Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom single family home at 712 N. Throop in the Noble Square neighborhood of West Town came on the market in February 2012. The house has a lot of features buyers look for. Built in 1999 on a 25×100 lot, it has a 2 car garage attached garage and central air. The master suite and […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom top floor unit at 2657 N. Burling in East Lincoln Park in January 2011. See our prior chatter here. At that time, it had 9 of the 13 “unicorn criteria” that anonny was looking for for his condo dream home in East Lincoln Park. Listed for $364,000, many of […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom vintage bungalow at 4054 N. Lawler in Portage Park in August 2011. See our prior chatter here. No surprise, but most of you thought the house was overpriced for a property that still needed some work (especially going up against rehabbed foreclosures with everything “new.”) Many thought it should […]

This 4-bedroom Victorian at 1805 W. Cornelia in Roscoe Village in North Center just came on the market. It is built on a double Chicago lot of 50×125. The house has a koi pond, a pergola with fire pit and a dog run. However, there doesn’t appear to be a garage or any off street parking. Two […]

We last chattered about this new construction 3-unit building at 1022 W. Diversey in January 2012 (where we were hoping for snow which never came!) See our January 2012 chatter here. At that time, just the second floor 2/2 was on the market and it was listed for $474,900. At least one of you didn’t […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse at 3144 N. Lincoln in Lakeview just came on the market. It has 2350 square feet on one level. The unit has Brazilian cherry floors and extensive millwork. The kitchen has walnut cabinets, limestone counter tops and upgraded appliances by Miele and Dacor. The unit has a full-sized side-by-side washer/dryer. The stairs […]

We’ve chattered about this 2-flat greystone at 1524 W. Byron in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview several times over the last couple of years. See our January 2010 chatter here. It actually originally came on the market nearly 5 years ago in June 2007. The 2-flat has been on and off the market every year […]

  This 3-bedroom brick bungalow at 844 N. Damen in West Town just came on the market listed at $178,900. It is a Freddie Mac Homesteps property. The listing says “property needs repairs.” Built in 1900, it is on a smaller than standard 25×104 lot. It doesn’t have a garage but the listing says there […]

This 2-bedroom duplex in Kennelly Square at 1749 N. Wells in Old Town recently came on the market. The listing says it has a brand new kitchen with dark cabinets, stainless steel appliances, granite counter tops and a wine fridge. The first level has hardwood floors while the second level has berber carpeting. Both bedrooms […]

This 3-bedroom duplex down at 536 W. Oakdale in East Lakeview came on the market in February 2012. Since then, it has been reduced $15,000 to $674,000. The listing says it has 2 living rooms with a living room on the main level and a family room on the lower level. The kitchen has upgraded finishes […]