Crib Chatter

We’ve chattered about Bronzeville during the pandemic as there has been a surge of new construction in the neighborhood. Crain’s covers what is happening in that neighborhood. The couple bought one of the 28 new-construction houses or townhouses sold in Bronzeville in 2021. That’s the largest number of new houses or townhouses sold in any […]

This 3-bedroom row house at 3637 S. Prairie in the Douglas neighborhood of Bronzeville came on the market in September 2021. I don’t have a picture and by the time I get one, it will probably be under contract. Built in 1885, it’s on a standard 25×125 Chicago lot but it doesn’t have a garage […]

This 4-bedroom vintage row house at 3342 S. Giles in the Gap/Bronzeville neighborhood of Douglas just came on the market. Built in 1902, it’s on a 16.7×125 lot which has a 1-car garage and a small back deck. What is The Gap neighborhood? This is a description of how the neighborhood got it’s name from […]

This 3-bedroom triplex penthouse loft in the Bronzeville Lofts at 50 E. 26th in Bronzeville came on the market in July 2019. The Bronzeville Lofts were apparently one of the original auto showrooms, most of which are found a little north of here on Michigan Avenue. It was converted into loft condos in 2004 during […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Bronzeville Lofts at 50 E. 26th in Bronzeville just came on the market. It is bank owned and listed at just $105,500. We last chattered about one of these authentic lofts in August 2012. See that chatter here. This one has 1660 square feet on two levels with a balcony […]

  This 3-bedroom triplex loft in the Bronzeville Lofts at 50 E. 26th in Bronzeville (is this location the Near South Side or Bronzeville or what?- I’m calling it Bronzeville) came on the market in June 2012. It is a Fannie Mae Homepath property and can be purchased for just 3% down. This building is […]

We last chattered about this short sale 1883 renovated historic rowhouse at 3309 S. Calumet in the Gap neighborhood on the South Side in March 2010. See our prior chatter and pictures here. Many of you were in love with it. 4 months later and the house is still on the market. There has been […]

This 8-bedroom mansion at 2801 S. Prairie in Bronzeville was built in 1885 when this part of the city was the home of Chicago’s wealthiest citizens. It now sits just north of the historic landmarked “Gap” district which runs from 3100 to 3500 South Prairie. At 6,000 square feet, the house has amazing woodwork and […]

This 4-bedroom rowhouse at 3309 S. Calumet has been restored to its vintage elegance. Built in 1883, the limestone house sits in “The Gap,” a landmark district on the south side whose boundaries are 3100 to 3500 on Prairie, Calumet and Giles. Most people commonly label this area as Bronzeville as well. The rowhouse has 12’6 inch ceiling […]

We chattered about this 2-bedroom “Mies Van der Rohe-inspired” unit near IIT at 3120 S. Indiana in Bronzeville last January. It finally closed in June 2009 for $11,100 under the 2005 purchase price. See our prior chatter and pictures of the interior here. Unit #401: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1300 square feet Sold in December 2005 for […]