Crib Chatter

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom loft in The Sexton, the large timber and concrete loft building at 360 W. Illinois across from the East Bank Club in River North, in December 2010. See our December 2010 chatter here. I asked if the 2001 price wasn’t now the current market for this property. Some of […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 1019 W. George in Lakeview recently came on the market as a “pre-foreclosure.” At $399,900, it is priced $830,100 under the 2007 purchase price. It is also listed $50,100 under the 1991 purchase price. Yes- it went under contract the day it was listed. Yes- “rehab work required.” The […]

A house like this 5-bedroom vintage bungalow at 2600 W. Wilson in the Ravenswood Gardens neighborhood of Lincoln Square is why I started Crib Chatter. Built in 1920 on an oversized 45×120 lot, the listing says the interior was transformed bythe owner, an electrician and organist for the Balaban & Katz Theater Company, in 1926. There is […]

We’ve chattered about this 2-bedroom authentic loft at 154 W. Hubbard in River North several times before. See our December 2010 chatter here. Since it was first listed for sale in November 2008, it has been reduced $100,000. It is now listed $34,000 under the 2007 purchase price. This building was a Studio Dwell loft conversion […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 1863 N. Bissell in Lincoln Park has been on and off the market since January 2009. In that time, it has been reduced $1.945 million. The listing now says it is a short sale. Built on a rare oversized lot of 48×125, this 6500 square foot house has a […]

The large duplex downs like this 4-bedroom at 2629 N. Southport in Lincoln Park were a staple of the building boom between 2004 and 2007. This unit has been on and off the market since September 2009 and has been reduced $69,100. It is listed $95,900 more than the 2005 purchase price. 2 of the […]

This 5-bedroom rowhouse at 836 W. Belden in Lincoln Park has been on and off the market since May 2010. In that time, it has been reduced $316,000. It is now listed about 30% under the 2007 purchase price. The rowhouse is also now listed just $17,000 above the 2000 purchase price. Built in 1885 […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 2334 N. Medill in Bucktown has a surprise in the backyard- a 2 bedroom coach house. The main house was built in 1916 on a 25×125 lot. The listing says it was gutted in 2008. The kitchen has a contemporary look with stainless steel appliances and European style cabinets. The […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom townhouse at 2820 N. Greenview in Lakeview in October 2010. See our prior chatter here. Off and on the market since May 2009, it had been reduced $100,000 in that time. The townhouse finally sold in February 2011 for about 15% under the 2005 purchase price. Though it was […]

This 3-bedroom newer construction duplex down at 3548 N. Reta in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Lakeview has been on the market since October 2010. In that time it has been reduced $50,077. It is now listed about 29% under the 2007 purchase price. It has all the features of more expensive construction from 2006 with […]