Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom duplex-up at 327 W. Belden in Lincoln Park recently came on the market (this picture above is actually of 329-333 W. Belden, the building directly next door. I thought I also had a picture of 327 W. Belden which looks nearly the same but I don’t. But it gives you an idea.) It […]

  This 5-bedroom vintage single family home at 5478 S. Greenwood in Hyde Park just came on the market. (Thanks to the reader who got me the pic on this one!) Built in 1875, it is 3300 square feet on an oversized 50×163 lot. It actually has a rare 5-car garage. However, it doesn’t have air conditioning […]

Despite several condos and single family homes over $5 million selling in 2011, Crain’s is reporting that the luxury market was not as healthy as it seemed. House and condo sales of $1 million or more in the city dropped 14.4% to 539 units, compared with 630 units in 2010. The number of high-end condo sales […]

  We last chattered about this 8-unit building at 2714 N. Lehmann in Lincoln Park in April 2011 when Unit #4N had been on the market for 2 years. See our April 2011 chatter on Unit #4N here. Unit #4N finally sold in December 2011 after 2 1/2 years on the market. Here are the […]

We last chattered about this vintage 6-bedroom single family home and coach house on the landmarked Terra Cotta Row at 1048 W. Oakdale in Lakeview in August 2011. See our prior chatter here. Also known as the Henry Rohkam Mansion, 1048 W. Oakdale is a rare property for a neighborhood as dense as Lakeview as it […]

  This 3-bedroom at 3740 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview has been on and off the market since October 2009. Built in 1924, this “pre-war” unit actually has a lot of the amenities buyers look for today but can’t always find in vintage buildings. It has in-unit washer/dryer and there is a garage in […]

Since the overall market is so slow, thank goodness there is new construction to chatter about. This new construction 6-bedroom single family home at 1500 W. Oakdale in Lakeview came on the market last month. The sister property next door (1502 W. Oakdale) was also built at the same time but that house is not yet […]

This mid-century modern 3-bedroom townhouse at 562 W. Stratford in Lakeview has been on the market since May 2011. In that time it has been reduced $36,000. At 1900 square feet, all 3 bedrooms are on the second floor. It has radiant heat and space pac air but there is no deeded parking (rental parking […]

The listing for this new construction 2/2 in Leland Crossing at 3201 W. Leland in Albany Park says it has been reduced 25% from its original price. The building was built a few years ago but the listing came on the market in February 2010. First listed for $289,900 it has been reduced to $249,900. […]

With the ccrd website down, I’m covering some of our old properties. We last chattered about this 3-bedroom duplex down at 1049 W. Montana in Lincoln Park in October 2011. See our prior chatter here. It is still on the market and was recently reduced another $10,000 to $389,000. If you recall, it has all […]