Tag: South Loop
More prices cut at 1555 Wabash
New West Realty has trimmed prices once again on several condos at its 1555 Wabash high-rise in the South Loop, judging from the company's latest li [...]
Quote of the day: What's the holdup?
From Appraisal Research Counselors' 4Q 2009 Downtown Chicago Residential Benchmark Report:
Nearly every building which has been recently constructed h [...]
Reviewing Astoria Tower's deals for 2010
The new year brought new prices and new financing options to Astoria Tower, 8 E 9th St in the South Loop. Last month I asked sales manager Jim Psyho [...]
Prairie Pointe's auction: home styles and minimum bids for 13 new condos
The announcement of Inland Real Estate's March 14 auction of 13 Prairie Pointe condominiums was a good teaser, but it left out some key details, such [...]
Shark bites: Looking for lofts in all the right places
Due to their neighborhoods' old industrial and warehousing natures, many of the discounted homes, short sales, and foreclosures in River North, the [...]
Crain's: Lender takes over the Columbian
Fidelity Investments took control of the Columbian high-rise at 1160 S Michigan Ave last week after sending a default notice to developer Allison Davi [...]
Prairie Pointe condos on the auction block
Did we really make it through January without a single South Loop condo auction? Holy moley, it's time to play catch-up!
The last 13 condos at Gammon [...]
Shark bites: Top reductions in seven 'hoods
CondoShark.com tracks price cuts on homes in seven Chicago neighborhoods: Bucktown, Gold Coast, Lake View, Lincoln Park, River North, South Loop, and [...]
Concession collection: Deals at three downtown rental high-rises
I spent part of the morning calling some of the newer rental high-rises to find out what kinds of incentives and concessions they're offering new tena [...]
New loan options offered at Astoria Tower
Buyers have several new mortgage options to consider at Astoria Tower, 8 E 9th St in the South Loop. According to a sheet I picked up at the develo [...]
Floor plan focus: South Loop rentals
After seeing our corner one-bedroom showcase from a couple of weeks ago, reader Cg asked for more floor-plan comparisons. Today, I pulled similarly si [...]
Chicago's tall towers: a year in review
Downturn be damned -- when it comes to high-rise construction, Chicago still rules the roost. According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Hab [...]
A junior one-bedroom at Astoria Tower
Last month I walked through one of the new junior one-bedroom condos at Astoria Tower, 8 E 9th St, with Weichert, Realtors - Frankel & Giles Vice Pr [...]
Sales update: Another round of price cuts at 1600 Museum Park
Almost all of the condos still for sale at The Enterprise Companies' 1600 Museum Park, 1629 S Prairie Ave in the South Loop, saw some kind of price [...]
Web presence: 1720 South Michigan
The first round of sales is finally winding down at 1720 South Michigan, CMK Companies' 33-story high-rise at 1720 S Michigan Ave in the South Loop. O [...]
En-Vision-ing short sales on State Street
Following the mention of short sales at River City on Monday, I started checking other buildings in the South Loop to see where short sales were conce [...]
Shark bites: 43 percent off a River City short sale
The CondoShark normally checks in on Fridays, but we gave him some time off for the New Year. He's back to the grind today and has already found a t [...]
Yo's year: Top videos from YouTube
Here are a few of the most-viewed videos added to the YoChicago YouTube channel over the past year.
A city within a city: Lakeshore East from the Chi [...]
All quiet at Lexington Park Condominiums
Its Web site is down, its listings have disappeared, and not a single tower unit has closed. Not the best way for Chieftain Group's Lexington Park C [...]
South Loop status: Some homes close at Museum Park Place South, but most linger
I guess Museum Park Place South isn't so quiet after all. Since October, 61 condos have closed at the tower, located at 1901 S Calumet Ave in the So [...]