The Olympia Centre, at 161 E. Chicago in Streeterville, is a 63 story high rise that was completed in 1985. It is a full service condo building with washer/dryers in the units, parking and an amenities floor. It is best known as the Neiman Marcus building, because the store anchors it on Michigan Avenue. There are units of varying sizes […]
There’s already been some price reductions on the one bedroom units at Helmut Jahn’s 600 N. Fairbanks in Streeterville. But now price reductions are starting on the larger units as the weeks drag on without many re-sales. I still haven’t seen any of the larger units re-sell in the building. Closings began the first week of November 2007. […]
The Pearson, at 250 E. Pearson in Streeterville, closed in 2003 and has been a very popular building for re-sales. It has held its value well. That part of Pearson is quiet, with the south facing units overlooking the park, the lake and Northwestern University Law School. Yet you are two blocks east of the Mag […]
Here’s the latest update on 600 N. Fairbanks in Streeterville. New listings come onto the MLS weekly. Here is the current status (out of approximately 227 units): 36 for sale 14 for rent Some units may be both for sale OR rent. Closings still continue in the building. Prices are all over the place, yet hardly […]
200 East Pearson in Streeterville/Gold Coast is that rare building that you might walk by a million times before realizing that people actually live there. Just east of Michigan Avenue, across from the Museum of Contemporary Art, 200 East Pearson was built in 1916. It has only 10 units. From Chicago Apartments: A Century of […]
Apparently, this poster on Craigslist thinks if he/she just asks if anyone is interested- people will respond. Are there any interested parties out there who are looking for a high floor one-bedroom in the new Jahn building at 600 N Fairbanks? I don’t have the exact numbers, but I would estimate there are at least 200 […]
The developer at 550 St. Clair issued a press release a few days ago stating that “sales buck trend in Streeterville”. The press release states that they recently sold four units in the building, even as the housing market has stalled. From the press release: “Sales have rebounded now that buyers have had a chance […]
Maybe you’re like me and you’ve been on one of the river or lake boat tours that glide by all of the townhouses along the north side of the river in Streeterville and thought, “who lives there?” Now’s your chance. One of the townhouses directly on the Chicago River is on the market. 437 E. North Water: […]
I’ve chattered about staging before but someone also recently commented how it was common to do in San Francisco but not so common here in Chicago. Does staging matter? Here is the same unit in 600 N. Fairbanks. Both are 1746 square foot 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath southwest corner units. Unit #1501 is minimally staged. Unit […]