Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom top floor unit at 817 W. George in Lakeview is blessed with nearly all of its vintage features still in tact. The foyer has wood moldings along with the original pier mirror. The living room has a fireplace (non-working) surrounded by glass cabinet built-ins. There is also stained glass above the door in […]

This 2-bedroom unit in a courtyard building at 542 W. Brompton in Lakeview isn’t your typical vintage unit. While it has a full-sized separate dining room which is typical in this era of a building and bay windows, it also has a unique second floor “loft” area that measures 26×9 which is accessible from a staircase […]

We last chattered about this 1000-square foot renovated vintage 1-bedroom at 1450 N. Dearborn in July 2009. See our prior chatter here. The unit is still available and has now been reduced by $20,000. The 1877 building has great bones, with high ceilings and lots of windows. The unit has a fireplace. The kitchen has been […]

This 3-bedroom vintage unit at 2227 N. Bissell in Lincoln Park appears to be a regular duplex down property. But the listing says it has a “unique” 1000-square foot kitchen, bedroom, den and bathroom on the lower level. The property is not on the El side of the street. The main level has all three […]

This 2-bedroom concrete loft at 130 S. Canal in the West Loop came on the market just 3 weeks ago. It is listed as a short sale for $22,100 under the 1999 purchase price. There are no interior pictures with the listing but a tipster told me that in the agent’s comments on the MLS it says […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom 1890s single family home at 3037 N. Seminary in Lakeview in October 2009. See our prior chatter here. Since then, it has been reduced by $81,000 and is now listed just $7,000 above the 2004 purchase price. The house has a front porch and some of the original crown molding. Three out […]

We last chattered about this 1-bedroom unit at 1234 W. Argyle in Uptown a year ago, in April 2009. See our prior chatter and pictures here. At that time, some of you thought the $199,900 listing price was pretty close to the market for the space and location. The unit just closed for $180,000. It had a […]

We’ve been following the saga of this 3-bedroom vintage greystone unit at 2127 N. Sheffield for several years. We even chattered about the complete kitchen renovation during that time. See that chatter and before and after pictures here. Also, during that time, the seller attempted to rent out the unit for $2100 a month. But […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse unit at Museum Park Tower IV, at 1235 S. Prairie in the South Loop has been on the market about a month and has already been reduced once. The building was constructed in 2006. This unit is a corner unit with views to the north and west. The unit is now listed […]

We chattered about this 1924 9-unit vintage building at 737-739 W. Brompton in East Lakeview last year. Last time, it was a 2-bedroom which sold quickly. See our prior chatter and pictures on the 2-bedroom unit here. This time around, you can get into the same building and enjoy the same gorgeous vintage bones for a […]