Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom loft in the Regal Lofts at 1735 W. Diversey in Lincoln Park has been on the market since May 2011. It was recently reduced $5,000. The listing says it has 10.5 foot beamed ceilings and columns made from 100-year old Wisconsin timber. It appears to be the only loft currently on the market […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 5455 S. Ridgewood Court in Hyde Park came on the market in May 2011. The listing says it was built in 1865. Wouldn’t that make it one of Chicago’s oldest houses? Built on an oversized 50×76 lot, it also has a rare side driveway with a 1-car garage. Other […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom Victorian worker’s cottage at 1848 W. Cortland in Bucktown in May 2011. See our May chatter here. While that was a rousing discussion about yuppies and CPS, with the Groove amazed that anyone would pay $500,000 for an older frame house in Bucktown, at least one of you got it […]

We last chattered about this top floor duplex up 3-bedroom at 1955 W. Cortland in Bucktown in August 2010. See our prior chatter here. Then listed at $849,900, many of you thought a buyer would just buy a single family home in the neighborhood for the same price (or cheaper) instead. The listing was withdrawn […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom duplex up at 1654 W. Berwyn in Andersonville in March 2011. See our prior chatter here. At that time, it was listed just $2,000 under the 2007 purchase price- at $399,000. Even with the Andersonville housing market still considered to be “hot”, most of you thought this would be […]

This 4-bedroom vintage unit at 2440 N. Lakeview directly across from Lincoln Park has been on the market since February 2011. In that time, it has been reduced $50,000. The listing says the unit “needs complete updating.” At 2800 square feet, it good bones with 10 foot ceilings, crown molding and oak floors throughout. There […]

We last chattered about this 5-bedroom “Wicker Park Historic Landmark Greystone” at 2155 W. Caton in  Bucktown in March 2011. See our prior chatter here. At that time, the “rarely available” house was listed at $1.15 million, or well over the 2009 purchase price of $881,500. Many of you thought, given the pictures and nearby […]

This 3-bedroom “newer” construction duplex down at 3723 N. Wilton in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Lakeview has been on the market since March 2011. In that time, it has been reduced about $100,000 and is now a short sale. This unit would seem to make a perfect home for a buyer with several roommates as […]

We last chattered about this 5-bedroom vintage tudor at 5919 N. Forest Glen in Sauganash in March 2011. See our prior chatter here. At that time, the house was listed at $725,000 and most of you thought that was way too high even for a neighborhood where home prices are in no way “low”. It has […]

This 3 bedroom full floor residence at 1418 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast has been on the market since February 2011. In that time, it has been reduced $151,000. Redfin also has it listed as a short sale. This building is unique as it is not vintage construction but was built in 1984. […]