Category: Condo conversions
Gyros and feta to lure condo buyers
Nothing sells real estate like free food.
We recently posted on the one-night-only price event going on this Thursday at 200 N Dearborn. This week [...]
Architect Lucien Lagrange dishes on his latest design
Lucien Lagrange, principal of Lucien Lagrange Architects, has added his European touch to several Chicago projects, including 65 East Goethe and the [...]
200 North Dearborn offers one-night-only prices
In an effort to curb holding and advertising costs, the folks over at 200 North Dearborn in the Loop are holding a clearance-style sales event at 6 [...]
Chicago deal of the day: free garage parking at Humboldt Park greystone
The first person to sign a contract on this rehabbed Humboldt Park greystone will get free garage parking, according to the listing.
The building, a [...]
Landmark conversion at 1400 Lake Shore Drive adds fitness center
Residents of the 398-unit conversion at 1400 Lake Shore Drive recently got a new 2,700-square-foot fitness center, according to Karen Goodman Cable, [...]
Sales update: Washtenaw Gardens Condominiums
Sales have reached the 70 percent mark at Washtenaw Gardens Condominiums, a 22-unit courtyard conversion at 6341 N Washtenaw Ave in West Rogers Park [...]
Gated community to open in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood
The Lakeview Club is a 240-unit rehab in Bronzeville with a twist - all three condo buildings part of the development will be set back in a 70-acre [...]
Developer returns to his roots with Sheffield Condo Living
Revisiting a childhood haunt can be heartrending – parks get paved over, houses torn down. But sometimes the ravages of time hold off, as they [...]
Sales update: The Blond of Rogers Park 40 % sold
How many blonds does it take to sell a condo? Just one, if you count The Blond, a 33-unit conversion of a 1920s blond brick apartment building at 20 [...]
Works in progress: developments along Irving Park Road in Lake View
Like Ashland Avenue, Irving Park Road is a street in Lake View that can be gritty around the edges with worn down storefronts and some barren spots. [...]
C'est vrai! Mon Amie Flats start at $149,000
As we mentioned recently, Mon Amie Flats, a condo conversion on the Northwest Side, has starting prices we might call tres modere. JIA Development's [...]
Deal of the day: six months of free assessments in Edgewater
The owner of this two-bedroom one-bath condo at 5656 N Wayne Ave in Edgewater is offering six months of paid assessments to the buyer who has a con [...]
Open house review: The Grove at Greenleaf
My mission this past weekend was to check out a two-bedroom condo on the North Side of Chicago selling for less than $200,000. As if that didn't nar [...]
The Flats on LaSalle 60 percent sold, agent says
For those who dream of brushing elbows with the denizens of the tony Gold Coast but fear they can't produce the cash for a condo in the neighborhood [...]
New development roundup: Lake View
We spotted seven new developments in Lake View this month. Here's a rundown:
Racine Flats, 3423 N Racine Ave: 13-unit gut rehab with two bedrooms and [...]
We like to watch: Marshall Field Jr. Mansion
When we last posted on the construction underway at the Marshall Field Jr. Mansion at 1919 S Prairie Ave, a debate erupted about historic preservati [...]
Chicago deal of the day: two-bedroom in West Humboldt Park for $124,900
If you're looking for a steal near West Humboldt Park, you might want to take a look at this two-bedroom condo at 4024 W Division St.
Although this [...]
Condo conversion crops up near Carol's Pub in Uptown
While we were checking out Chase Park Commons, 4717 N Clark, the other day, we also spotted Leland Park Condominium (yes, it's singular) around the [...]
Deal of the day: more than $50,000 in savings at University Commons
We were skeptical when we came across an ad in Sunday's Chicago Tribune for University Commons featuring several happy customers waxing ecstatic a [...]
Check out the models for Lofts at River East Art Center
A recent ad for MCL Companies' The Lofts at River East Art Center read, "Just 'cuz I like art doesn't mean I want to live like a starving artist." T [...]