Crib Chatter

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom authentic duplex loft in the Filmworks Lofts at 1322 S. Wabash in the South Loop all the way back in October 2008. See our prior chatter and pictures here. At that time, it was listed at $429,000. Bob actually believed it might sell for around $400,000.  (My how things have changed!) […]

This 3-bedroom 61st floor penthouse at One Museum Park at 1211 S. Prairie in the South Loop just came on the market. It is listed $190,600 under the 2009 purchase price of $1,260,500 (if you include 2 parking spaces.) At 1892 square feet, it has a private entrance with lake, city and Grant Park views. The kitchen has cherry […]

This 4-bedroom penthouse at 1400 S. Michigan in the South Loop has been on and off the market since 2008. Since August of 2010 it has been reduced $400,000. At 3471 square feet, it is one of only 2 units on the penthouse floor. It is on the northeast and southeast corner and has not […]

This 2-bedroom duplex loft in Dearborn Tower at 1530 S. State in the South Loop has been on the market since January 2011. The building first sold units in 2001 so most of the finishes are going on 10 years now. The listing for this 10th floor duplex up says it has been renovated and […]

This 1-bedroom loft at 1601 S. Michigan in the South Loop was recently reduced to $100,000. It is a short sale. We’ve seen a bunch of one-bedrooms in the South Loop reduce to $100,000 in just the past few weeks in other buildings. The list price is now just $7,000 above the 1999 purchase price […]

This 2-bedroom unit in the Pointe 1900, at 1910 S. State, in the South Loop doesn’t have your typical new construction square box layout. As one of the turret units- it has a curved living room with multiple windows. It also has 2 balconies. The kitchen has stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops. The […]

This 2-bedroom unit in the highrise at 1111 S. Wabash in the South Loop has been on the market since December 2010. It is bank owned. It has been reduced $15,000 in that time and is now listed for $86,100 under the 2004 purchase price. The unit has 2 bedrooms and a den in 1320 square feet. […]

This bank owned 1-bedroom at 1620 S. Michigan in the South Loop recently came on the market. It is listed at $99,900, or $70,100, under the 2006 purchase price. It has hardwood floors, central air and washer/dryer in the unit. From the pictures, it looks like only the refrigerator is missing in the kitchen. There […]

This bank owned 3-bedroom unit at 1841 S. Calumet in the South Loop just came on the market. It is listed for $193,000 under the 2006 purchase price. From the pictures, it appears that all the kitchen appliances, the bathrooms, and even the washer/dryer are intact. The northeast facing unit has floor to ceiling windows with views […]

I wasn’t going to do any posts today, New Years Eve, but there is simply too much going on. Crain’s is reporting that 205 units in Astoria Tower, the new construction high rise at 8 E. 9th Street in the South Loop, will go rental shortly. The 248-unit building only sold about 39 units in the […]