Tag: Resales
Half-mil homes: New listings near $500K
Yesterday afternoon I pulled up a list of homes priced at or near $500,000 (a range of $490,000 to $510,000, if you must know), that have been on the [...]
Renovated Carlyle condo gets $1.05 million markup from 2008 sale price
One of the 200-plus homes that went on the market this weekend is this 3,020 square-foot, three-bedroom / 4.5-bath condo at the Carlyle, the 40-stor [...]
A $2.6 million short sale on the Mag Mile
The most expensive short sale I can find in Chicago is this duplex penthouse at Chicago Place, on the northwest corner of Huron Street and Michigan Av [...]
Inside a remodeled two-bedroom at the Park Alexandria in the West Loop
Earlier this summer Ted Guarnero and I visited the Park Alexandria at 125 S Jefferson Ave in the West Loop, where Ted is marketing unit #2004, a rem [...]
Another Elysian condo returns to market
A lot of the flip attempts at the Elysian, 11 E Walton St, have come with significant markups -- as much as 33 percent above an original sale price in [...]
Inside and outside a Lincoln Avenue triplex
Join Prudential Rubloff's Eric Rojas for some more talk about North Center, where he's listed a two-bedroom / 2.5-bath triplex condo with two garage [...]
Touring a $425,000 two-bedroom in a prime Lake View location with Eric Rojas
Last week Joe Z. met Prudential Rubloff's Eric Rojas at 3231 N Clifton Ave in Lake View, not far from where our company's was based for seven years. [...]
A seven-year-old single-family priced like a worker's cottage in Wicker Park
The median price for a four-bedroom single-family home in Wicker Park is just under $1.15 million. That amount, and slightly less, will get you a newe [...]
The no-percent reduction: Three bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and five dollars off at Riverbend
Hey there, industrious Dream Town Realtor with the "dedication, knowledge, and willingness to go the extra mile" for clients -- is that 3,700 square [...]
From hot to not: East Garfield Park
What our staff said about East Garfield Park in 2007:
The streets are still tough here, but the tide has started to turn in recent years, with r [...]
Family-friendly spaces at Dearborn Park
Going off address alone, Dearborn Park would seem to be wedged inside the heart of an urban jungle, surrounded by the South Loop's old warehouses, n [...]
Catalpa Gardens: Short sale central?
Google says a lot of readers have been coming here in search of news on Catalpa Gardens, that big homage to IKEA stores and Chicago Cards looming ov [...]
Tracking down Tyrus' townhome
Perhaps you read this story about ex-Bull Tyrus Thomas putting his Northbrook townhome on the market and wanted to see more. Using my finely honed sle [...]
The busiest buildings in Streeterville
Anytime I bring up Redfin's past sales information, I feel the need to qualify that the information isn't entirely accurate -- to my knowledge, most o [...]
Riding the rails: Few homes to find near the Loyola Red Line stop in Rogers Park
Loyola's facilities take up a lot of area directly around the Red Line station at Sheridan Road and Loyola Avenue in Rogers Park, so it's not surpri [...]
Then and now: Water Tower Place
Here's what our 1992 Co-ops & Condos sourcebook had to say about Water Tower Place, the 74-story high-rise and shopping center at 180 E Pearson St in [...]
How they play: The living rooms and kitchens of State Place resales
Remember State Place? The mixed-use development in the 1100 block of South State Street in the South Loop comprises three mid-rises and a 24-story hig [...]
Waiting it out: Olympia Centre studio nearing 1,000 days on the market
Do good things come to those who wait? And wait? and wait? The owner of one 650 square-foot studio at Olympia Centre must think so. He or she has ha [...]
Inside a duplex gut rehab at Dearborn Park
Ted Guarnero is our guide to West Loop lofts, but that's not his only area of expertise. He certainly knows his way around Dearborn Park in the Sout [...]
Small homes not a sacrifice for new buyers
From MSNBC's "The big thinking in condos now is to get small":
“For Gen Y, the home is a place to live out of, not to live in. They don’t think of [...]