Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom duplex up penthouse at 603 N. Paulina in West Town has been on and off the market for the last 3 1/2 years. It is now a short sale. The living room has 24-foot ceilings. The unit has 2 balconies with southeast city views and roof rights. The kitchen has cherry cabinets, granite […]

It’s been awhile since we chattered about Domain, the loft building at 900 N. Kingsbury in River North. This west facing 2-bedroom recently had a price reduction. It has been on the market since March 2011 and is now listed about $90,000 under the 2002 purchase price (including the parking space, which the listing says must […]

We have been talking about foreclosures in The Sterling at 345 N. LaSalle in River North since I started Crib Chatter in 2007. In March 2008, Crain’s actually ran an article describing The Sterling as the top foreclosure building in Chicago. See our prior chatter on that article here. But nearly 4 years later, the foreclosures keep […]

  We chattered about this 3-bedroom ground floor unit at 3400 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview several times way back in 2008 and 2009. See our May 2009 chatter here. The unit is unique in that it was part of the original lobby for the building. It has 13 foot wood beamed arched ceilings […]

We recently chattered about a 4-bedroom vintage home in Edison Park listed at $399,000 on 6569 N. Onarga but just a few blocks west, over the border in Park Ridge, sits this vintage 4-bedroom home at 410 W. Belle Plaine listed for $378,500. It was built in 1889 and is on an irregular corner lot measuring […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 6569 N. Onarga in Edison Park came on the market just before Thanksgiving. The listing says “Opportunity knocks for sweat equity.” Built in 1922, the house is on an oversized 45×125 lot, has a 2-car garage and central air. The listing says a second story addition was added in […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom at 550 W. Wellington in Lakeview in June 2011. See our prior chatter here. Back then, I asked if this unit, which has been on and off the market since 2007 would finally sell in 2011. With just a few weeks left in the year, it’s not looking good. […]

How long does it take to go from a regular listing to a distressed property to bank owned to being back on the market from the bank? In the case of this 2-bedroom loft at 1528 S. Wabash in the South Loop- it has been 3 years. And if the loft looks familiar it’s because […]

We’ve chattered about this 3-bedroom Victorian storefront at 2075 N. Oakley in Bucktown several times. See our June 2011 chatter here. Back then, it had been reduced another $50,000 to $649,000. Most of you, no surprise, thought it was still overpriced. Some guessed $550k. Some guessed $599k. One said $399k. Since the summer, the unit has […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 2225 W. Charleston in Bucktown (it IS east of Western) just came on the market. It is bank owned and listed at just $229,900. Built in 1887, the listing says it is on a standard Chicago lot of 25×125 and has a 2-car garage. So what’s the catch? Check out the interior […]