Category: Condo conversions
The annals of American Invsco
Several years back I'd already heard so many garish tales of American Invsco's dealings that I almost shouted "don't want to hear it" when an insider [...]
Sales update: 37 unsold homes at Metropolitan Tower on Michigan Avenue
Spring's here, which means summer is will be here before you know it. Way back in 2006, Barry suggested that Metropolitan Tower, located at 310 S Mich [...]
New to the market: Two-bedrooms top out in $210s at Logan Square's Merida Place
One of the latest additions to Jameson's stable of new developments is Merida Place, a nine-unit conversion on the southeast corner of Armitage and Mo [...]
We like to watch: Views from The Park Monroe
This morning I went up to the 42nd floor of The Park Monroe, 55 E Monroe St, to check out its new model (a 2,549 square-foot two-bedroom / 2.5-ba [...]
New eight-flat rehab planned for Edgewater Beach
Speaking of Edgewater, it's the site of another one of those "Not Yet Listed" properties Mario Greco's promoting right now. His office sent me specs l [...]
Amenities construction to wrap at Six North Michigan conversion by end of March
Homes recently started to close at Six North Michigan, the converted Montgomery Ward catalog center at 6 N Michigan Ave, right across the street from [...]
New homes: Nicclare's Lakeview East rehabs start with 2,900 square feet, $1.6M price tag
Mario Greco's ads are chock full of pre-sale properties these days. His Web site even has a tab labeled "Not Yet Listed" at the top of the page, and t [...]
New to the market: Edge Construction preps eight-unit conversion in Lincoln Square
"Not yet on the market!" screams Rubloff's ad for Edge Construction's new conversion at 4544 N Seeley Ave in Lincoln Square. Sure enough, none of the [...]
Sales update: Park Monroe gearing up for first closings
After two and a half years of sales and marketing, the first new homes at the Glenstar Properties' Park Monroe conversion at 55 E Monroe St in the L [...]
Sales team expects 1400 Lake Shore Drive to sell out by year's end
As Joe pointed out last week, options are pretty limited for new condo buyers in the Gold Coast. With just three Gold Coast developments listed in Ne [...]
Sales update: 19 left at Pearson on the Park
When this 219-unit Streeterville conversion tower hit the market back in 2006, its one-bedroom condos were selling in the $190s. You won't find prices [...]
705 Milwaukee: River West's only conversion?
I discovered this six-unit graystone at 705 N Milwaukee Ave while looking at a couple of new-construction developments in River West in August. Betwee [...]
Five left at Ravenswood rehab The Juliana
Add this 18-unit condo conversion to the list of new developments that have joined Jameson Real Estate's flock in the past month or so. According to J [...]
A few views of Farwell at the Lake
The second stop on my tour with Steve Breinling was Farwell at the Lake, 1125 W Farwell Ave, another one of those Rubloff Your Team developments th [...]
Boundary's one- and two-bedroom models
Last month I talked to Realtor Michelle Browne of Rubloff about several of her new-construction and conversion properties, but in a lot of cases, I [...]
Goodbye Sheridan Tower… hello Aquilo!
It seems like every time we turn around, someone has rebranded this Lakeview East tower. Back in the day, Kroupa Development's 22-story conversion at [...]
Fitting two-bedrooms into 900 square feet at a Logan Square rehab
How cozy do you like your two-bedroom condos? Because if you're looking around Logan Square, you can find at least four two-bedrooms where floor space [...]
Newly rehabbed three-bedrooms topping out in $230s at West Ridge's Boundary Condominiums
The median price of a condo in West Ridge comes out to around $167 a square foot, according to Redfin. Nevertheless, I tend to catch myself checking [...]
Blues Elegance takes lease-to-own approach
The ads for the 31 condos at 4348 – 58 S Prairie Ave in Grand Boulevard piqued my curiosity this week for a couple of reasons.
First, the developme [...]
Lakeside prices falling in Rogers Park
Prices have dropped steadily at Loyola Vista LLC's Farwell at the Lake condos over the past year and a half, but some of the biggest dips have come [...]