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This bank owned 2-bedroom at 247 E. Chestnut in Streeterville came on the market in August 2011. Priced at $262,000 it has since been reduced to $219,900. The corner unit has hardwood floors in the main living space. From the pictures, it appears the kitchen is intact and has stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops […]

This 2-bedroom at 530 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville has been on the market since April 2011. In that time it has been reduced $124,000. It is now listed $35,000 under the 2009 purchase price. This is no typical downtown 1200 square foot 2/2. At 1490 square feet, it is much larger with a […]

A bunch of the developer owned units in the ParkView at 505 N. McClurg in Streeterville were reduced last week. This 3-bedroom, Unit #1203, was among them. Originally listed on the market in February 2009 for $918,500, it has been reduced about 18% to $750,000. It has a southeast corner view of the park and the […]

We’ve chattered about the popular Helmut Jahn designed 600 N. Fairbanks in Streeterville many times over the years. Late last week, a 1-bedroom unit came on the market as a short sale for $265,000. It went under contract instantly. The unit, #1906, last sold in March 2008 for $377,000. Parking was not included in either […]

This 2-bedroom duplex-up townhouse style unit in Cityview at 440 N. McClurg in Streeterville has been on and off the market since April 2010. In 2008, the unit was bank owned and being sold in move in condition. In 2008, it sold for $60,000 under the 2004 purchase price of $340,000. (A deal?) It came back […]

This 2-bedroom in the newer constructed high rise at 600 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville has been on the market since September 2010. In that time it has been reduced $200,000. It is now listed as a “short sale” at $141,000 under the 2008 purchase price. The unit does not have lake views, but instead faces […]

We last chattered about this bank owned 1-bedroom at 535 N. Michigan in Streeterville in July 2011. See our prior chatter here. It had just come on the market for $89,900. But it was missing the kitchen and bathroom. It sold in less than a month for $18,988 above asking- at $108,888. That is still […]

This 1-bedroom at 535 N. Michigan in Streeterville recently came on the market listed at $89,900. It is bank owned. The building is right in the middle of the Mag Mile. It was constructed in 1962 and has 460 units. It is a full service building with a pool and exercise room. As you can […]

This 2-bedroom in The Grand Ohio at 211 East Ohio in Streeterville has been on the market since April 2010. It was recently reduced $11,000 to $269,000. That is $62,500 under the 2007 purchase price. The unit has cherry tinted floors in the living/dining areas. The kitchen has cherry cabinets and stainless steel appliances. There is central […]

This 2-bedroom at 512 N. McClurg in Streeterville just came on the market. However, it sold only a month ago in a foreclosure auction for $80,000 under the 2002 purchase price. It has come back on the market for $174,000 above the foreclosure price paid in May. Has it been renovated (as we’ve seen with other […]