Crib Chatter

This 1-bedroom loft in the China Club Lofts at 616 W. Fulton in the West Loop is one of the large authentic one bedroom lofts that were built in the 1990s. At 1000 square feet, it has both exposed brick, 14 foot high timber ceilings and diagonal wood floors. The kitchen has stainless steel appliances […]

Crain’s is reporting that Mesirow, which holds the remaining units still for sale at 659 W. Randolph, in the West Loop, is trying to sell them to a non-profit group. From Crain’s: The real estate unit of the Chicago-based firm wants to convert 19 unsold condos in the building at 659 W. Randolph St. into […]

This 1-bedroom loft at 843 W. Adams, the Olympia Lofts, in the West Loop has been on and off the market since October 2009. Since that time it has been reduced $130,000. It is now listed $104,500 under the 2004 purchase price. The loft has 14 foot ceilings, exposed brick and concrete ceilings. It has many attributes buyers […]

It’s been over a year since we last chattered about a loft in 1000 W. Washington in the West Loop. This is a popular loft building because of its location across the street from the Wishbone restaurant and Harpo Studios not to mention the string of restaurants on Randolph Street. It also is well known for […]

This 2-bedroom unit appears to be the first re-sale in the new construction high rise 565 W. Quincy in the West Loop. It sold in July 2010 and apparently came back on the market just 2 months later, in September 2010. The corner unit is 963 square feet and has the new construction kitchen with […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom loft in the Gotham Lofts at 417 S. Jefferson in August 2010 after it had been reduced $10,000. See our August chatter and pictures here. On the market not even 2 years after its last purchase, it sold in September 2010 for $38,500 under the 2008 purchase price. The […]

This 2-bedroom unit in Randolph Place at 165 N. Canal in the West Loop has just gone under contract. On the market since January 2010, it was reduced $100,000 and is now listed $112,100 under the 2007 purchase price (if you include the parking). It is the cheapest 2-bedroom unit for sale in the building. At 1800 […]

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 […]