Crib Chatter

This 5-bedroom Victorian house at 637 W. Schubert in Lincoln Park came on the market in May 2013. Originally listed for $575,000, it has been reduced to just $499,000. What’s the catch? Built in 1876, it is on a smaller than average size lot of 27×52.75. There’s no garage. One side of the house is […]

Thanks goes out to the eagle eye of a dedicated Crib Chatter reader who recognized this contemporary 5-bedroom house at 2820 N. Paulina in Lakeview from our prior chatter of it in 2008 and 2009. See our June 2008 chatter here. It recently came back on the market and is now bank owned (with the […]

This 5-bedroom historic house at 4362 W. Grace in Old Irving Park came on the market in April 2013. For those who love history, this house is for you. Built in 1856, it is on a 118×144 lot (or 5 1/2 city lots.) It has a rare detached 3-car garage. Most of its vintage features […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom greystone at 1944 W. Farragut in the Bowmanville neighborhood of Lincoln Square in June 2012. See our prior chatter here. Originally listed for $1.349 million in May 2011, you all chimed in as to whether the Bowmanville neighborhood, which is part of Lincoln Square, could command that high of a […]

This 4-bedroom vintage brick bungalow at 3007 W. Hollywood in the Peterson Woods neighborhood of West Ridge came on the market a month ago. Built in 1928 on an oversized 65×200 corner lot,  it looks like a mini-castle because of its 2-story turret. It also boosts many of its original vintage features including a bridal staircase, leaded glass […]

This 3-bedroom historic farmhouse at 315 W. Eugenie in the Old Town Triangle Landmark District came on the market listed for just $500,000 only 3 days ago. (No- you aren’t reading that price wrong.) By the time you read this, it may already be too late to make a bid as “highest and best” offers were […]

We’ve chattered about this 3-bedroom single family home at 3408 N. Bosworth in Southport several times over the years. Check out our last chatter in May 2013 here. Yes- it sits right next to the Brown Line tracks. It’s now been on the market for over 3 months without a sale. However, there’s now a […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom cottage at 1441 N. Campbell in East Humboldt Park in March 2013. See our chatter here. If you recall, it was on the market for 5 months in 2012 during the peak spring/summer buying season and didn’t sell. It returned to the market at the same time of the […]

This 3-bedroom brick bungalow at 2600 W. Coyle in the Indian Boundary Park neighborhood of West Ridge came on the market in May 2013. Built in 1921 on an oversized 32×124 corner lot, it has an unusual 1-car attached garage. Two of the 3 bedrooms are on the main floor with a master bedroom on […]

A couple of years ago a few of you wrote me wondering about this 1-bedroom cottage at 2151 N. Magnolia in West Lincoln Park. Back in June 2010, it had come on the market at $905,000 but was quickly reduced to $829,000. It never sold and was withdrawn in July 2011 listed at $829,000. Built […]