It’s time to check in on the monthly home sales report from the Illinois Assocation of Realtors. We already know, thanks to Gary and some other realtors who track the monthly numbers, that sales have jumped sharply year over year (again). The city of Chicago saw a 22.5 percent year-over-year home sales increase in November […]
Some of you might remember this 3-bedroom contemporary single family home at 1509 N. Paulina in Wicker Park from the contest the agent was holding called “guess the price.” Many of you submitted “guesses” via Crib Chatter. See our November 2011 chatter here. Listed for $775,000 back in May 2011, which was over the 2009 […]
This new construction 3-flat at 3545 N. Racine in Lakeview (is this Wrigleyville? Or Southport?) came on the market in October 2012. It appears that 2 out of 3 units are already under contract. The only one still available is the first floor 4-bedroom duplex down. We have seen this type of new construction all over […]
The north side neighborhoods aren’t the only place where new construction is going up. This contemporary 6-flat at 1510 W. Cortez in West Town came on the market in November 2012. Half the units have already sold. Here are the units: #1E: 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 1 car parking, listed at $499,900 #1W: 3 bedrooms, 3 […]
This 4-bedroom contemporary single family home at 1812 S. Jefferson in East Pilsen came on the market in October 2012. Built on a 24×100 lot, the listing says it has “all new interiors” with reclaimed wood and cork flooring. The kitchen has modern maple cabinets and stainless steel appliances. It has 3 outdoor spaces including […]
This 5-bedroom new construction single family home at 2451 N. Ashland in Lincoln Park has been on the market since October 2012. The contemporary style home has 3000 square feet and a 2-car garage on a smaller than standard Chicago lot of 25×85. There is a deck on top of the garage. It has a white Euro-style kitchen […]
This modern 6-unit building at 2607 N. Ashland in Lincoln Park recently came on the market. At least it is different looking construction than most of the new construction we’ve been seeing. It isn’t red brick with the balconies in front of the building. Here are the configuration of the units currently on the market: […]
We’ve chattered about this 1-bedroom in the Grand Ohio at 211 E. Ohio in Streeterville several times in the last few months. After being on and off the market over the last several years, it sold in late November 2012 for $229,000, including the parking. See our early December chatter about its sale here. It recently came […]
We’ve chattered about this 4-bedroom Queen Anne at 6239 N. Lundy in the Old Edgebrook neighborhood of Forest Glen numberous times over the last few years. In October 2012, we chattered about whether or not this house would finally sell in 2012 after being on the market nearly 3 years. See that chatter here. In […]
If you ever wanted to live in a cool warehouse loft house, now is your chance. This 3-bedroom house on a double lot at 2605 W. Armitage in Logan Square recently came on the market. From the outside, it looks like every other industrial building around Chicago. But the inside reveals an open loft layout […]