Crib Chatter

This 4-bedroom unit in One Museum Park at 1211 S. Prairie in the South Loop is a resale. It has been reduced about $400,000 since January 2010. The unit has the great views you would expect from a building right on the southern end of Grant Park. It also has custom cabinets and granite counter tops and […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse loft at 1322 S. Wabash, the Filmwork Lofts, in the South Loop is currently listed for about 55% under the 2006 purchase price. It is bank owned. The loft is also missing the kitchen and most of the baths. The listing says it “needs work.” But the listing says there are partial lake views and apparently […]

We’ve chattered about The Columbian, at 1160 S. Michigan, many times over the last few years. The building has not sold out even though closings began in 2007. Recently, there were price cuts on some of the remaining units. This 2-bedroom on the 27th floor, Unit #2702, is the cheapest 2 bedroom currently on the market […]

This 2-bedroom authentic loft at 1619 S. Michigan, in the Studebaker Corner Lofts, in the South Loop has a feature I don’t believe I’ve ever seen before in a Chicago property: a private rooftop deck with a shower. Unfortunately, there are NO pictures of this shower in the listing (grrrr…) because I’d like to see exactly how that […]

This 3-bedroom unit in the high rise at 1841 S. Calumet in the South Loop sports a massive terrace that measures 17×58. It is a north facing end unit with 3 exposures: north, west and east so you get the best of both city and lake views. The building was built in 2006. It has the full […]

Looking for a lot of space in the South Loop? This bank owned unit at 22 E. Cullerton recently came on the market and it has 1875 square feet. This is the top floor duplex up unit with a spiral staircase taking you to the loft. The building was constructed in 2003. Does it have a roof […]

This 2-bedroom unit at 1305 S. Michigan, in the Museum Park Lofts II, in the South Loop, is in short sale. It’s only 1052 square feet, but it is a corner unit with a balcony. With the parking included, it is listed for just under $300,000. It has 10 foot ceilings, a fireplace and hardwood […]

We first chattered about this brick and concrete 2-bedroom loft at 1528 S. Wabash in the South Loop in February 2009 and again in May 2009 after it was reduced. See our May 2009 chatter and pictures here. The loft was then withdrawn. It has recently come back on the market and, after several reductions, is now […]

Someone recently posted a comment about the new construction high rise at 1629 S. Prairie in the South Loop. We last chattered about the building 15 months ago, in March 2009, when closings were about to begin and some units were showing up as rentals on Craigslist. See our March 2009 chatter here. Since then, the […]

This 1-bedroom loft at 190 E. Cullerton in the South Loop is in the Bank Note Place building. Built in 1902, it has some unique features including a ton of exposed brick walls and terra cotta ceilings (which can best be seen in the picture of the bedroom of this unit.) It is also listed […]