Tag: Downtown Loop
Surprising condos on a do-not-lend list
A post at Gary Lucido’s Getting Real blog includes an extensive list of condo developments that are on an unnamed lender’s “do-not-lend” list. Gar [...]
It’s Chinatown: Three years of condo sales
Chinatown's a small neighborhood to begin with, so its not a shock to learn that just 12 condos, townhomes, and single-family homes have sold ther [...]
Unfortunate headline of the day
From the Wall Street Journal.
Housing project goes dark [...]
600 Lake Shore Drive closing in on closeout
One or two condos sell every week at 600 Lake Shore Drive, and the project is fast approaching closeout, says Royal Fisher, one of Belgravia Group [...]
Chicago Spire — still dead
At this point, stories of the Spire's incremental demise don't interest me, but a couple of people have sent me links to today's story regarding t [...]
The two-bedrooms of Kingsbury Plaza
Kingsbury Plaza, the 47-story high-rise at 520 N Kingsbury St in River North, has a simple design: Each floor has four studios, four one-bedr [...]
The condo market sleeps with the fishes
"Make me an offer I can’t refuse," says Nicholas S. Gouletas, the godfather of condominium sales, and the chairman and CEO of American Invsco.
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‘I wanted to know that I live in Chicago’
Last night CMK Companies held a holiday party for 235 Van Buren homeowners at the Metropolitan Club, in the nearby Willis Tower. I met a young pro [...]
Loving the views from 235 Van Buren
What do sisters Alicia and Gabby like about their new condo at 235 Van Buren in Chicago's Loop?
Most of all, Alicia and Gabby love the east vie [...]
Reviewer Roundup: What they’re saying about Twelve Twelve on South Michigan
"Living at 1212 is truly an artful experience with our light-filled spaces enhanced with modern design and all of the custom details today’s city life [...]
Stuff that hasn’t sold: Three examples from Mondial’s inventory
A round of major price reductions resulted in just 17 new sales at the 15-story, 141-unit Mondial high-rise this year, so expect to see even more c [...]
Bring your worst offers to 200 North Dearborn
The Web site for 200 North Dearborn is encouraging buyers to “give us your worst offer.”
American Invsco says it need to close 36 more units to [...]
Whole lotta closin’ goin’ on at The Elysian
A $48 million haul isn't a bad way to start a week. That's the total price for the 11 two-, three-, and four-bedroom condos that closed at The Elysian [...]
Deal of the day: Rent at 200 Squared, win (the chance to win) a new Smart car
Is a name in a hat a worthwhile incentive for leasing a Loop apartment? Draper and Kramer thinks so. The first big promotion for D&K's 200 Squ [...]
East Lake Shore Drive foreclosure a “once-in-a-lifetime thing”
Dennis Rodkin has the dirt on the "first modern-day foreclosure" to hit East Lake Shore Drive: a 3,800 square-foot condo in the street's only condo bu [...]
Stuff that sells: How much for this Old Town townhome?
In October 2009, Joe Zekas shot a sponsored walk-through of a mint-condition townhome at 1447 N Cleveland Ave in Old Town with Prudential Rubloff' [...]
New to the market: River North residence back in action for $4.19 million
Few listings cross the $4 million threshold in River North. Until yesterday, only four homes in River North were priced above that mark: a 38th-floor [...]
Stuff that sells: Lake Shore Drive landmark sells for $5.15 million
One of the four lavish, landmarked mansions in the 1200 block of North Lake Shore Drive sold this month for $5.15 million. 1260 N Lake Shore Dr, b [...]
Downtown’s new construction market on pace to 600 sales in 2010
“Right now, we’re just kind of glued in place," says Gail Lissner, vice president of Appraisal Research Counselors, in a new Crain's article about [...]
Creating a full-floor home in River North
Locals call Superior 110 "the blue building" because of the striking tint of its floor-to-ceiling windows. As you'll see in this video, the camera [...]