Chicago River North Real Estate|Prudential Rubloff

Prudential Rubloff| River North Condos| River North Real Estate Data| River North Homes

PRUDENTIAL RUBLOFF| RIVER NORTH REAL ESTATE MARKET DATA| RIVER NORTH CONDOS| RIVER NORTH HOMES

The Chicago River North Real Estate Market has been watching the prices for River North Condos and River North Homes fall over the last year.. This isn't breaking news because the entire country is pretty much facing the same problem.  Some River North Condo buildings are in worse shape than others due to high levels of short sales and foreclosures (ie. Ontario Place, Millenium Center, The Sterling) All of which you can get info about in my blog!

River North Real Estate Data
(As Of May 2012)

Current Number Of River North Condos For Sale:  699
Prices Range From $125,000--$8,900,000

Current Number Of River North Homes For Sale: 4
Prices range from $4,500,000--$5,900,000

Number Of River North Condos Sold:  37
Prices Range From $95,000--$1,650,000

Average Listing Time: 150 Days

Current Number Or River North Short Sales and Foreclosures For Sale: 110

Number Of River North Homes Sold:  0 

For all of your River North Real Estate needs, please contact me any time day or night! Let my River North Real Estate experience and knowledge work for you!  Contact me today for a free market analysis to see how much your River North Home is worth!

Jim Kontos
Senior Real Estate Consultant-River North Real Estate Expert-River North Condos Expert-River North Homes Expert
PRUDENTIAL RUBLOFF 
PRUDENTIAL RUBLOFF RIVER NORTH
Direct: 312 264 1176
Cell: 630 327 9136 
jkontos@rubloff.com
jpkontos@gmail.com
www.rivernorthhomes.com

there are several river north realtors out there to chose from, but only a handful of these river north realtors can provide you with results that I can!
 

 

River North Bridal Boutiques| River North Wedding Gowns| Victoria Sdoukos Couture| Bridal Gowns In Chicago

RIVER NORTH BRIDAL GOWNS| RIVER NORTH BRIDAL BOUTIQUES| VICTORIA SDOUKOS| RIVER NORTH WEDDING GOWNS| BRDIDAL GOWNS IN CHICAGO

Todays River North Real Estate topic is totally not real estate related, however a friend of mine owns and operates Victoria Sdoukos Couture and I wanted to give her some presss.  For all your River North Bridal Gown  and Chicago Bridal Gown Needs, Victoria is a must see!

She is a well established bridal gown designer and her work has been seen in several media outlets! She treats all of her Chicago Bridal Gown Clients with top notch and professional service!  If she didn't, I wouldn't be writing about or recommending her!  

Tell her Jim Kontos sent you!

Check Victoria out at  WWW.VICTORIASDOUKOSCOUTURE.COM
Phone 312 226 9880

By Appointment Only

 

River North Restaurants| Sushi| River North Sushi Restaurants

 
RIVER NORTH RESTAURANTS| SUSHI| RIVER NORTH SUSHI RESTAURANTS

The River North Neighborhood  is home to some of the hottest and most respected restaurants in all of Chicago. If you love Sushi, then it doesn't get better than River North Chicago!  I am a recently converted fan of sushi and I am very happy I expanded my culinary palet. With that being said, I have enjoyed Sushi at several River North Sushi establishments when im not to busy selling River North Real Estate.. Here are my favorites:

JAPONAISE
I just turned 33 last week and I spent my birthday at Japonaise with my closest friends, family and clients. 
The first floor houses the open and spacious dining area. The sushi is fresh, the rolls are good sizes and the prices for sushi are pretty reasonable, especially for the location.. Good service as well!  The crowded downstairs bar/lounge is not as busy as it used to be (which is fine by me!) The drinks downstairs are on the pricey side..But table service is easy to get and they have a real nice outdoor set up.. I spent my birthday on their outdoor section that overlooks the Chicago River eating sushi and drinking my kettle one on the rocks. The scene is standard River North: Young, Professional and Attractive... You can usually spot a chicago celebrity here on the weekends.. Dress code varies.. You can be as dressed up as you want to be and as laid back as you want to be (gym shoes are allowed)

SUSHI SAMBA rio
Sushi Samba rio is another good spot for Sushi in the River North neighborhood... The atmosphere and look of the restaurant is very cool and flows with the rest of the Sushi Samba locations all throughout the U.S.A....Every time I have eaten here the service has been fantastic! Their rolls are fresh but a bit on the expensive side however..Dress code varies here as well..And the scene here is exactly like Japonaise

SUNDA
From the guys who brought you ROCKIT and The UNDERGROUND, Sunda is the hottest and newest River North Sushi Spot!  This super trendy and upscale sushi spot is Rockit Ranch's newest endeavour. Sunda has a good size dining area, lounge, sushi bar and prvate party rooms. The food here is Fantastic, but the portions are small and it is Way Overpriced.. This is definetely a place to be seen as it is packed every night.. Sunda is also the hottest celebrity spot right now.. You are almost guaranteed to run into a Chicago Celebrity or Hollywood celebrity.. Dress code is casual.. Scene is Celebrities and Celebrity wanna be's.
Definetely worth checking out at least once...

Ai
Located in the Kingsbury Ontario Corridor, Ai has been around for a while.. The Sushi is definetely fresh, decent roll sizes and the prices aren't too bad.. They do alot of happy hour promotions with $4 Sushi and Cocktails..They also have live jazz nights which seems a bit out of place for a sushi spot..Service is hit or miss.. Casual Dress code

OYSY
Fresh, good quality sushi and decent roll sizes..Good service but a bit on the overpriced side.. 
casual dress code.

Be on the look out for new river north sushi reviews!!!!  

 

Admirals Pointe Condos| 645 N Kingsbury| River North Condos| Prudential Rubloff

 
RIVER NORTH CONDOS| ADMIRALS POINTE CONDOS| 645 N KINGSBURY| PRUDENTIAL RUBLOFF| RIVER NORTH REAL ESTATE

The Admirals Pointe Condos located at the intesection of Kingsbury and Ontario in the heart of the Chicago River North Neighborhood is todays River North Real Estate topic! Located in the heart of the Kingsbury-Ontario corridor and directly across the street from the Erie Park,the location of these River North Condos is second to none! When you walk out of Admirals Pointe, you have a beautifull park with rolling hills and the Chicago River looking back at you. More importantly, you are just steps away from all the best restaurants, clubs,bars, shopping that the Chicago River North area has to offer!

For those who want to workout at the best gym that Chicago has to offer, the East Bank Club is only 2 blocks away! Highway access is also less than one minute away for those who need to communte to the suburbs for work! More importantly, you get downtown living minus the noise and congestion that other areas in the city have!

Admirals Pointe Condos| 645 N Kingsbury
Built: 2002
Total Number Of Units: 171
Number of Stories: 26
Pet Friendly: Yes
Full Service Building: 24hr Doorman, 24hr Workout Room, Party Room, On Site Manager/Engineer
Monthly Assessments Range From: $350-$1400
Monthly Assessments Include: Water, Air, Gas, Heat, Doorman, Workout Room, Garbage and Snow Removal
1bed/1bath layout
1bed/1.1bath layout
2bed/1.1bath layout
2bed/2bath layout
2bed/2.1bath layout
3bed/2.1bath layout 

While the Admirals Pointe Condos is not the most flashiest building on the exterior and the ammenities are not as up to par with other newer buildings in the near vicinity,  it is one of the best buildings in River North in terms of Bang For Your Buck! The layouts are very respectable, ( the 2bed/2bath "08" and the 1bed/1.1bath "03" layouts are my favorite!) the building is clean and it is managed very well!  

Click to view Condo Association Information!

One complaint about the Admirals Pointe Condos is that the Walls Are A Bit Thin.. The developer could have done a much better job with that.

River North Real Estate
Admirals Pointe Condos| 645 N Kingsbury 
(As of April 2012) 

Current Number Of Admirals Pointe Condos FOR SALE :  7

Prices range from $185,000 -- $329,000

Number of Admirals Pointe Condos Sold In Last 6 Months:  7

Prices ranged from $183,000 -- $390,000

Average Market Time: 180 days

This building has been hit with the Short Sale and Foreclosure bug.. The current short sale rate in this building is about 40%

Looking to Buy or Sell a Admirals Pointe Condo? If so please contact me to set up a confidential listing appointment or to schedule a private showing of theAdmirals Pointe Condos currently for sale. Let my River North Real Estate experience and education work for you!

Jim Kontos
Senior Broker--River North Homes Expert--River North Condos Expert
PRUDENTIAL RUBLOFF
PRUDENTIAL RUBLOFF RIVER NORTH
Office 312 264 1176
Cell 630 327 9136
jpkontos@gmail.com
www.rivernorthhomes.com