Near West Side Condos

333 N Canal – The Residences of RiverBend condos for sale

Click to see photos & details of all condos for sale at 333 N Canal April 6, 2011

A few condos are for sale at The Residences at RiverBend – 333 N Canal in Chicago’s Fulton River District. Here’s a review of the building and condos I’ve previewed or shown (none are my listings) along with photos and details of the other condos for sale. Click to continue...

737 West Washington – Skybridge condos for sale

Click to see photos & details of all 737 W Washington condos for sale November 17, 2010

A few condos are for sale at The Skybridge – 737 West Washington in Chicago’s West Loop. Here’s a review of the building and condos I’ve been in (none are my listings) along with photos and details of the other condos for sale. Click to continue...

Near West Side condos for sale at 2 year low

Chart Graphic November 5, 2010

The Near West Side condo market is showing some signs of improvement. The number of Near West Side condos (and townhouses and co-ops) for sale both during the month and on the last day of the month reached a 2 year low in October. There were 879 condos for sale during October and 687 for Click to continue...

West Loop condo & townhouse average list prices

Click to See Entire Chart August 2, 2010

This past weekend some out-of-town buyers and I started our day of looking at condos and townhouses with a townhouse for sale in the West Loop. Current average list prices are shown below. West Loop studios have an average list price of $185,000. West Loop 1 and 2 bedroom condos and townhouses have an average 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...

West Loop’s 565 Quincy Condos

March 2, 2008

Yesterday a couple of buyers and I visited new condo development sales offices in Chicago. One of the new developments we visited was 565 Quincy (shown left) in the West Loop neighborhood. The developer is Belgravia Group. Erin Mandel, the sales representative, gave a good overview of the development which included an impressive multi-media presentation. Click to continue...

University Village Neighborhood Map

May 29, 2007

Last week a couple and I checked out condos in the University Village Neighborhood in the Near West Side area of Chicago. There seems to be a lot of disagreement on the neighborhood’s borders. Some real estate websites describe the borders as Monroe and Roosevelt on the north and south with Halsted and Western on Click to continue...