Crib Chatter

We last chattered about this East Lakeview vintage 2/2 at 521 W. Surf in December 2011. See our prior chatter here. Back then, it was listed just under $300,000, but a lis pendens foreclosure had been filed. The listing was withdrawn without a sale and the bank took possession in April 2012. The property recently came […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom loft in the Mandel Brothers Lofts at 811 W. Aldine in Lakeview in July 2012. See our prior chatter here. At the time, the loft was bank owned and yet it was listed just 3% under the 2004 price. Most of you thought the price was too high (no […]

Some of you may remember the Tru-Lofts at 2525 N. Sheffield in Lincoln Park from the days of the housing boom as it was an apartment to condo conversion that took place in the spring of 2007. The original listings for the units in 2007 said you could buy the unit “as is” or you […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom vintage rowhouse at 1919 N. Lincoln Park West in East Lincoln Park in December 2009. See our prior chatter here. Most of you loved the location and vintage character but the discussion really revolved about the 2-car parking behind the rowhouse which the former listing said could have a 2-car garage […]

This 2-bedroom loft at 300 W. Grand in River North has been on the market since July 2012. It is bank owned. It has exposed brick but white ceilings along with hardwood floors in the main living areas. The bedrooms have carpeting. It appears that only one of the bedrooms has windows in it with […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom with a private terrace in The Pierre at 2100 N. Lincoln Park West in Lincoln Park in June 2012. See our prior chatter here. Back then, no one really had an opinion on the price but several of you commented that the terrace didn’t seem that private (with the […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom Victorian at 11216 S. Oakley in Morgan Park a year ago, in September 2011. See our prior chatter here. Most of you liked this neighborhood but were concerned about the maintenance on an older home on a large lot. Since our last chatter, the house has been reduced $50,000. […]

This 2-bedroom at 653 W. Buckingham in Lakeview came on the market in July 2012. But it had last sold just over two years ago in April 2010. It has a lot of its vintage features including dark wood window frames, a wood fireplace mantel, beamed ceilings and a built-in hutch in the dining room. […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom penthouse in 200 W. Grand in River North in July 2012. See our prior chatter here. The pictures in the listing in July did not seem to be professionally taken which many of you discussed. But I’m pleased to report that there appear to be new pictures on the listing […]

Burling is an interesting street north of Diversey as it has many vintage buildings yet few people venture down it. It lasts just one block. But this top floor 2-bedroom at 2900 N. Burling is within just a few blocks of Trader Joes, the movie theater and all the shops and restaurants of East Lakeview […]