Last March, we chattered about a 3-bedroom duplex in a converted synagogue at 1243 N. Wolcott in Wicker Park which had been bought in 2009 and then rehabbed by an HGTV designer. See our prior chatter here. Back in March, some of you thought it was over-rehabbed and would appeal to too small a niche […]
This 3-flat at 825 W. Newport in Lakeview recently came on the market. A lis pendens foreclosure was filed on it in April 2011. I can’t tell from the public record if it’s already bank owned but the listing says “offer now digitally accepted” and has the type of pictures associated with a bank owned property (the […]
This 2-bedroom at 2333 N. Geneva Terrace is in much sought after East Lincoln Park. But not everything in the neighborhood is pre-war vintage. This building was constructed in 1974 and has an elevator. The unit has many of the features buyers look for including the all-important parking space and central air but doesn’t have in-unit […]
We last chattered about this top floor 2-bedroom at 1111 N. Winchester in the Ukrainian Village neighborhood of West Town in March 2012. See our prior chatter here. Most of the discussion centered around possibly building a rooftop deck as this unit has private access to the roof. The listing includes two pictures which depict what […]
This 3-bedroom triplex loft in the Bronzeville Lofts at 50 E. 26th in Bronzeville (is this location the Near South Side or Bronzeville or what?- I’m calling it Bronzeville) came on the market in June 2012. It is a Fannie Mae Homepath property and can be purchased for just 3% down. This building is […]
Ask and you shall receive. This 4-bedroom penthouse in The Marlborough at 2600 N. Lakeview (and also 400 W. Deming) in East Lincoln Park came on the market in July 2012. It has private elevator entry into the unit which has lake, park and city views. The kitchen has white cabinets and SubZero and Wolf […]
Every day I am reminded of just how long this housing bust will last by the sheer number of short sales and foreclosures that continue to trickle out onto the market even in the most prime neighborhoods. This 1-bedroom in Avenue East at 160 E. Illinois in Streeterville is one of them. It is Fannie […]
We last chattered about this unique live/work loft building at 1124 N. Wood in the East Village neighborhood of West Town in January 2010. See our prior chatter here. Back then, most of you thought the price was too high ($500,000) even for that much raw space. If you recall, at 4800 square feet, it […]
We last chattered about this 3-bedroom townhouse at 1619 S. Indiana in the South Loop in December 2011. See our prior chatter here. It is a short sale and has been under contract several times. If you recall, it is a fee simple townhouse with an attached 1-car garage. All 3 bedrooms are on the third floor. […]
This 4-bedroom rowhouse at 345 W. Belden in East Lincoln Park came on the market in May 2012. Built in 1881 on a 16.2×124.5 lot, it has parking for 1-large car or 2-small cars. The rowhouse has a custom kitchen with stainless steel appliances and a second kitchen in the lower level which could be […]