Crib Chatter

If you want to live on Alta Vista Terrace, the landmarked street with 40 London-style rowhouses in Lakeview, now is your chance. There is a record five rowhouses on the market (at least that’s a record since I’ve been following real estate over the last five years.) This 4-bedroom rowhouse at 3809 N. Alta Vista […]

Who says you can’t make money in real estate? This 2-bedroom at 2119 W. Crystal in the Wicker Park neighborhood of West Town came on the market on August 30 and in under 10 days it is already under contract. (Sorry for the bad picture but that massive tree in front blocked it from every […]

This 3-bedroom at 215 W. Huron in River North came on the market in May 2012. There’s something cool about this area which is known as the River North Gallery District. This full floor unit has north, east and south views. The building has 5 units but it does have an elevator and the unit […]

This 2-bedroom in the Clinton Street Lofts at 226 N. Clinton on the Near West Side recently came on the market. (Sorry about the picture. It is a couple of years old and I just noticed that it’s not the greatest one I’ve ever taken.) It is bank owned. The loft has numerous walls of […]

New construction three unit buildings are hot again. This building at 1348 W. Diversey in Lakeview just came on the market. The units are priced as follows: Unit #1: 3 bedrooms/2.5 baths, duplex down listed for $679,900 Unit #2: 2 bedrooms/2 baths, listed for $419,900 Unit #3: 2 bedrooms/2 baths, listed for $489,900 The finishes are modern […]

This 2-bedroom at 644 W. Arlington in Lincoln Park recently came on the market. The building was constructed in 1974 and has some unique 2-story top floor duplexes. This unit has a 2-story living room with exposed brick walls and a timber ceiling. One bedroom is on the main floor and one on the second […]

We last chattered about this unique 3-bedroom former storefront now single family home at 2116 N. Leavitt in Bucktown in February 2012. See our prior chatter here. That was around the time the movie “The Vow” came out which featured a Chicago backdrop. Its two main characters lived in a loft-style house in what was […]

This 2-bedroom loft at 3201 N. Ravenswood in Lakeview (on the border of North Center) recently came on the market. The top floor loft has 13-foot cedar ceilings and exposed brick with 3 exposures. It has bamboo floors and the kitchen has modern white cabinets and stainless steel appliances. The unit has Toto, Hansgrohe and […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom Victorian at 2029 N. Seminary in Lincoln Park in February 2012. See our prior chatter here. Many of you liked the house but were disappointed with the lack of true vintage features in the interior. Listed for $1,574,900 back in February, the house is still priced the same 7 […]

This vintage top floor 2-bedroom at 2911 N. Pine Grove in East Lakeview recently came on the market. The building was constructed in 1917 and the unit has many vintage features from that era including wainscotting, ceiling medallions and crown molding. The kitchen has white cabinets and a mix of black and stainless appliances. The […]