Crib Chatter

This 5-bedroom American 4-Square at 1530 W. Touhy in Rogers Park just came on the market. It is bank owned. Built in 1916 on an oversized 50×164 lot, 3 bedrooms are on the second floor and 2 are on the third. It also has an unfinished basement and a 2 car garage. Unfortunately, the listing […]

We’ve chattered about this 5-bedroom tudor at 5919 N. Forest Glen in Sauganash several times over the past 6 months. See our July 2011 chatter here. In July, with the house listed at $675,000, the “possessed” homedelete thought this would never sell under $600,000. But he was wrong, as this house has been reduced further to […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom loft at the Regal Lofts at 1735 W. Diversey in Lincoln Park in July 2011. See our prior chatter here. Many of you liked the floorplan and loft features but several of you thought the kitchen and baths were dated. You also didn’t like the Diversey location- with some […]

This picture was taken on Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Park over the weekend. I was struck by the sheer number of for sale signs all in a row. Will we be seeing scenes like this all winter long? And on a different topic- but in an area we have chattered about before- why DO people […]

This bank owned 2-bedroom at 247 E. Chestnut in Streeterville came on the market in August 2011. Priced at $262,000 it has since been reduced to $219,900. The corner unit has hardwood floors in the main living space. From the pictures, it appears the kitchen is intact and has stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 1807 W. Huron in West Town recently came on the market. Built in 1890 on a standard Chicago lot of 25×125, it may be old on the outside but it doesn’t have many of its vintage features intact on the inside. The listing says the living area has been “opened […]

We’ve chattered about 1 and 2-bedroom units in the complex of buildings at 1148 W. Roscoe in Lakeview before. Originally sold as condos in 2005, the units had new kitchens and baths, hardwood floors, central air, washer/dryers in the units and parking. This first floor 1-bedroom, Unit #1E, has been on the market since May 2011 and […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 4156 N. Rockwell in North Center is one of the rare homes that is directly on the Chicago River. The house is one of a handful on this block of Rockwell that was built in 2003. It  is on a corner lot measuring 29×141. If serenity and nature is what […]

This 2-bedroom single family home at 1275 N. Hermitage in Wicker Park came on the market in August 2011.   The house is more like a loft than your typical single family home. Built in 1881 on a 37x15x25x39 lot, it has exposed brick and ductwork common in most lofts. At 2000 square feet, the […]

We recently chattered about a 2/2 conversion in Andersonville that had all the features buyers look for including parking and yet many commenters thought it was overpriced. See that chatter here. This top floor 2/2 at1742 N. Sedgwick in Old Town was also recently converted- in this case in 2008/2009.   It is part of a 2-building […]