Archive for February, 2009

Lakeview Mansion Reduced $1.04 Million: 336 W. Oakdale

One year ago, we chattered about this 8000 square feet, 7-bedroom new construction single family home in Lakeview at 336 W. Oakdale. It has been on and off the market since 2006. See the pictures and our prior chatter here. It’s still available and has now been reduced $1.04 million since its listing in 2006 and […]

Rent Versus Buy: What Makes Sense? Vintage in the Gold Coast

We’ve chattered several times about the discrepancies between renting versus buying (that basically it’s much cheaper to rent many properties than it is to buy them.) Such is the case with this vintage 2-bedroom gold coast unit that is on Craigslist. Check out the “for sale” Craigslist ad here. Check out the “rental” Craigslist ad […]

We Love Big Patios: Old Town Townhouse at 1616 N. Larrabee

We love townhouses with actual outdoor space. This 2-bedroom townhouse at 1616 N. Larrabee, built in 1985, has two private patios, including one that is 900 square feet. Eileen Brennan at Prudential Preferred has the listing. See more pictures and the virtual tour here. Open house on February 8 from 2-4 pm. 1616 N. Larrabee: 2 bedrooms, 2 […]

Lakeview Penthouse Reduced $85,900: 1735 W. Diversey

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom penthouse with a 90-foot wrap-around deck at 1735 W. Diversey in Lakeview (or is it Lincoln Park?) in July 2008. See our prior chatter and pictures here. It is still on the market and has been reduced at total of $85,900 since the fall of November 2007. It’s also […]