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440 N. McClurg Ct., # 314
Friday, March 5th, 2010 at 3:35pm. 5 Views, 0 Comments.
Streeterville Terrace home for rent
Look what you get in Streeterville real estate for just $187,000: A super studio condo in the fantastic City View Condominiums. This sweet space offers plenty of room to comfortably fit in a queen-size bed, small sofa, desk/bookcase, side chair, small dining table and two matching chairs. Lay down a 5’ x 7’ area rug and you’ve got yourself a beautiful downtown home.
And that’s just the indoor part of what this condo offers!
This studio condo also comes with a huge outdoor patio – an extremely rare feature in downtown Chicago lofts and condos. It’s all fenced in for your privacy. You’ve got 170 square feet to sunbathe, dine al fresco and entertain. There’s plenty of room for lounge chairs, a table, even a…
Gold Coast Galleria
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 at 7:45pm. 22 Views, 0 Comments.
Chicago’s Gold Coast Galleria, 111 E. Maple, offers a superior location for Gold Coast residents who want to be at the center of it all. Just steps from plentiful public transportation, shopping and abundant night life in the State/Division entertainment district (Dave & Buster’s is just next door), this vibrant highrise is an affordable alternative to the higher-priced residences of nearby Lake Shore Drive.
Looking for a property with great view potential? Floor-to-ceiling windows are standard in every unit at Gold Coast Galleria. Each unit also features a balcony. Residents with units on higher floors facing east, can greet the day while watching the sun rise over Lake Michigan. Residents with west-facing units can enjoy unobstructed sunsets that…
222 East Pearson finds it's bottom
Saturday, February 6th, 2010 at 4:27pm. 37 Views, 0 Comments.
Pearson on the Park
Great real estate opportunities that are not available in every economic season -- are often uncovered during the most uncertain of times in each economic cycle.
Consider Chicago's downtown real estate market, for instance.
Ted Guarnero, the dean of the Chicago lofts market, is quoted in a recent edition of Chicago Real Estate Daily discussing 222 East Pearson, a Streeterville condo development recently turned over to new investors who are pricing the remaining units to the current market.
A market featuring truly extraordinary values.
Ted points out that prices at Pearson on the park like these will likely translate into the sort of equity growth only those who get in at the bottom of a market typically realize. "I really do believe at…
Chicago's Loft Neigborhoods Guide
Saturday, January 30th, 2010 at 11:09am. 39 Views, 0 Comments.
Loft Living in Downtown Chicago
Lofts have become a hot commodity in Chicago’s real estate market, as buyers look for something different and unique when compared to the usual assortment of high-rise and three-flat units. Lofts offer a more spacious, airy feeling—thanks to the high ceilings—and tend to be popular in surrounding downtown Chicago real estate market —where yesterday’s industrial plants are turning into today’s condominium buildings.One hot area is located just to the west of the Loop—it’s the Jackson Loft Corridor. As the name implies, most of these buildings are located along West Jackson Blvd. There about ten buildings in the area that prospective buyers might want to check out. One of those is Haberdasher Square, located at 728 W.…
Get in the Loop
Sunday, December 20th, 2009 at 1:37pm. 81 Views, 0 Comments.
Chicagos Loop: Then and Now
Chicago’s Loop neighborhood is ripe with history and architectural significance. While the Loop, for the most part, has been predominantly thought of as the city’s financial district, the facelift this neighborhood has undergone over the past decade thoroughly challenges this traditional association. No longer is the Loop made up strictly of office buildings and cultural landmarks like the Art Institute. Rather, the Loop today is bursting with new residential condominiums, restaurants and neighborhood amenities, like parks and gyms, that are typically found in mainly residential areas.
Despite the relatively recent renaissance the Loop has undergone, the Loop’s cultural landmarks remain permanent fixtures of this famous…
It's a dogs life
Sunday, December 20th, 2009 at 10:49am. 48 Views, 0 Comments.
Dogs living the good life in Chicago
Chicago is a very dog friendly city with many pet friendly buildings. However, would you believe that one of the friendliest is also one of Chicago’s most luxurious buildings?
Trump International Hotel & Tower has quickly become known as Chicago’s premier luxury building and has attracted some of the countries most exclusive residents and their four legged friends. Trump Tower currently has no weight restriction on dogs and allows multiple dogs per unit. The building also features a new dog park right on site allowing you to not have to go very far to walk your best friend, even on the darkest of nights.
While it is unclear the exact number of dogs currently living in luxury at Trump Tower, the number is…
Chicago's Streeterville -derelict landfill, really
Monday, November 30th, 2009 at 4:46pm. 49 Views, 0 Comments.
Everybody knows Chicago has a bungalow-belted South Side, a cosmopolitan North Side and a vast, industrialized West Side, all radiating from a commercial center called the Loop. But does Chicago have an East Side? And if so, wouldn’t it be underwater? Well, it used to be. In fact, it never existed at all till the rest of the town burned down! 
The Streeterville neighborhood is a dynamic lakeside community east of Michigan Avenue and north of the Chicago River, a once-derelict landfill that evolved into the one of the most exclusive, upscale parts of town. Its name honors the memory of “Cap’n” George Streeter, a 19th-century con man who ran his boat aground on a sandbar one day and then decided, what the heck, he’d just stay put and call the place…
West Town - Uber cool
Monday, November 30th, 2009 at 11:43am. 22 Views, 0 Comments.
Chicago's West Town neighborhoods include Wicker Park, River West, Ukranian Village and East Village. While each of these neighborhoods is filled with impressive architectural feats from yesteryear, they are also brimming with trendy bars, restaurants and shops that teem with activity. In fact, taken as a whole, West Town is undeniably the trendiest area in all of Chicago. While always glamorous, West Town has not always been so urban-chic.
Wicker Park saw its first wave of development in 1871 when the Great Chicago Fire sent the newly homeless population of Chicago westward in search of usable land to rebuild their homes and lives. German and Swedish merchants were the two most predominant groups of people to move into Wicker Park, and remnants of…
Surprising deals in downtown Chicago
Monday, November 30th, 2009 at 11:27am. 26 Views, 0 Comments.
Surprising Short Sales and Foreclosures
From Uptown to the Gold Coast, River North, Wicker Park and Ukranian Village to Lincoln Park, West Loop Gate, the Loop, Old Town and Streeterville, one might wonder why these distinct Chicago neighborhoods share a single list. What is the common thread that weaves them together? The answer is simple: they are all ripe with short sales and foreclosures. It is quite significant that no Chicago neighborhood, not even the fanciest and most expensive, has escaped the unfortunate repercussions of the miserable economy. While short sales and foreclosures are certainly an indication of poor economic conditions, they are also the source of virtually unheard of deals for able buyers.
The extension to April of 2010 of…
West Loop Neighborhood
Monday, November 30th, 2009 at 11:23am. 6 Views, 0 Comments.
West Loop Gate: Characteristics and Current Deals
West Loop Gate, known popularly as the West Loop, is a neighborhood within Chicago’s greater Near West Side community. West Loop has quite a distinct vibe. Once a manufacturing corridor, West Loop Gate is populated with a number of warehouses and factories that imbue the area with an industrial edge. This edge is what makes West Loop Gate the perfect neighborhood for urban professionals and artists alike that shun the more cookie-cutter, “vanilla” neighborhoods like Wrigleyville and Lincoln Park and seek, instead, a neighborhood with a flare all its own.
As far as West Loop real estate goes, the area consists primarily of loft conversions. While some warehouses are still in use, the majority have…
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