Tag: South Loop
More Motor Row Lofts auction observations
Here are some more observations I made yesterday while looking at the results of this weekend's Motor Row Lofts auction.
(Note that all of these amou [...]
Quote of the day: an auction postmortem
Right before the auction, we still had sales, but the absorption in the city today is so small. The average absorption is probably one unit or a half [...]
Twenty units sell at Motor Row Lofts auction
Sheldon Good & Company conducted an auction of Motor Row Lofts units earlier today at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place.
The auction was well atten [...]
Michigan Avenue Tower II auction rakes in $11.2 million with 43 sales
(Update - 11/16/2009: According to developer Jacob Bletnitsky, the final tally for sales was 46 units.)
This afternoon I attended the Michigan Avenue [...]
Web presence: Michigan Avenue Tower II
Michigan Avenue Tower II is one of two South Loop developments with units going up for auction this weekend. If you're in the market for a condo and h [...]
Sheldon Good announces Wednesday open house for Motor Row Lofts
We learned yesterday afternoon that Sheldon Good & Company will hold an open house at Motor Row Lofts from 3 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11 [...]
An overview of Astoria Tower
Buyers still have a lot of questions about Astoria Tower, 8 E 9th St, so Joe Zekas set out last week to find some answers. He sat down with Jim Psyh [...]
Sheldon Good's "buyer's choice" bidding
When Sheldon Good & Company auctions 20 units from Motor Row Lofts on November 15, it will use a process called "buyer's choice" bidding method, [...]
The view from Astoria Tower
Earlier today I headed to the South Loop to check out the penthouse views from Astoria Tower. The 30th floor penthouse (long since sold) has a wrapa [...]
Two-story living and rooftop views in a Motor Row Lofts two-bedroom
Unit #508 is one of five duplexes on the top floor of Motor Row Lofts. At its lowest, the ceiling height of the loft's living / dining area is 17 fe [...]
Kleiner sets launch of Roosevelt Collection bar for December 20
Commenter Brian did some investigation of his own last month and learned that Kerasotes planned to open its new ShowPlace ICON movie theater at Roosev [...]
On the roof at Motor Row Lofts
Joe Zekas and Motor Row Lofts developer Paul Zucker took to the roof during their recent tour of the development to check out the sweeping views of [...]
It's a South Loop shark hunt!
CondoShark's bohemian brother, LoftShark, prefers the industrial aesthetic of real lofts to the traditional condos and single-family homes the rest [...]
Is that a sellout on Vetro's horizon?
All this talk about Motor Row Lofts and Michigan Avenue Tower II had me wondering about the status of Vetro, 611 S Wells St, still the poster-child fo [...]
What to expect on auction day
You've brushed up on your auction lingo and the auction process -- now it's time to go to the event itself. Julie First of Sheldon Good & Associ [...]
Inside a top-floor duplex at Motor Row Lofts
Step inside unit #505 at Motor Row Lofts, a three-bedroom / two-bath duplex with views to the north and monitor skylights at both ends of the lofted [...]
Floor plan faceoff: Prairie Pointe's Tier 07
I was putting together a short post about resales at the long-since-sold-out Prairie Pointe in the South Loop when -- whoops! -- I remembered that the [...]
How to prepare for a real estate auction
Last week Julie First of Sheldon Good & Company helped you improve your auction vocabulary. Now she's going to give you some pointers on preparing f [...]
Motor Row Lofts' gateway to history
As part of the process of adapting three landmarked auto dealerships into modern residential lofts, Motor Row Lofts developer Paul Zucker was tasked [...]
Unit details and minimum bids for Michigan Avenue Tower II's condo auction
Accelerated Marketing Services has posted a breakdown of the Michigan Avenue Tower II condos it's auctioning on November 15. I had to punch in my name [...]