Crib Chatter

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 […]

We’ve chattered about 1720 S. Michigan in the South Loop many times over the past several years. But this 2-bedroom penthouse on the 33rd floor just came on the market as a short sale. It is listed about 37% under the 2008 purchase price. There are no pictures with the unit so we can’t see […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Casablanca Lofts at 70 E. 18th in the South Loop came on the market in March 2012. In that time it has been reduced $15,000. This is a loft by name only as it doesn’t have the authentic features loft buyers look for which include timber or concrete ceilings, exposed […]

This 39th floor 1-bedroom in One Museum Park at 1211 S. Prairie in the South Loop just came on the market. The unit is not one of those small 800 square foot one bedrooms. At 1002 square feet, it has an 8×7 den. The listing says it has views of the lake, museums, Navy Pier […]

This 2-bedroom loft in Trevi Square at 1439 S. Michigan in the South Loop just came on the market. This unit is an authentic loft with exposed brick and 12 foot concrete ceilings. It has hardwood floors, washer/dryer in the unit and central air. The northeast corner loft also has new stone baths. The kitchen […]

  This 3-bedroom townhouse in Dearborn Village at 1812 S. State in the South Loop has been on the market 14 months. It has 2200 square feet and faces the gated courtyard of the complex. The townhouse has the preferred layout with all 3 bedrooms on the second floor and a family room on the […]

  This 2-bedroom at 1250 S. Indiana in the South Loop recently came on the market priced at $228,000. It is being sold “as is”. The unit is also available under the “first look initiative until 4/12/2012.” It is a southeast corner unit on the 10th floor with, the listing says, some lake views. There are […]

Longtime readers will remember this duplex up penthouse loft in the Locomobile Lofts at 2000 S. Michigan in the South Loop. We chattered about it several times because it originally came on the market in 2007 and stuck around until 2009 before it was withdrawn. See our May 2008 chatter here (with interior pictures). (What a […]

  This 1-bedroom loft at 1601 S. Michigan in the South Loop just came back on the market after selling as a short sale sometime between December 2011 and February 2012 (I can’t tell exactly from the public record.) We last chattered about it in March 2011 when it was listed for just $100,000. See […]