Archive for October, 2011

Get 1800 Square Feet For Under $260,000 in East Lakeview: 431 W. Oakdale

We chattered about this 2-bedroom at 431 W. Oakdale in East Lakeview in June 2011. See our prior chatter here. At that time, it was listed $155,000 under the 2009 purchase price. Some of you wondered how the seller could have paid that price after Lehman Brothers. Others thought that the list price of $299,000 […]

Our Favorite Gut Rehabbed SFH Has Been Reduced $200K: 2334 W. Diversey in Logan Square

We last chattered about this 5-bedroom single family home at 2334 W. Diversey in Logan Square in March 2011. See our prior chatter here. It had been a 3-bedroom short sale that sold for $138,000 and then was gut rehabbed into 5-bedroom “new” single family house listed at $849,000. Most of you mocked the price […]

Is Avondale the Next Hot Neighborhood? 3122 N. Spaulding Sells for $385K

We last chattered about this rehabbed 4-bedroom vintage home at 3122 N. Spaulding in Avondale in July 2011. See our prior chatter here. If you recall, this house was once a 2-bedroom bank owned property that was rehabbed into a “new” 4-bedroom  home. Many of you thought it would sell close to its list price […]

Under Contract Within 20 Days for This East Lincoln Park 3-Bedroom: 2131 N. Clark

It suddenly seems that there are 3-bedroom properties in “real” East Lincoln Park for under $400,000 available all over the place. This 3-bedroom duplex-up at 2131 N. Clark came on the market in mid-September at $389,000 and is already under contract. All 3 bedrooms are on the second floor, with 2 of them overlooking a unique 2-story heated […]

Got Cash? Get a 2/2 in Andersonville For Only $79,000: 5607 N. Clark

This corporate owned 2-bedroom at 5607 N. Clark in Andersonville has been on the market since August 2011. I don’t yet have a picture of this building because I had no idea it was even condominiums. It appears that it was converted into condos in 2007/2008. This particular unit was purchased in January 2008 for […]

Want a Unique Loft? Look No Further Than This 2-Bedroom: 1000 W. Diversey in Lakeview

This 2-bedroom triplex-up loft at 1000 W. Diversey in Lakeview just came on the market. It is an authentic “original” loft- converted in the late 1980s. You don’t see many of these around. It has 20 foot ceilings, exposed brick and a massive skylight in the living area. There are also skylights in one of […]

5-Bedroom Lakewood Balmoral Queen Anne Sells for $300K Under 2008 Price: 5344 N. Lakewood

We last chattered about this 5-bedroom Queen Anne at 5344 N. Lakewood in the Lakewood Balmoral historic district in May 2011. See our prior chatter here. Most of you were fans of this house. In May, it had been on the market for 9 months and was listed at $975,000. It finally sold in early […]

Here’s Blago’s Competition: 4443 N. Mozart in Ravenswood Manor

If you haven’t already heard, former Governor Blagojevich’s 5-bedroom vintage bungalow at 2934 W. Sunnyside in the Ravenswood Manor neighborhood of Albany Park just “officially” came on the market. It is listed at $1.07 million. He and his wife bought it in 1999 for $505,000. You can read more on the house from the Tribune […]

After a Year on the Market, This 6-Bedroom House Reduces $255K: 2038 N. Mohawk in Lincoln Park

We last chattered about this new construction 6-bedroom house at 2038 N. Mohawk in Lincoln Park in June 2011. See our prior chatter here. First listed in September 2010, it didn’t have any price reductions until recently, when it was reduced $255,000. It is now listed under $4 million at $3.995 million. If you recall, […]

Get a 2-Bedroom Concrete Loft With Parking for Under $260,000: 728 W. Jackson in the West Loop

This 2-bedroom loft in the Haberdasher Lofts at 728 W. Jackson in the West Loop has been on the market since July 2011 (or is this the loop? I never know with the properties west of the river but east of the highway). The southwest corner unit is a rare loft with windows in both of […]