Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom duplex loft in the China Club Lofts at 616 W. Fulton in the West Loop was just reduced. It came on the market in May 2010 and has since been reduced $20,000 (parking was just included with the unit- which adds on another reduction.) The unit is missing some of the authentic loft […]

We last chattered about the Odyssey Lofts in Greektown at 775 W. Jackson in February 2008. See our prior chatter here. At that time, the building was apparently 60% sold in preconstruction and units were just about to start closing. Then, in April 2009, Crain’s reported that a foreclosure suit was filed against the building. […]

In this week’s Elite Street column in the Tribune, it discusses the 3-bedroom condo of WMAQ-5 news anchor Marion Brooks in the West Loop. Marion Brooks, WMAQ-Ch. 5 weekday afternoon anchor and 10 p.m. news reporter, lives in the West Loop but would like to reside closer to her NBC Tower office in Streeterville. As […]

This 2-bedroom corner loft at 625 W. Jackson, the Capitol Hill Lofts, in the West Loop just came on the market. It has timber ceilings and exposed brick. Both bedrooms have windows in a split floor plan. The kitchen has maple cabinets, granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. While the unit has no balcony, it […]

This 1-bedroom plus den at 1155 W. Madison was built just as the building boom was taking hold in the West Loop neighborhood- in 2002. It does not come with the now standard granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances in the kitchen but instead has white appliances and greenish counter tops. It does have a marble […]

This 2-bedroom authentic loft at the Gotham Lofts at 417 S. Jefferson was recently reduced $10,000. It is now priced $27,500 under the 2008 purchase price. The Gotham Lofts consists of 2 buildings and was a former manufacturing facility for the Western Electric Company that made switchboards and fire alarms. It was converted into lofts in 2000 […]

This 3-bedroom unit at 125 S. Jefferson, the Park Alexandria, in the West Loop, has more square footage than your typical high rise condo unit in this price range. The southeast corner unit was originally two units combined and at 2000 square feet, totals more square footage than many city single family homes. The listing […]

This 2-bedroom unit at 125 S. Jefferson, in the Park Alexandria high rise, in the West Loop (or is it Loop? we always debate this…) is perfectly located for a quick commute to the office. This unit is on the “curve” of the building and the living room has a wall of curving windows which […]

This high rise built on top of an old loft building, called The Edge, at 210 S. Des Plaines in the West Loop was a hot building when it started closings in 2004. This 2-bedroom on the 16th floor is a split 2/2. The kitchen is open to the living room and has stainless steel […]

This 2-bedroom condo at 1111 W. Madisonin the West Loop appears to be in a prime location if you’re a Blackhawks fan. This unit actually looks out over Madison, the preferred view for units in these buildings (otherwise, the units tend to overlook the parking garage and alley in the back.) The midrise building was built […]