This 4-bedroom home at 1215 W. Fletcher in Lakeview went under contract in just 9 days. The listing says the house has been “totally redone” and has a new kitchen and baths. The kitchen has white cabinets, stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops. 3 out of the 4 bedrooms are on the second level. […]
Maybe the New York Times has been reading this blog because today it is talking about what to expect from housing over the next few years and decades- a topic we’ve been bandying about recently: “There is no iron law that real estate must appreciate,” said Stan Humphries, chief economist for the real estate site […]
This 4-bedroom unit in The Eddystone at 421 W. Melrose in Lakeview, was built in 1928, during the final hey-day of lake front construction in Chicago before the Great Depression ground everything to a halt. It has amazing vintage details from wood paneled walls, plaster ceilings, leaded glass, and original moldings. They don’t build them like this anymore. We last […]
We first chattered about this 1015 square foot 1 bedroom unit at the new construction luxury highrise 10 E. Delaware in the Gold Coast when it first came on the market as a flip in February 2010. See February 2010 chatter here. Back then, we were chattering about it being an $850k 1-bedroom. Now it is […]
Many buyers are eager to own a 3-bedroom duplex up such as this one at 1310 W. Fletcher in Lakeview versus the more common, and usually cheaper, duplex down. Recently, it seems like there have been more of the duplex ups on the market. This top floor unit has hardwood floors throughout and two outdoor […]
Continuing our look at some properties outside the city limits… This vintage 3-bedroom Victorian at 3233 Cuyler in Berwyn is located in South Berwyn, which is the original development for Berwyn. Berwyn has the largest collection of bungalows in the nation, but it also sports a wide diversity of housing designs such as this 1903 Victorian […]
This 2-bedroom authentic loft at the Gotham Lofts at 417 S. Jefferson was recently reduced $10,000. It is now priced $27,500 under the 2008 purchase price. The Gotham Lofts consists of 2 buildings and was a former manufacturing facility for the Western Electric Company that made switchboards and fire alarms. It was converted into lofts in 2000 […]
This 2-bedroom unit in the Lucien LaGrange designed high rise at 653 N. Kingsbury in River North has been on and off the market since January 2010. It is currently listed as a short sale and is priced $67,000 under the 2003 purchase price. The Northeast corner unit has floor to ceiling windows and a balcony […]
This 2-bedroom unit in the new construction high rise Walton the Park, at 2 W. Delaware, in the Gold Coast recently came on the market just 3 days after its previous closing. It is a larger corner 2-bedroom unit with a 7×7 den and floor to ceiling windows. The kitchen has stainless steel Viking appliances […]