This 1-bedroom at 160 E. Illinois, or Avenue East, in Streeterville recently came on the market. It is bank owned and is listed for $200,600, or about 41%, under the 2007 purchase price. From the pictures, it appears that the kitchen is intact but it has white appliances alongside granite counter tops. The listing says there […]
Everyone knows Lake Point Tower, the curved glass building at 505 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville. Built in 1968, the building towers over the waterfront with 720 units and views for miles up and down the coasts of Lake Michigan as well as the city skyline. When built, it was among the first cities within […]
This 1-bedroom at the newer construction modern highrise at 550 N. St. Clair in Streeterville was recently reduced and is now listed $100k under its July 2010 list price. It is also a short sale. This building was hot in pre-construction in 2005-2006 as it is only a block off the Mag Mile. It also had the “in” contemporary […]
Not all parts of Streeterville are Navy Pier and the AMC River East movie theater as is evidenced by this 1919 2-bedroom vintage co-op at 223 E. Delaware. Just steps from Michigan Avenue, this mid-rise building has just 10 units. It also has deeded parking included, which is rare for some of the vintage buildings in […]
Crain’s is reporting that the Anglo Irish Bank has filed a $77 million foreclosure suit against the Chicago Spire developer Shelbourne Development which all but ends any hope that the Spire will ever be built as the tallest residential building in the world. Construction was halted 2 years ago at the site so it’s not […]
No, the Avenue East development at 160 E. Illinois in Streeterville has not yet sold out. We’ve chattered about this building numerous times over the last 3 years as it started closings in 2007 just as the housing market started to weaken. It is located right next to the Mag Mile. Several larger 2-bedroom units […]
Aqua, at 225 N. Columbus in Streeterville, has won numerous design awards for its exterior. The building consists of a hotel on the bottom floors (has yet to open), apartments in the middle of the building and 264 condos on the upper floors. The building, at 82 stories, is among the tallest in the city. It […]
We chattered about this higher floor 2-bedroom unit at the modern high rise at 600 N. Fairbanks in Streeterville back in March 2009. See our March 2009 chatter here. At the time, the unit was looking to be sold for the THIRD time in just the prior 2 years. The original owner bought it in December 2007. The […]
This 3-bedroom townhouse at 424 E. North Water, in the East Water Place development, in Streeterville is located between the Chicago River and the Ogden Slip. With water taxis departing nearby on the Ogden Slip or on Michigan Avenue, a commuter could take to the water for the trip to the office. Most people don’t […]