Crib Chatter

  This 2-bedroom authentic loft in The Sexton at 360 W. Illinois in River North came on the market in September 2012. It has high timber ceilings, exposed brick and large industrial windows. The duplex unit has one bedroom on the main level and the second bedroom on the second level, along with a private […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Bank Note Lofts at 120 E. Cullerton in the South Loop recently came on the market. In July 2012, it was owned by the bank and sold at $177,500. You can see the pictures of the bank owned listing here. The corner loft has since been rehabbed with new hardwood […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom loft in the Mandel Brothers Lofts at 811 W. Aldine in Lakeview in July 2012. See our prior chatter here. At the time, the loft was bank owned and yet it was listed just 3% under the 2004 price. Most of you thought the price was too high (no […]

Some of you may remember the Tru-Lofts at 2525 N. Sheffield in Lincoln Park from the days of the housing boom as it was an apartment to condo conversion that took place in the spring of 2007. The original listings for the units in 2007 said you could buy the unit “as is” or you […]

This 2-bedroom loft at 300 W. Grand in River North has been on the market since July 2012. It is bank owned. It has exposed brick but white ceilings along with hardwood floors in the main living areas. The bedrooms have carpeting. It appears that only one of the bedrooms has windows in it with […]

Sellers could learn a lot from the marketing of this 2-bedroom loft at 515 N. Noble in the Noble Square neighborhood of West Town. Back in March 2012, this was a bank owned unit. At 1000 square feet, it was a large 1-bedroom loft with 12 foot timber ceilings and exposed brick which sold for just $106,000 (parking included.) […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom triplex penthouse in the Franklin Lofts at 720 S. Dearborn in June 2011. See our 2011 chatter here. Back in 2011, many of you complained about the pictures which you said seemed to be more about the furniture and flowers in the rooms than the actual property itself. They’re back! It’s […]

We chattered about this 2-bedroom loft at 1528 S. Wabash in the South Loop numerous times over the years as it went from a normal sale, to a short sale, to bank owned and then, this summer, to a flip. See our June 2012 chatter here. From the before and after pictures, it appeared that […]

This 2-bedroom in the Clinton Street Lofts at 226 N. Clinton on the Near West Side recently came on the market. (Sorry about the picture. It is a couple of years old and I just noticed that it’s not the greatest one I’ve ever taken.) It is bank owned. The loft has numerous walls of […]

This 2-bedroom loft at 3201 N. Ravenswood in Lakeview (on the border of North Center) recently came on the market. The top floor loft has 13-foot cedar ceilings and exposed brick with 3 exposures. It has bamboo floors and the kitchen has modern white cabinets and stainless steel appliances. The unit has Toto, Hansgrohe and […]