Crib Chatter

This 4-bedroom unit in One Museum Park at 1211 S. Prairie in the South Loop is a resale. It has been reduced about $400,000 since January 2010. The unit has the great views you would expect from a building right on the southern end of Grant Park. It also has custom cabinets and granite counter tops and […]

This 3-bedroom vintage row house at 417 W. Roslyn in East Lincoln Park just came on the market. It is just a stones throw from Lincoln Park and is on a block where many of the homes have the old gas lit lamps near the street. Yes, parking is an issue but this row house has 1 […]

This 1-bedroom condo at 420 W. Belmont in Lakeview has been on the market for 2 months and has been reduced by about $15,000 It is bank owned. At 850 square feet, it does not have central air (only wall units) and no in-unit washer/dryer. It does come with deeded parking. From the pictures, the […]

There are several home tours coming up in respective neighborhoods. It’s a great way to check out a neighborhood and see some great homes at the same time. We’ve already missed Logan Square and Old Irving Park. But here are a few others: Edgewater Historical Society 22nd Annual Home Tour Sunday- Sep 19 12 noon- […]

We’ve chattered about this vintage 1-bedroom unit at 737 W. Brompton in Lakeview several times. See our June 2010 chatter and pictures here. It first came on the market in December 2009 and finally sold in July 2010. In June, we debated whether it would sell for the 2002 purchase price of $195,000, but it […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse unit in The Green Brier, at 559 W. Surf, in Lakeview has been on the market for a year. It was recently reduced $50,000. The unit has a unique private atrium with rooftop deck. The kitchen has been updated with custom cabinets, stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops. The bathrooms are […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom Logan Square cottage home at 2527 W. Charleston in December 2009. See our prior chatter here. Back in December, when the house was listed for $575,000, most of you thought there was no way it would sell for even $500,000 given its location. After reducing to $480,000 earlier this […]

We last chattered about this vintage Victorian Gold Coast mansion at 1432 N. State Parkway in October 2008. See our prior chatter and pictures here. Built in 1883, it is on a 50×132 lot with a side drive and a coach house- which has 3 bedrooms and 1 bath. The house has 7600 square feet and […]

This 2-bedroom unit in The Caravel, at 635 N. Dearborn in River North is listed for under $300,000. It is bank owned. We have chattered about several distressed properties in this building in the past. From the pictures, this unit appears to have the kitchen and baths intact. The kitchen has white appliances and granite […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse loft at 1322 S. Wabash, the Filmwork Lofts, in the South Loop is currently listed for about 55% under the 2006 purchase price. It is bank owned. The loft is also missing the kitchen and most of the baths. The listing says it “needs work.” But the listing says there are partial lake views and apparently […]