Crib Chatter

This 2 bedroom loft at 2435 N. Sheffield in Lincoln Park has been on the market since June 2011. For loft lovers, this is for you. The loft, in a converted factory, has 15 foot timber ceilings and skylights. It is four levels with exposed brick and bedrooms open to the rest of the space. One bedroom […]

  This bank owned 1-bedroom in Marina Towers at 300 N. State in River North has been on the market since January 13, 2012. In that time, it has been reduced $18,100 to $168,900. There are only a few pictures of the interior of the unit. It appears to have carpeting. The unit has northeast […]

This 3-bedroom at 848 W. Ainslie in the Margate Park neighborhood of Uptown first came on the market in October 2007. It was withdrawn in 2008 and then re-listed in May 2010. In that time it has been reduced $110,000. The unit is now listed $75,100 under the 2005 purchase price at $329,900. It is […]

This 3-bedroom brick single family home at 2058 N. Leavitt in Bucktown has been on the market since July 2011. In that time, it has been reduced $50,000 to $549,000. Built in 1887 on a smaller than standard 24×100 lot, two of the bedrooms are on the second floor with the third in the lower […]

This large 1-bedroom at 50 E. Bellevue in the Gold Coast recently came on the market. Though the building was constructed in 1979, the unit has been renovated and has “all new everything” in the sleek and modern style. The kitchen has white European style cabinets and hidden appliances. Anyone know what those floors are? […]

  We last chattered about this 3-bedroom full floor vintage unit at 707 W. Junior Terrace in the Buena Park neighborhood of Uptown in October 2011. See our prior chatter here. It’s a short sale and has been reduced $330,000 from its original 2009 list price. Back in October, some of you thought this would […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom duplex down at 334 W. Menomonee in Old Town in October 2008 when it came on the market shortly after having been purchased. See our prior chatter here. Given what was going on at the time (Lehman Brothers had just collapsed), it was a spirited discussion about people’s real […]

It’s that time of the month again when the Illinois Association of Realtors tells us if the housing market is recovering or not. From the Illinois Association of Realtors: In the city of Chicago, January 2012 home sales (single family and condominiums) totaled 1,093, up 5.7 percent from 1,034 homes sold in January 2011. The […]

  We last chattered about this 2-bedroom duplex up at 2211 N. Clybourn in Lincoln Park in November 2010. See our prior chatter here. Back then, it was a short sale but it never sold. Thanks to Bob for pointing out that it had recently come back on the market- only as a bank owned […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in Avenue East at 160 E. Illinois in Streeterville has been on and off the market since 2010. But in the last 9 months, it has been reduced $449,100 to $1,349,900. The listing says it is still developer owned. It is a south east corner unit with an east facing terrace. The […]