit was listed for $268,800. That seemed like a deal back in 2007 given that the unit […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom townhouse at 1619 S. Indiana in the South Loop in December 2011. See our prior chatter here. It is a short sale and has been under contract several times. If you recall, it is a fee simple townhouse with an attached 1-car garage. All 3 bedrooms are on the third floor. […]

  This 2-bedroom authentic loft in the Bank Note Place building at 1910 S. Indiana came on the market in April 2012. For loft lovers and those looking for unique properties, this building holds a special place in their heart because many of the units, such as this one, have the terra cotta tile ceilings. That […]

We’ve been chattering about this 2-bedroom loft at 1528 S. Wabash in the South Loop for years. We watched it go from a “normal” listing, to a short sale, then to a bank owned listing. Guess what- it’s back! In our last chatter in December 2011, the bank had dramatically reduced it to $169,900 (and that […]

This 3-bedroom at Prairie Pointe at 1600 S. Prairie in the South Loop has been on the market since February 2012. It is a short sale. At 2492 square feet, the listing says it has floor to ceiling windows with lake and city views. The kitchen has maple cabinets, granite counter tops and stainless steel […]

This 1-bedroom loft in the Locomobile Lofts at 2000 S. Michigan in the South Loop has been on the market since February 2012. It is bank owned. In that time it has been reduced $25,000 to just $99,900. It has tall ceilings and big windows with a loft space above the bedroom which could be […]