Crib Chatter

We last chattered about this vintage 2-bedroom at 5203 N. Magnolia in the historic Lakewood Balmoral district of Andersonville in July 2011. See our prior chatter here. Most of you thought this was a cute unit in a good location but some questioned the stucco exterior. I have since been told that it is a […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom single family home at 2030 W. Fletcher in North Center in April 2011. (Sorry for the bad pic- as I was rushing by and hadn’t noticed how bad it was until I got home! My fault.) See our prior chatter here. At the time, it has just reduced its […]

This 3-bedroom loft in The Sexton at 360 W. Illinois in River North came on the market in May 2011. It last sold in the middle of the recession in August of 2009 for $725,000 which was the same price as the prior 2004 sales price. The listing doesn’t indicate it had any updates (neither kitchen […]

This top floor 3-bedroom at 725 W. Sheridan at Lakeview’s northern border came on the market in July 2011. Since that time, it has been reduced $14,900 and is now listed at $325,000. It is a rare condo listing at this price point because it has not only 3 bedrooms but also 3 full baths. It […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 4315 N. Hazel in the Buena Park neighborhood of Uptown has been on the market since February 2011. In that time, it has been reduced $215,000. It is now listed $100,000 under the 2006 purchase price of $850,000. The house is just north of the Hutchinson Historic District but […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom townhouse in the modern style at 1380 E. Madison Park in Kenwood in June 2011. See our prior chatter here. It’s clear from the comments that most of you have no idea what properties sell for in the Kenwood neighborhood. Listed in June for $358,000, one of you called […]

We’ve chattered about the popular Helmut Jahn designed 600 N. Fairbanks in Streeterville many times over the years. Late last week, a 1-bedroom unit came on the market as a short sale for $265,000. It went under contract instantly. The unit, #1906, last sold in March 2008 for $377,000. Parking was not included in either […]

We last chattered about this 2-flat at 5341 W. Berteau in Portage Park in April 2011. See our prior chatter here. Back in April, most of you thought the list of $469,000 was way too high for a 2-flat outside of the Greenzone. It has been reduced just $19,000 since then. If you recall, it […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom duplex up at 1449 W. Lexington in the Taylor Street neighborhood on the West Side in August 2010. See our prior chatter here. Listed at $374,900, the unit had been rehabbed with designer finishes but many of you didn’t think it could command much over the 2008 purchase price of […]

We’ve chattered about this 3-bedroom bank owned unit in The Regent at 190 E. Walton in the Gold Coast several times. See our July 2011 chatter here. In July, when it was still listed for $1.149 million, some of you thought it would sell from anywhere between $825 to $900k. After another reduction to $999,900 […]