Crib Chatter

This 4-bedroom single family home at 2337 N. Southport in Lincoln Park just came on the market. It is listed for under $650,000 which a price you normally see townhouses or duplex down/up units. The house is now listed for just $9,000 over the 2001 purchase price. 3 of the 4 bedrooms are on the […]

This 4-bedroom Queen Anne at 1450 W. Summerdale is just a few steps away from the restaurants and shops of Andersonville. Built in 1888, the listing says it is a “breathtaking restoration” of the home. Most of the original features have been preserved including the grand staircase, the wood moldings, and the jewel toned leaded […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom unit in The Barry, at 3100 N. Sheridan, in Lakeview nearly 2 years ago- in October 2008. See our prior chatter and pictures here. Back then, the listing described it as a “maisonnette in Paris”. It is now bank owned and is listed for $39,600 under the 2007 purchase price. The […]

At one time, this vintage single family home at 25 E. Banks in the Gold Coast was the most expensive house for sale in Chicago. We have chattered about this house several times, including in November 2007 after it had its first price reduction. See our November 2007 chatter here. It has been on the […]

The listing for this 3-bedroom Portage Park brick cottage at 4947 W. Pensacola admits that the house is being sold “as-is” and that it “needs TLC/updating.” It is an estate sale. The house has many of its vintage features intact including a wood burning fireplace, beamed ceilings, built-ins and original door knobs. All three bedrooms are on the […]

In this week’s Elite Street column in the Tribune, it discusses the 3-bedroom condo of WMAQ-5 news anchor Marion Brooks in the West Loop. Marion Brooks, WMAQ-Ch. 5 weekday afternoon anchor and 10 p.m. news reporter, lives in the West Loop but would like to reside closer to her NBC Tower office in Streeterville. As […]

This 2-bedroom unit at 2314 N. Lincoln Park West, also known as The Conservatory, in Lincoln Park recently came on the market. There are only 39 units in the building, which was constructed in 1976. There are just two units per floor. This 2-bedroom unit has direct views of the Lake and the Park from the living […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 1738 N. Winchester in Bucktown is among the most unique properties I’ve seen in awhile. It has an a modern exterior and interior except when you’re in the lower level which has a fully bricked recreation room, including the curved ceiling, complete with fireplace and jacuzzi tub in the […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom vintage unit at 2861 N. Burling in Lakeview in May 2010. See our prior chatter here. The unit has now been reduced another $14,100. It has a lot of the features buyers look for including washer/dryer in the unit and heated garage parking. The kitchen has white cabinets and […]

In September 2009, we chattered about the price cuts at the new construction high rise 757 N. Orleans in River North. See our September 2009 chatter here. A year later, there are still units for sale from the developer and an advertisement in the Sunday Tribune which says “dive in…to river north’s best financing.” But […]