Crib Chatter

This 4-bedroom single family home at 3833 N. Ravenswood in Lakeview has been on the market since August 2011. (The Koenig sign is for the lot next door which  no longer appears to be on the market.) In that time, the price has not been reduced. Built in 1907 on a smaller than average lot […]

We last chattered about this bank owned 2-bedroom at 3516 N. Sheffield just a half a block away from Wrigley Field in Lakeview in June 2011. See our prior chatter here. It has been on the market for 10 months and still there’s been no sale. Back in June, some of you thought this wasn’t an […]

This 2-bedroom brick bungalow at 2500 W. Berteau in North Center recently came on the market. Built in 1921 on a 30×125 corner lot, it is being sold “as-is.” Yes, there are hardwood floors under the green shag carpet. The listing says it has a full unfinished basement and a walk-up attic. The house has […]

  We last chattered about this 2-bedroom at 3700 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview all the way back in December 2010. See our prior chatter here. The listing calls this a townhouse (as do all the listings for the other units in the complex) but some of you complained last time that it was nothing […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom bungalow at 4820 N. Tripp in the Mayfair neighborhood of Albany Park (is part of Mayfair also in Irving Park? I’m confused by Mayfair’s “true” boundaries) in July 2011. See our prior chatter here. Many of you were surprised to find you liked this bungalow but didn’t know much about the […]

This 4-bedroom Victorian single family home at 5723 W. Huron in Austin came on the market in November 2011. The listing says it has been “completely rehabbed”. It had been bank owned and had sold for just $21,500 in April 2011. Built in 1897, the house is on a standard Chicago lot of 25×125. It has […]

This 3-bedroom duplex up at 1702 W. Chicago in West Town has been on and off the market since April 2011. In that time, the price has been lowered just $10,100. At 1650 square feet, it has skyline views and 3 outdoor spaces. The kitchen has granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances and maple cabinets. […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom loft in the Larchmont Lofts at 1801 W. Larchmont in North Center in November 2011. See our prior chatter here. Back then, the loft was listed as a short sale at $225,000 which included the parking. Several of you thought that wasn’t that bad of a deal considering #211, […]

This 6-bedroom single family home at 4626 N. Kilpatrick in the Mayfair neighborhood of Irving Park came on the market on January 11, 2012. It was originally listed at $799,000 and has already reduced a couple of times down to $699,000. Back in 2010, it was a bank owned 2-flat that was in the process of being converted into […]

There are several resales in this new(er) conversion building at 6 N. Michigan in the Loop including this 3-bedroom on the 6th floor. Located across from Millennium Park, this unit is in the premier Southeast corner tier with direct views of the park and lake. It has 10 foot ceilings. The kitchen has walnut cabinets […]