This 5-bedroom vintage Victorian at 2666 N. Orchard in Lincoln Park recently came on the market. It is being marketed as a teardown as the listing says: “Developers: Build a dream home or condos.” It’s being sold “as-is”. But the house, built in 1891, has some unique features including knotty pine wood paneling and stained […]
This 2-bedroom loft in Trevi Square at 1439 S. Michigan in the South Loop just came on the market. This unit is an authentic loft with exposed brick and 12 foot concrete ceilings. It has hardwood floors, washer/dryer in the unit and central air. The northeast corner loft also has new stone baths. The kitchen […]
This 6-bedroom historic rowhouse on the landmarked Alta Vista Terrace at 3825 N. Alta Vista Terrace in Lakeview first came on the market in June 2010. We last chattered about it in October 2010. See that chatter here. This is apparently one of only 4 three-story rowhouses that also have a basement on the street. […]
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Several of you were recently chattering about a bunch of the units being under contract in 340 On the Park at 340 E. Randolph in Lakeshore East and how there were no deals in the building. It is true that two 3-bedroom units ARE under contract, but there are several 2-bedroom and 1-bedroom units available […]
I’ve been seeing a fair number of 2010 purchases come on the market recently like this 2-bedroom vintage unit at 445 W. Fullerton Parkway in Lincoln Park. This unit has a lot of the vintage features buyers look for including french doors and box beamed ceilings in the dining room. The kitchen has maple cabinets, granite […]
Thanks to the reader who recognized this 3-bedroom second floor unit, which has just come on the market at 2523 N. Burling in Lincoln Park, from our prior 2009 chatter on it. See our prior chatter here (where you can also click on the very first chatter which included pictures.) The unit has some of its […]
The Sun-Times had a weekend cover story about how great the housing market is for buyers, especially first time home buyers. For home buyers, it remains a dream market, and Realtors say they’ve seen a pick-up in activity as buyers look to take advantage of low interest rates and still-sinking prices.Twenty-five-year-old Sandra Becerra closed in […]
We last chattered about this 4-bedroom single family home at 4315 N. Hazel in the Buena Park neighborhood of Uptown in September 2011. See our prior chatter here. The house had sold in 2006 for $850,000. Many of you questioned why anyone would pay that price in Uptown (even if it was the boom.) You […]