Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom at The Waterford at 4170 N. Marine Drive in the Buena Park neighborhood of Uptown has been on the market since July 2011. It’s biggest selling point is as the listing states: “Views, Views, Views”. It has both south and east views which includes the lake, the park and some city views. The […]

This 1-bedroom loft at 400 S. Green in the West Loop has an unusual feature for most loft buildings- a massive terrace. The listing says it measures 237 square feet and is a “loggia terrace”. From wikipedia: Loggia is the name given to an architectural feature, originally of Italian design. They are often a gallery […]

There’s an interesting mix as to what is selling, and what is not, right now in Chicago. We last chattered about this 2-bedroom at 1658 W. Belmont in Lakeview 10 months ago. See our prior chatter here. If you recall, the vintage building appears to have been converted into condos in 2006-2007. It is a rare vintage […]

This 3-bedroom duplex up at 1347 N. Mohawk in Old Town has been on the market for 6 months. In that time period it has been reduced $43,900. At 2500 square feet, it is equal or bigger than many townhouses in the neighborhood at a similar price range. It has a 2-story living room with a […]

We last chattered about this 5-bedroom single family home at 4117 N. Western in North Center in April 2011. See our prior chatter here. Back then, the house was bank owned and was going to auction with an opening bid of $149,000. It was a cash only transaction. From the pictures in the prior listing, […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom penthouse at 6030 N. Sheridan in Edgewater in October 2008. See our prior chatter here. Listed for $1.16 million, 3 years later it has now been reduced to just $549,999. If you recall, the penthouse has a 1,000 square foot private terrace with some lake views. There is also […]

We’ve chattered about a lot of houses that have been renovated but the rehabbers are out doing the same in condo units like this 2-bedroom at 1660 N. LaSalle in Old Town. The listing says it has been “renovated by the renowned designer David Yates.” You can see pictures of what the unit looked like […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom Tudor at 5761 N. Virginia in the Peterson Woods neighborhood of West Ridge in August 2011. See our prior chatter here. Many of you liked this house but given that it was priced over $500,000 and was only a 3/1.5, most of you didn’t think they would get that […]

This 2-bedroom townhouse at 1807 W. Ellen in Wicker Park has been on the market since March 2011. It is a Fannie Mae Homepath property. Since it was first listed, it has been reduced $117,430 to $279,500. Built in 1990, the townhouse has hardwood floors on the main level, along with the living room and […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom triplex loft at 1601 W. School in Lakeview in March 2011. See our prior chatter here. Back then, it was listed at $450,000 plus $25,000 for parking. Still on the market, it has been reduced to $350,000 plus $25,000 for parking. Back in March, some of you thought the […]