This 2-flat at 1453 W. Foster in Andersonville has many of its vintage features in tact, including woodwork and built-ins in the dining room. The building has a 2-car garage and laundry in the lower level. Each unit has its own furnace. There is no central air, just window units. The listing says it also has a […]
We last chattered about a bank owned unit in Avenue East, the new construction high rise just off the Mag Mile at 160 E. Illinois, in September 2009. See our prior chatter on the building here. That 1100 square foot 2/2 ended up selling for $380,000 including the parking. This latest bank owned 2-bedroom looks […]
We’ve chattered many times about the large pre-war buildings along Lake Shore Drive on both the North and South Sides of the city. But there exist a smattering of smaller pre-war buildings outside of the Lake Shore Drive corridor as well. This 3 bedroom unit at 504 W. Barry, a 1o-unit elevator building that was […]
We’ve chattered several times about these large 3-bedroom newer construction duplex down units, like this one at 914 W. Wrightwood in Lincoln Park, that sprang up on the north side in the last ten years. They are not townhomes but give you the space of one and are priced less than single family homes in […]
I don’t cover many rental units, but I couldn’t resist this penthouse unit at 215 E. Chestnut in the Gold Coast. They just don’t build them like this anymore. This 1920s top floor vintage unit in this apartment building has vaulted wood beamed ceilings, a stone fire place and arched door ways. Those are french […]
When the Vetro had its auction in February 2009, we chattered about possible better deals in 1255 S. State, or Vision on State, a new construction building that started closings in 2007. Now we’ve had the auction in 1400 S. Michigan. But the short sales also continue in 1255 S. State. It appears that the […]
This 1-bedroom modern unit at 340 W. Diversey in Lakeview is the result of a 6-month down to the studs complete renovation that took it into the new century. The unit was formerly a two bedroom but now is a spacious one bedroom with a huge 20×34 living/dining space. There are no traditional cherry cabinets […]
The only authentic French Market in Chicago is expected to open on December 3 in the Metra Market, the newly renovated portion of the Ogilvie Transportation Building in the West Loop. Randolph Place at 165 N. Canal, a big industrial building which was converted into condos in 1998, is right across the street. What could be more convenient? […]
We’ve chattered about this 2-bedroom vintage unit in a 2006 conversion at 2734 N. Kimball in Logan Square several times before. See our May 2009 chatter here. It’s now been reduced by $47,500 since it was first listed in March 2009. It is now also listed below the 2006 purchase price. The top floor unit […]
You could live in one and rent out the other two units in this magestic greystone 3-flat at 914 N. Winchester in the East Village (or is this the Ukranian Village???) Many of the original wood work features are still intact including the wood archways in between the living and dining rooms and the decorative fireplaces. […]