Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom townhouse at 1130 W. Cornelia in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Lakeview is on the market as a short sale. The listing calls this a townhouse. I guess that’s because it has it’s own entrance into the courtyard. It has a 2-story living room with an open kitchen that has maple cabinets, granite counter […]

This large 2-bedroom at 2715 N. Pine Grove in East Lincoln Park came on the market in August 2011. The building was built in 1997 and has 6 units.   This unit has the coveted modern amenities that buyers look for but which normally aren’t found in East Lincoln Park. These are central air, in-unit washer/dryer and garage […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 2544 W. Huron directly across the street from Smith Park in West Town recently came on the market. (If you’re looking at the map of it on Redfin- that isn’t correct. It literally IS right across from the park.) Built in 1997 on a 22×125 lot, it has the […]

  This 2-bedroom authentic loft in the Bank Note Place building at 1910 S. Indiana came on the market in April 2012. For loft lovers and those looking for unique properties, this building holds a special place in their heart because many of the units, such as this one, have the terra cotta tile ceilings. That […]

This 1-bedroom at 2626 N. Lakeview in Lincoln Park just came on the market. Formerly bank owned, it has been rehabbed. The listing says there is a new kitchen. It has stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops. The listing also says there’s a new bath. It has new hardwood floors and new paint. There […]

This 4-bedroom farmhouse  at 2421 N. Campbell in Logan Square just came on the market. Built in 1889 on a standard Chicago lot of 25×125, it was previously a 6 bedroom, 2 bath 2-flat. The former 2011 listing simply said:  “Old beat-up two flat needs TLC. Borderline tear-down.” Bought in February 2011, the property was restored into […]

On a comment to a recent post about the most expensive condos to ever be listed in Chicago, Looking to buy said the following about properties in Lincoln Park: “Probably because you can’t buy a SFH in LP for 500k.” But as Bob pointed out, you were able to buy for under $500,000 in the past […]

We’ve been chattering about this 2-bedroom loft at 1528 S. Wabash in the South Loop for years. We watched it go from a “normal” listing, to a short sale, then to a bank owned listing. Guess what- it’s back! In our last chatter in December 2011, the bank had dramatically reduced it to $169,900 (and that […]

This 8-bedroom single family home at 2556 N. Kimball in Logan Square has been on the market since October 2011. The listing says it is the Spencer S. Kimball Mansion which was built in 1905. But after some digging around, it seems that the listing agent got the name wrong of the original owner- as […]

We’ve already chattered, briefly, in various comments about the two multi-million dollar condos that just came on the market in Chicago. They are the most expensive condos to ever be listed- let alone to sell (IF they do so.) The first is the $32 million penthouse at Trump Tower. The second is the $18.4 million […]