Crib Chatter

  This 1-bedroom loft in the China Club Lofts at 616 W. Fulton in the West Loop recently came on the market. It has authentic loft features including 16-foot high timber ceilings and exposed brick. The large windows are south facing with an attached balcony. The kitchen has maple cabinets, granite counter tops and black […]

This 2-bedroom corner loft in the Westgate Lofts at 331 S. Peoria in the West Loop has been on the market since August 2011. It is a brick and timber loft with high ceilings but it also has the privacy of 2 fully enclosed bedrooms. The listing says both bathrooms have been redone. The second […]

We haven’t chattered about The Emerald, the 2-building newer construction mid-rise at 123 and 125 S. Green in the Greektown neighborhood of the West Loop in awhile. This 2-bedroom corner unit recently came back on the market as a short sale. It had previously been listed in 2008 and 2010. It is now listed for […]

In June 2009, we chattered about the massive developer price cuts in the new construction building R+D659 at 659 W. Randolph in the West Loop. Someone who went to the sales center the weekend after the price cuts were announced called it a “madhouse” and they apparently had 35 contracts the first weekend. See our […]

This 2-bedroom brick and timber loft in the Arthouse Lofts at 14 N. Sangamon in the West Loop has been on the market since September 2011. The Arthouse Lofts were converted in 1999, making them among the original condo loft conversions in the neighborhood. This top floor unit has 14 foot timber ceilings and exposed […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom bank owned unit at 1228 W. Monroe in August 2011. See our prior chatter here. At that time, it was listed at $239,900 with the parking included. That was $81,000 under the 2006 purchase price. The unit recently sold for just $192,000. If you recall, the unit was just 1008 […]

This 1-bedroom loft at 400 S. Green in the West Loop has an unusual feature for most loft buildings- a massive terrace. The listing says it measures 237 square feet and is a “loggia terrace”. From wikipedia: Loggia is the name given to an architectural feature, originally of Italian design. They are often a gallery […]

This top floor 2-bedroom loft at 333 S. Des Plaines in the West Loop recently came on the market. The building was converted in 2004 and retained the high ceilings, exposed ductwork and exposed brick common in authentic lofts. This unit has also been upgraded with contemporary features including a custom architect-designed white wall unit and […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Haberdasher Lofts at 728 W. Jackson in the West Loop has been on the market since July 2011 (or is this the loop? I never know with the properties west of the river but east of the highway). The southwest corner unit is a rare loft with windows in both of […]

This top floor 3-bedroom unit at 1118 W. Fulton in heart of the Fulton Market District in the West Loop has been on the market since April 2011. Now listed as a short sale, it has been reduced $169,000 in that time. The 3000 square foot unit has a second floor loft and 3 outdoor […]