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-a-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-a-terre is French for “foot on the ground”. Read more at Wikipedia.Org for how pied-a-terre came to mean a small second home in the city. The pronunciation is pee-ay-duh-TAIR.
Most studio condos in the Loop are priced between $180K and $300K. Luxury studios can run almost $700K. Most 0ne bedroom condos are priced between $200K and $400K. Luxury one bedroom condos can run almost $1 million.
I took the photo on the left right before we started our showings. The high rises are on East Randolph.
Fran Bailey specializes in downtown Chicago, Lincoln Park and Lake View condos, co-op apartments and houses. She has shared home buying and selling advice since 2006 and written about over 130 Chicago high rises. To schedule showings for any listings, get a 
