Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom at 1300 N. Astor in the Gold Coast has been on and off the market since November 2009. The listing says it has been renovated. It has a modern minimalist look with new dark hardwood floors and a new kitchen and baths. The kitchen is a “chef’s kitchen” with upgraded appliances including SubZero, Bosch […]

This brick Victorian 3-bedroom 2-flat at 2232 W. Lyndale in Bucktown just came on the market for $442,000. I know many of you are looking for 2-flats so you can live in one unit and rent out the other. This building was built in 1891 on a smaller than standard Chicago lot of 24×100. However, […]

We’ve chattered about this 3-bedroom rowhouse at 2408 N. Burling in Lincoln Park in 2011. See our August 2011 chatter here. Back in August, we chattered about the rowhouse’s lack of parking and whether or not that was hurting its sale at a price point over $750,000. It is still on the market and has […]

This 3-bedroom vintage rowhouse at 960 W. Dickens in Lincoln Park has been on the market since June 2011. Built in 1891, it is on an 18×100 lot. The rowhouse appears to have stained glass in the front windows but many of the other original interior features are now missing. The kitchen has stainless steel appliances. […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse at 3100 N. Kenmore in Lakeview came on the market in February 2012. It is the top floor of a converted rectory. The unit has exposed brick and large windows in the living room area along with a 20 foot vaulted ceiling. It’s a triplex with two of the bedrooms on the […]

This 2-bedroom in 565 Quincy at 565 W. Quincy in the West Loop recently came on the market. It is listed $86,500 under the 2009 purchase price. It’s also a short sale. This building was new construction at the height of the Great Recession in 2008/2009 (so it was actually built AFTER the height of […]

This 5-bedroom brick 2-flat at 2701 N. Francisco in Logan Square has been on and off the market since May 2011. Since January of this year, it has been reduced $56,000 to $469,000. It finally went under contract this month. The 2-flat has south and west exposures but you don’t have to worry much about the neighbors to the south since […]

This 1-bedroom loft at the China Club Lofts at 616 W. Fulton in the West Loop just came on the market. You don’t see these finishes every day. It has been rebuilt with a new modern kitchen and bath with luxury finishes such as Poliform, Boffi and Subzero. The loft has 14 foot timber ceilings […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 850 W. Willow in Lincoln Park has a secret you rarely see in the dense neighborhoods near the lake. It has a heated in-the-ground pool in the backyard. It’s able to have that because the house is built on a double lot measuring 50×99.56. As you can see from […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom at 1030 N. State in the heart of the Gold Coast in March 2011. See our prior chatter here. You may recall that this unit has been created from 3 combined units. Last year, some of you liked the rehab that was done and some of you thought it […]