Tag: Resales
Calling a bottom at Logan View in Logan Square
It's been 5 years to the day since we reported price reductions and a "developer closeout" at Logan View Condominiums, 3125 W Fullerton, in Logan [...]
There’s real estate theory, and then there’s Uptown
Five years ago we provided a sales update on 918-28 W Ainslie, a complete rehab of a vintage 38-unit courtyard in the Margate Park sub-neighborhoo [...]
A look at Olympia Centre, 20 years on
In 1992 we published Co-ops and Condos, a desk reference for real estate agents with summary data, descriptions and photos for every 12-unit or la [...]
A price meltdown at Edgewater’s Atelier
When Chicago housing prices start trending down, some communities sink further, faster than others.
Over the past 4 decades Edgewater east of [...]
Is this the best deal ever in North Kenwood?
Five year ago yesterday we briefly noted the 34-unit Drexel Commons condominiums. At the time, units were priced from the $350s to the $380s.
U [...]
Oakley Avenue sales in Bucktown and Heart of Italy
Five years ago today we were writing about a single-family home at 2070 N Oakley Ave in Bucktown and a 21-unit condo development slated for 2520 S [...]
A brief update on Chase Park Commons
Five years ago we Chase Park and Chase Park Commons, a development of seven six-flats fronting the park on Clark Street in Ravenswood. The fifth o [...]
First resale at West Loop’s Adams on the Park
It's been over three years since we last checked up on Adams on the Park, a 6-story building with 5 full-floor condos at 1259 W Adams St in the We [...]
North Beach Lofts resell at half of original price
Five years ago today we were reporting that the 43-unit North Beach Lofts, 1225 W Morse Ave, was nearing a sellout, with only four units still availab [...]
Revisiting Roscoe Flats, five years on
Five years ago we were reporting on Roscoe Flats, an 18-unit new construction condo development at 3028 W Roscoe in Avondale.
A model that was [...]
Rolls-Royce resale prices elude Hyde Park’s Silver Cloud buyers
Silver Cloud in Hyde Park tried to cast itself as the Rolls-Royce of condo conversions with its allusive name and plans for a grille-shaped stainl [...]
An updated look at Elston Timber Lofts in Irving Park
We've looked in periodically on Elston Timber Lofts, 3637 N Spaulding Ave in Irving Park, ever since the project first came to our attention back [...]
A cold wind blows at 2930 North Sheridan
Five years ago YoChicago was writing about the recently-announced condo conversion at 2930 North Sheridan, in Lake View. We revisited the developm [...]
Updating several Lake View condos on Ashland Avenue
Five years ago today we called attention to a new condo development planned for 3823 N Ashland Ave, in Lake View. One- to three-bedroom units, tri [...]
Reselling a new condo a year later in Roscoe Village
In May of 2010 I shot the above sponsored video with Sergio & Banks' Sam Banks at 2257 W Belmont Ave in Roscoe Village. The building had two duple [...]
Revisiting Edgewater condo conversions
The real estate crash that began late in 1979 hit Edgewater the hardest among Chicago's north lakefront neighborhoods. Edgewater condos sold for [...]
Bearish prospects for original buyers at Bucktown’s Baer Lofts
Five years ago today one-bedrooms at Bucktown's Baer Lofts, 1927 N Milwaukee Ave, were being offered for sale from the $270s and two-bedrooms from [...]
Greenview Gardens, a Rogers Park condo price collapse
I stopped by Greenview Gardens in Rogers Park, 7633 – 39 N Greenview, to check the condition of the building.
What prompted my visit was a ste [...]
Prices go south at North Beach Lofts in Rogers Park
North Beach Lofts, the conversion of an old Duxler Tire warehouse at 1225 W Morse, was one of the more successful projects completed in Rogers Pa [...]
Choice cuts: Metropolitan Tower penthouse listed $1.1M below ’08 price
A 20% price cut on a Michigan Avenue penthouse is worth a post, especially when it happens in one day, instead of over several weeks or months. But wh [...]