Archive for the 'West Loop' Category
We last chattered about this historic 4-bedroom West Loop single family home at 1535 W. Jackson in November 2009. See our November 2009 chatter and pictures here. It is still available, has been reduced, and is now listed for $30,000 less than the 2004 purchase price. Built in 1893, the house has 5 fireplaces and many […]
May 4th, 2010 | Posted in Single family homes, West Loop | 28 Comments
1224 W. Van Buren, or VB1224 as it is known, in the West Loop is a loft conversion building that has been around a couple of years. The developer just slashed prices on the remaining units by at least 20%. The units have 42 inch cabinets in the kitchen and quartz counter tops. They also have 4 inch […]
April 26th, 2010 | Posted in Lofts, Reductions, West Loop | 40 Comments
We last chattered about this 2400 square foot loft at 411 S. Sangamon in the West Loop in October 2008. See our prior chatter and pictures here. Since then, the unit was withdrawn from the market in December 2008 only to return 14 months later in February 2010. It has also been reduced by $119,100 since […]
April 22nd, 2010 | Posted in Lofts, West Loop | 20 Comments
This 2-bedroom concrete loft at 130 S. Canal in the West Loop came on the market just 3 weeks ago. It is listed as a short sale for $22,100 under the 1999 purchase price. There are no interior pictures with the listing but a tipster told me that in the agent’s comments on the MLS it says […]
April 5th, 2010 | Posted in Lofts, Short Sales, West Loop | 23 Comments
The Emerald, the two building mid-rise development at 123-125 S. Green in the West Loop has joined the developers’ price cutting bandwagon. Actually, it cut prices a few weeks ago, but with everything going on, I missed it. The Emerald has been a finished development for almost two years as I cribbed about the “first […]
March 8th, 2010 | Posted in West Loop | 59 Comments
We’ve chattered about 1000 W. Adams in the West Loop before. This 2-bedroom is on the market as a short sale. It has been listed for over a year and has now been reduced by $30,900. The building was constructed in 2001. This unit faces south and has hardwood floors in the living/dining and kitchen […]
February 23rd, 2010 | Posted in Short Sales, West Loop | 48 Comments
This 3-bedroom unit at 1021 W. Rundell in the West Loop has been on and off the market for three years. Built in 1999, the unit is in an elevator building in a complex that also has townhouses located not far from the restaurants on Randolph and Madison Streets. The listing says the elevator opens into […]
February 10th, 2010 | Posted in West Loop | 37 Comments
We first chattered about this 2-bedroom duplex loft in The Singer Lofts at 1019 W. Jackson in the West Loop exactly one year ago. See our January 2009 chatter and pictures here. The listing now says it is a short sale. The loft has a wide open living/dining/kitchen space with 17 foot high ceilings. The master suite […]
January 15th, 2010 | Posted in Lofts, Short Sales, West Loop | 30 Comments
We last chattered about this 3-bedroom penthouse foreclosure at 933 W. Van Buren in the West Loop in August 2009. See our prior chatter here. At that time, many of you thought it would sell quickly at its list price, which was about $200,000 under the 2003 purchase price. It’s 4 months later and the […]
December 29th, 2009 | Posted in Foreclosures, West Loop | 18 Comments
This 1-bedroom condo at 123 S. Green is in the recently constructed 2-building complex called The Emerald. The Emerald’s construction brought a Starbucks to Halsted and the buildings were meant to capitalize on the growing interest in living in Greektown. The listing for this unit says it is “upgraded” with a gourmet chef’s dream kitchen […]
December 16th, 2009 | Posted in West Loop | 26 Comments