Near North Side Condos

60611 3 bedroom condo & co-op sales up nearly 60% in 2nd quarter 2011

Click to see full chart August 1, 2011

The number of 3 bedroom condos and co-ops sold in the Near North Side’s 60611 zip code in the 2nd quarter was up 59.5% from 2nd quarter 2010. Click to continue...

Condo median sale price in Q1 2011 rises sharply in 60611

Click to see full chart of 60611 condo & co-op median prices May 2, 2011

The median sale price for condos, townhouses and co-ops in the Near North Side’s 60611 zip code was $472,500 in the first quarter of 2011, up 34.5% from first quarter 2010. The total number of sales dropped 15%. Click to continue...

Downtown Chicago 3 bedroom condos for sale – most priced between $500K and $1.3M

Click to see price distribution chart for downtown Chicago 3 bedroom condos for sale March 21, 2011

The price range for downtown Chicago 3 bedroom condos is huge. List prices start under $100K and rise above $8M. Here’s a closer look at typical price ranges by size. Click to continue...

950 North Michigan Avenue – 1 Magnificent Mile condos for sale

Click to see photos & details of all 950 N Michigan Ave. condos for sale September 1, 2010

A few condos are for sale at 1 Magnificent Mile – 950 N Michigan Avenue in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. Here’s a review of the building and the condos I have previewed or shown (none are my listings) along with photos and details of the other 950 N Michigan Avenue condos for sale. Click to continue...

415 East North Water condos for sale

Click to see photos & details of all 415 E North Water condos for sale August 11, 2010

This post has been replaced by Riverview West – 415 & 445 E North Water condos for sale. Click to continue...

Streeterville vintage condos & co-ops for sale – part 2 of 2

Click to read about condos & co-ops for sale on the 200 East block of Walton Place July 31, 2010

I covered the 5 vintage condos and co-ops on the 200 East block of Delaware that were part of the first ever Streeterville Stroll, part of Chicago’s broker tour on Tuesday. In this blog post I cover the remaining 5 vintage condos and co-ops on the stroll that are on the 200 East block of Walton Place. Click to continue...

Streeterville vintage condos & co-ops for sale – part 1 of 2

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The first ever Streeterville Stroll was part of Chicago’s broker tour on Tuesday. Ten Realtors with listings in vintage buildings on the 200 East blocks of Delaware and Walton participated. I toured all 10 condos and co-ops. Click to continue...

Downtown Chicago condos for sale in 2nd quarter continue decline, average price rises

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The number of condos listed for sale in downtown Chicago last quarter continued to decline from the 3 previous years. 5,877 downtown condos were for sale in April, May and June, down from 6,168 in 2nd quarter 2009, 6,750 in 2nd quarter 2008 and 7,002 in 2nd quarter 2007. The number of downtown condos for Click to continue...

Walton on the Park’s last penthouse

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On Tuesday a buyer and I saw Walton on the Park’s unit 2902, the only unsold penthouse. Walton on the Park is located at 2 W. Delaware in the Gold Coast, just east of Washington Square Park. Listed at $2.74M, the penthouse has 4 bedrooms and 3 1/2 baths in its 3,425 SF. All of Click to continue...

Near North Side condos for sale compared to Loop condos for sale

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Yesterday I started searching 2 bedroom and 3 bedroom condos for sale in the Near North Side for some new buyers. Since I had recently blogged about the distribution of Loop condos for sale, I thought I’d see how the price distribution currently looks for Near North Side condos for sale. Given that the median Click to continue...

2 bedroom 1 bath vs. 2 bedroom 2 bath condos for sale in Chicago

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After meeting with some sellers this past weekend about selling their 2 bedroom 2 bath townhouse, I got to wondering about how much of a difference a second bathroom adds to the value of a 2 bedroom condo or townhouse for sale. My research in the multiple listing system on 2 bedroom resales for the Click to continue...

Regional Economic Forecast 2009 Highlights 3 of 3

January 20, 2009

In part 2 of this blog post series I shared Lawrence Yun’s chart showing that the number of existing home sales have dropped back to 1998 levels. Buyers considering a new condo in downtown Chicago need to take a good look at Gail Lissner’s chart which I recreated below. This year 4700 new condos in Click to continue...

2 Bedroom Condo Prices Up in the Loop, NNS, NWS & NSS, But Sales Down

October 17, 2008

Today I started searching for a 2 bedroom condo in the Loop, Near North Side, Near West Side and Near South Side for a couple who will be relocating here from Colorado. Median sale prices for 2 bedroom condos in 3 of the 4 areas are up for the past 3 months compared to a Click to continue...