Category: Condo conversions
Old Town's Crilly Court converting to condos
Good ol' Hank, our man in the Old Town Triangle, reports that sales are underway at historic Crilly Court, a well-known 19th century apartment compl [...]
Bucktown loft development down but not out
We've been spending some time in Bucktown lately, and it looks like the dormant Wabansia Row construction site isn't the only one of its kind in the [...]
Renters in condo buildings: how many are too many?
Investors buying new condos to later rent or "flip" (sell quickly for a profit) provided serious fuel for the housing boom of the last decade, but as [...]
Noble Square condo building is a survivor
We were out and about in the Noble Square neighborhood under yesterday's hot sun, snapping some pictures of the vintage gut rehab at 1500 W Ohio St, [...]
Prison condos: New York housing trend coming to Chicago?
The almost criminal rise in prices during the last decade of Chicago's booming real estate market has resulted in the conversion ("adaptive reuse" is [...]
New PAC Lofts getting much-needed makeover in Bucktown
Workers are installing sleek new windows at PAC Lofts, 1735 N Paulina St, in Bucktown. The bubblegum-colored trim on the existing windows is leftove [...]
The ugly side of condo gut rehabs in Chicago
When people live near construction they usually complain of high noise levels and dusty debris. But what about the fact that gut rehabs can also be a [...]
New Chicago condos for five figures
We're always surprised to find new condos with a price tag of less than $100 grand (especially when you can drop $60,000 on a parking space these day [...]
Do-it-yourselfers take note: Wicker Park condos sold "as is"
Afraid developers won't do a thorough job rehabbing your new condo? Home improvement junkies can do their own quality control in Wicker Park. Prime Pr [...]
In it to win it in Woodlawn
I hate my developer is a must-read
The Woodlawn Wonder describes her journal as "my tale of woe as my neighbors and I deal with the business of runni [...]
New homes, condos booming in Larrabee corridor
A stroll down North Larrabee Street between Division and Chicago these days shows how far the section of River North just east of the river has come. [...]
Buyers pull money from under the mattress for Mildred Court condos
Well it's just egg on Yo's face all-round today. Last month we dissed Mildred Court Condominiums, 2701-11 N. Mildred Court, (thought it was a sure thi [...]
We like to watch: LaSalle Towers Condominiums
Yesterday we mentioned that the LaSalle Towers building at 1211 N LaSalle Dr was selling former apartment units "as is" as condos. Well, we grabbed o [...]
Former LaSalle Towers Apartments sold as condos
Don't let Richard Haas' mural, an homage to the Chicago School, fool you: the real entrance to this 1920s Old Town high-rise is hidden meekly under a [...]
Who needs a kitchen when you have a Lake Shore Drive address?
And you thought your cubicle was small. RDM Development bills this 360-square-foot Gold Coast condo, at 1400 N Lake Shore Drive, as a one-bedroom one- [...]
Homebuyers at The Residences at 900 can shop 'til they drop
How would you like Bloomingdale's, Gucci, Coach, Montblanc, the Four Seasons and Equinox Fitness for neighbors? Nine hundred North Michigan Avenue, th [...]
Vivant is mort – but there's no hotter place than Melrose
Recently we told you about Vivant, the self-consciously Francophile condo project at 515 W Melrose St. Today, we were perusing that bible of Lake View [...]
Lifetime TV presents "732 Bittersweet Place"
The name "732 Bittersweet Place" may sound like a Lifetime TV movie, but it's actually a condo conversion of a 1930s apartment building on Bittersweet [...]
What's the frequency, Lake View?
R.E.M. Homes, whose condo conversion Barry by the Lake at 512 W Barry Ave sold out in 16 weeks, has a brand new conversion in the works at 515 W Melro [...]
Own a piece of Chicago's past in Marshall Field Junior mansion
Last week, we mentioned the conversion of the Marshall Field Junior mansion into condos. What ever you think of a house divided (into condos), there's [...]