Crain’s is reporting that the Andersonville zip code in Uptown saw the largest price appreciation for single family homes from the fourth quarter of 2000 to the fourth quarter of 2010 out of 225 Chicago area zip codes. The data includes the recent price declines. Here’s the top ten list: Uptown/Andersonville (60640): 39.3% Lincoln Square/Ravenswood […]
I know many of you are lovers of the contemporary style. I didn’t move fast enough to post on this newer construction contemporary 5-bedroom home at 1532 W. Wellington in West Lakeview because it has already gone under contract in less than a month. But I wanted to chatter about it anyway. The listing says […]
This 2-bedroom townhouse at 5411 N. Bowmanville in the Bowmanville neighborhood of Lincoln Square recently came on the market. You may never have heard of Bowmanville. It is a little known enclave north of Foster in between Western and Ravenswood in the Lincoln Square neighborhood. For those of you who love Andersonville- it is west of and […]
We last chattered about this vintage 4-bedroom full floor unit at 5012 S. Woodlawn in Kenwood in November 2010. See our prior chatter here. Some of you lamented that this was located in Kenwood and not on the north side and that that would affect its resale value. The unit recently sold for $425,000– or […]
We were recently chattering about million dollar custom homes on the North Side that have been built during the last 2 years, even amidst the worst decline in housing prices in Chicago’s history, that presumably were built on spec. This 6-bedroom new construction mansion at 2038 N. Mohawk in Lincoln Park first came on the market in […]
We’ve been chattering about this 2-bedroom penthouse unit in Contemporaine at 201 W. Grand in River North since I first started Crib Chatter in September 2007. On and off the market for that entire time period, the pricing has also reflected the changes in the economy during that time. Originally listed in September 2007 for $3.95 million, […]
We’ve often chattered about churches being converted into condo units such as this 3-bedroom on the market at 1547 N. Leavitt in Wicker Park. This one has loft-like features including exposed brick. On the “high first floor” it has hardwood floors throughout. The kitchen has maple cabinets, granite counter tops and upscale stainless steel appliances by SubZero […]
We chattered about this 4-bedroom single family home at 1019 W. George in Lakeview several times in the last 6 months. See our April 2011 chatter here. Formerly a million dollar home, it was in “pre-foreclosure” and originally listed at $399,900. The listing said it was a cash only transaction. The house went under contract […]