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This 2-bedroom in the Silver Tower at 303 W. Ohio in River North came on the market in September 2023. The Silver Tower was completed in 2009 just as the housing bust hit. It has 229 units and attached garage parking. The building has on-site management, 24-hour door staff, an engineer, a fitness center, 2 […]
November 1st, 2023 | Posted in Uncategorized | 26 Comments
This 2-bedroom loft in The Hedman Lofts at 1158 W. Armitage in Lincoln Park came on the market in September 2022 but it has been on, and off, the market since then. The Hedman Lofts is a boutique loft building that was converted into 14 loft-like units in 1997. It has an elevator, a shared […]
May 15th, 2023 | Posted in Uncategorized | 11 Comments
I’m going to the beach again. Thank goodness I didn’t book in the Caribbean as the hurricane season is finally picking up steam. Of course, no beach location is guaranteed this time of the year. Lol. The Illinois Association of Realtors is out with the August sales report this week. I’ll have coverage of that […]
September 19th, 2022 | Posted in Uncategorized | 11 Comments
This 4-bedroom Prairie-style single family home at 651 W. Hutchinson in the Buena Park neighborhood of Uptown came on the market in February 2022. Built in 1914, it’s on a larger than standard Chicago lot measuring 50×108 and has a 1.5 car attached garage (per the 2019 listing) and a gated backyard. It is located […]
February 28th, 2022 | Posted in Buena Park, Single family homes, Uncategorized, Uptown | 23 Comments
This 4-bedroom at 442 W. Wellington in East Lakeview just came on the market. This building was constructed in 1920 and is a co-op. It has 23 units, with only 2 units per floor, a playground and parking. It’s also a full service building with 24-hour door staff and an exercise room. The listing says […]
January 11th, 2019 | Posted in Lakeview, Uncategorized | 18 Comments
This 2-bedroom duplex penthouse in the Walton Colannade at 100 E. Walton in the Gold Coast just came on the market. According to the listing, it is the unit originally configured for the original owner of the building in 1971. It has south and east views of the Lake and the skyline. A spiral staircase links the […]
April 13th, 2017 | Posted in Uncategorized | 16 Comments
This 2-bedroom at 1555 N. Astor in the Gold Coast just came on the market. The building was constructed in the mid-1970s and has 104 units. It has views of Lincoln Park, the Gold Coast, and, depending on where you are in the building, of the Lake. The listing says this unit is the home of designer […]
October 7th, 2016 | Posted in Gold Coast, Uncategorized | 15 Comments
This 2-bedroom at 1601 S. State in the South Loop came on the market in February 2015. After numerous price reductions it is now listed as a short sale. We’ve chattered about the distress sales in this building numerous times over the years so this is not the first. See our 2012 chatter on a […]
October 6th, 2015 | Posted in Uncategorized | 10 Comments
This 2-bedroom duplex at 2343 N. Greenview in West Lincoln Park came on the market in July 2015. The listing says it is an “architect designer rehab”. It has 20 foot ceilings in the living/dining/kitchen with dark espresso wood floors and south city views. The listing says the kitchen has been “newly remodeled.” It has […]
October 1st, 2015 | Posted in Uncategorized | 10 Comments
We’ve chattered about this 2-bedroom townhouse at 1732 N. Mohawk in Old Town several times this year. See our August 2011 chatter here. The townhouse has actually been on the market for 2 years. It was recently reduced another $25,000. Back in August, a couple of you thought it would probably sell around $370,ooo to […]
December 1st, 2011 | Posted in Uncategorized | 21 Comments