Archive for November, 2011
The Theurrer-Wrigley House at 2466 N. Lakeview in Lincoln Park just came on the market. Located directly on Lincoln Park on the corner of Lakeview and Arlington, the mansion was built in 1894 for brewery baron Joseph Theurer in the Italian Renaissance style. According to Wikipedia, he sold it to the Wrigley family in 1911 but they largely […]
November 7th, 2011 | Posted in Historic Properties, Lincoln Park, Single family homes | 109 Comments
We last chattered about this 5-bedroom new construction single family home at 1542 W. Nelson in West Lakeview in August 2011. See our prior chatter here. At that time, the house had been reduced from $2.5 million to $1.999 million. Many of you liked the house except for the fact that it was on an […]
November 7th, 2011 | Posted in Lakeview, Single family homes | 25 Comments
We last chattered about this 2-bedroom at 350 W. Belden in East Lincoln Park in June 2011. See our prior chatter here. 5 months later, it is still available and has been reduced another $26,000. If you include the parking, it is now listed $96,100 under the 2007 purchase price. This unit appears to meet […]
November 7th, 2011 | Posted in Lincoln Park, Reductions | 52 Comments
We’ve chattered about this renovated 2-bedroom in the John Hancock Center at 175 E. Delaware in the Gold Coast several times in 2011. See our last chatter in July 2011 here. This 2-bedroom has been completely renovated with contemporary kitchen and bath finishes to bring it up to today’s standards. You can see the before and after […]
November 4th, 2011 | Posted in Gold Coast, Reductions | 29 Comments
This 2-flat vintage row house at 358 W. Wisconsin in East Lincoln Park has been on the market since July 2011. It was recently reduced about $50,000. The row house is on a corner 20×100 lot. It has a 3-bedroom owners unit on the second and third floor with a first floor 1-bedroom rental. There is a 2-car garage […]
November 4th, 2011 | Posted in 2-Flat, Lincoln Park, Row house | 21 Comments
We last chattered about this 2-bedroom bank owned unit at 1228 W. Monroe in August 2011. See our prior chatter here. At that time, it was listed at $239,900 with the parking included. That was $81,000 under the 2006 purchase price. The unit recently sold for just $192,000. If you recall, the unit was just 1008 […]
November 4th, 2011 | Posted in Foreclosures, West Loop | 27 Comments
We have chattered about this 3-bedroom contemporary single family home at 1509 N. Paulina in Wicker Park several times before. See our August 2011 chatter here. If you recall, this was the house where the agent was running a contest to guess the price. Many of you submitted your “guesses” right here on Crib Chatter but […]
November 4th, 2011 | Posted in Reductions, Single family homes, Wicker Park | 12 Comments
This 3-bedroom duplex up at 2843 N. Lincoln on the Lakeview/Lincoln Park border has been on the market since September 2011. It has already been reduced $20,000 to $379,000. That is $1,000 under the 2001 purchase price of $380,000. The kitchen has white cabinets, stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops. 2 out of the […]
November 3rd, 2011 | Posted in Lakeview | 9 Comments
This 3-flat at 2512 N. Spaulding in Logan Square recently came on the market. Built in 1896, it has all the features of construction of that era, including vintage trim and built-ins. It is constructed on an extra wide 37.5×146 lot and has perennial gardens, a backyard patio and a 2-car garage. The listing says it has a […]
November 3rd, 2011 | Posted in Logan Square, Multi-unit | 43 Comments
We last chattered about this 3-bedroom Cape Cod at 7640 W. Rascher in the Oriole Park neighborhood of Norwood Park in August 2011. See our prior chatter here. Many of you just didn’t know anything about this neighborhood or greatly underestimated what houses sell for in a neighborhood with one of the best public schools […]
November 3rd, 2011 | Posted in Norwood Park, Oriole Park, Single family homes | 237 Comments