Crib Chatter

This 5-bedroom bungalow at 5639 W. Sunnyside in Portage Park came on the market in September 2020. Built in 1926, it’s on a corner 33×125 lot and has a 2-car garage. I don’t have a picture of this house, but I felt like I should cover some of the single family homes that are on […]

This 4-bedroom brick bungalow at 5501 W. Cullom in Portage Park came on the market in September 2020. If it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it in 2009 where we called it the “ultimate bungalow” given its amazing interior features. You can see our 2009 chatter here with interior pictures. Built in 1926, […]

This 4-bedroom single family house at 4033 N. Laramie in Portage Park came on the market in February. (Photo courtesy of Icarus.) It’s not your standard single family home, however, as it really has an in-law unit in the lower level, complete with its own separate entrance, kitchen, and family room. The two units share […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 5528 W. Wilson in Portage Park came on the market in February 2016. A shout out to Icarus who took and sent me the picture of this property. (Nice job!) It was previously bank owned and has now been rehabbed. Built on an oversized 40×138 lot, it has a new open […]

This 4-bedroom bungalow at 4426 N. Menard in Portage Park came on the market in October 2015. (Sorry, I don’t have a picture as I haven’t been able to get out to take pictures of new properties. As soon as spring arrives, I’ll be out there.) The listing says it has been renovated and has […]

This 4-bedroom Tudor at 4153 N. Major in Portage Park just came on the market. This house last sold “as-is” in December 2012 in an estate sale. It appears from public records that the prior owner had been in the house since before 1985. You can see pictures of the house as it looked at the prior […]

This 4-bedroom Prairie style vintage home at 5039 W. Hutchinson in Olde Portage Park has been on the market since July 2012. Built in 1910 on an oversized 35×125 lot, it even has a picket fence (sorry- not white though.) The listing says it has a new kitchen with white cabinets, stainless steel Bosch appliances […]

We’ve been chattering quite a bit about rehabbed properties like this 4-bedroom vintage brick bungalow at 5240 W. Cuyler in Portage Park. Built in 1916 on a 30×125 lot, it has a 2-car garage and is located just a block and a half from the Park. The listing says it’s a “gut renovation to the […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom bungalow at 4050 N. Mango in Portage Park in May 2012. See our prior chatter here. It was listed as an estate sale and was being sold “as-is.” If you recall, it was built in 1921 on an oversized 33×125 lot and was just 2 blocks from the park. But […]

This 4-bedroom vintage bungalow at 4050 N. Mango just came on the market in Portage Park. Built in 1921 on an oversized 33×125 lot, it is just 2 blocks from the park. It is an estate sale and being sold as is. The listing says there are hardwood floors under the carpets on the main […]