Tag: Condo conversions

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Condo auctions come to the Gold Coast

Condo auctions come to the Gold Coast

On Friday I met Jameson Real Estate CEO Chris Feurer and auctioneer Michael Fine of Fine & Co at 1400 North Lake Shore to learn more about the upcom [...]
Newly converted three-bedrooms now start in the $250s at 3550 Lyndale

Newly converted three-bedrooms now start in the $250s at 3550 Lyndale

Five of the seven newly converted homes for sale at 3550 Lyndale in Logan Square are 1,370 square-foot three-bedroom / two-baths. When we first report [...]
The past six months: Recent sales at 2930 Sheridan Tower

The past six months: Recent sales at 2930 Sheridan Tower

Sometimes it's fun to single out an address just to see what's moving and for how much, regardless of whether the homes are developer-owned or resales [...]
Loan options "better than FHA" for newly converted condos in Logan Square

Loan options "better than FHA" for newly converted condos in Logan Square

Buyers can qualify for below-market interest rates and put their signatures on contracts before the April 30 federal home buyer tax credit deadline [...]
47 condos under consideration for 1400 Lake Shore Drive's April 25 auction

47 condos under consideration for 1400 Lake Shore Drive's April 25 auction

Yesterday afternoon we received a sheet detailing the original prices, minimum bids, assessments, and upgrade information for all 47 units being con [...]
Jameson and Fine to auction 30 condos at 1400 Lake Shore Drive

Jameson and Fine to auction 30 condos at 1400 Lake Shore Drive

Told ya so. Jameson Real Estate and Fine & Co will auction 30 condos at RDM Development's 1400 Lake Shore Drive on April 25, allowing buyers to get i [...]
Ahoy! Auction sales head to the Gold Coast

Ahoy! Auction sales head to the Gold Coast

The sun is out, the sky is blue, and the little birds are singing away. A couple of them tell us to expect news of a condo auction at 1400 Lake Shore [...]
Investors cut prices at Pearson on the Park

Investors cut prices at Pearson on the Park

A group of investors recently bought up all of the unsold units at the failed Pearson on the Park conversion at 222 E Pearson St in Streeterville and [...]
What $100,000 will buy you in the Loop

What $100,000 will buy you in the Loop

Inspired by Dennis Rodkin's "Gallery of Low Prices" on the Chicago Magazine Deal Estate blog, I started sifting through downtown homes listed at or [...]
Shark bites: Big discounts at 2000 North Lincoln Park West Private Residences

Shark bites: Big discounts at 2000 North Lincoln Park West Private Residences

Four of the top ten homes on CondoShark.com's list of foreclosures and short sales in Lincoln Park are located inside the 16-story, 120-unit 2000 Nort [...]

Construction compilation: Reviewing the newest proposals from around Chicago

Keeping with the last post's train of thought, here are some other development proposals we've seen in the news in recent weeks. It seems like a lot o [...]
Renovated penthouse homes at 1400 Lake Shore Drive available at discount

Renovated penthouse homes at 1400 Lake Shore Drive available at discount

After reading yesterday's post about Jameson Real Estate's new marketing efforts at 1400 Lake Shore Drive, Coldwell Banker agent Matt Garrison e-mail [...]
Jameson touts "prices we haven't seen since 1988" at 1400 Lake Shore Drive

Jameson touts "prices we haven't seen since 1988" at 1400 Lake Shore Drive

One by one, each of RDM Development's projects shifted over to Jameson Real Estate this year. The brokerage started marketing Trio in January and Vi [...]
CondoShark: Short sales at Ontario Place

CondoShark: Short sales at Ontario Place

According to CondoShark.com, some of the most significant price changes on short sales and foreclosed homes in River North are located in one building [...]
Pearson on the Park interrupted

Pearson on the Park interrupted

Crain's reported in July that the converted high-rise Pearson on the Park, 222 E Pearson St, was facing foreclosure. Today I followed up with with Pam [...]
Rethinking the four-plus-one in Lake View

Rethinking the four-plus-one in Lake View

Surely the four-plus-one has its fans, but in my experience, they're few and far between. Occasionally you'll come across a four-plus-one that break [...]
Levin to auction two Loop penthouses

Levin to auction two Loop penthouses

Looking for a deal on a downtown home with views of Lake Michigan? The latest units to hit Rick Levin's auction block are a couple of white-box pentho [...]
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