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Near South Side

Chicago Tribune Reports “Record condo numbers to saturate downtown”

May 14, 2008

Today’s Chicago Tribune Business Section has a good article on the downtown condo market titled, “Record condo numbers to saturate downtown.”
According to the article, nearly 6,000 condos are expected to come on the market this year. That compares with less than 4,800 last year.
But don’t expect lower prices. Instead developers will probably offer better upgrades.
In [...]

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Chicago Area Whole Foods Map

December 26, 2007

My partner’s brother’s family is visiting this week and they’re big fans of Whole Foods. For those of you not familiar with Whole Foods, it’s a grocery store chain which sells high quality natural and organic products. For you Whole Foods Fans out there relocating to the Chicago area, I thought I’d create a map [...]

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South Loop Prairie District Treasure: Marshall Field Jr. Mansion

July 15, 2007

One evening while walking in the Prairie District Neighborhood in the South Loop on my way to meet with a seller, I came upon a stunning collection of 19th century mansions. Walk along the 1900 south block of Prairie Avenue and you’ll feel like you’ve been transported back in time!
One of the mansions shown [...]

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South Loop’s Prairie District Neighborhood – Metra Station & Good Bistro!

June 11, 2007

Sorry I haven’t blogged for a few days. I’ve been busying showing 2 bedroom condos in several areas of Chicago.
The photo above is a view from a new condo one of my buyers signed a contract for yesterday in the Prairie District Neighborhood of the South Loop. The Prairie District extends from E. 16th down [...]

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Do Buyer Agents Know Your Corner Unit is a Corner Unit?

May 31, 2007

Today I searched for 2 bedroom condos in the Loop, Near North Side, Near West Side and Near South Side for a Microsoft employee relocating here from Seattle. Loving lots of light in her home, she has a strong preference for a corner unit. So when I started searching for her last week, I specified [...]

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In Search of a Pied-à-terre in the Loop

April 5, 2007

Yesterday I showed studio and one bedroom condos in the Loop and South Loop. An executive who has a home in the northwest suburbs wants a pied-à-terre (a small second home in the city) for when she works late or wants to enjoy a weekend in the city.
According to Wikipedia.Org, pied-à-terre is French for “foot [...]

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It’s Tough Competing with your Developer

February 17, 2007

I had a call last week from a gentleman considering selling his condo in the South Loop. If you’re not familiar with the South Loop it’s a neighborhood bordered on the east and west by Lake Michigan and the Chicago River and on the north by Congress Parkway. The south border is considered Roosevelt Road [...]

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Downtown Chicago New Condo Market Still Strong

October 11, 2006

If you’re looking for more information on Chicago’s downtown new condo market, YoChicago.Com has an article by Don DeBat covering the market from top to bottom,”Chicago market defies housing bubble but ultra-luxury sales are slowing down“.
At the top is the ultra-luxury market defined at $700/sf on up. So a 1,000 sf. condo in this segment [...]

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