Crib Chatter

We’ve chattered about this 2-bedroom penthouse in Contemporaine at 201 W. Grand in River North several times over the last 5 years. See the June 2011 chatter here. Two years ago, when it came back on the market at $3.4 million, most of you thought that was overpriced for a 2-bedroom, garden or not. Some […]

Now that the 700 square foot 2 bedroom, 1 bath unit in Gaslight Court has sold, this first floor 1-bedroom at 1407.5 N. Wells in Old Town has come on to test the market. It is a “raised” first floor unit with a unique multi-tile floor in the main living space. The kitchen is also […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom Georgian at 6244 N. Kirkwood in Sauganash in January 2013. See our prior chatter here. At that time, it was listed at $829,000 which many of you thought was simply too high for a home that needed updating. Since that chatter, it has been reduced several times and is […]

We’ve chattered about this 5-bedroom full floor unit at 2344 N. Lincoln Park West across from Lincoln Park several times over the last year. See our October 2012 chatter here. It’s still available. Originally listed at $2.8 million, it has been reduced several times and is now listed at $2.25 million. Many of you have […]

This 3-bedroom brick English Tudor at 4852 W. Catalpa in Forest Glen recently came on the market. Built in 1939, it is on an oversized 30×164 lot and has a back deck and 2-car garage. Two bedrooms are on the second floor with a bathroom while the master bedroom is on the main floor. This […]

This 3-bedroom French Normandy single family home at 1901 N. Newcastle in Galewood recently came on the market. It had been for sale previously- between 2009 and 2011. Built in 1948 on an oversized corner lot measuring 37×125, it has hardwood floors throughout the first floor and crown molding. There is a marble fireplace in […]

This 2-bedroom (or is it really a 1-bedroom with den?) loft at the 60657 Lofts at 1645 W. School in West Lakeview has been on and off the market for over a year. Last year, it was being sold as a short sale but the bank ultimately took it back in December 2012. The bank re-listed […]

We’ve chattered about this 2-bedroom in Gaslight Court at 1407.5 N. Wells in Old Town 3 times over the last 4 years. See our latest chatter in March 2013 here. If you recall, it was listed for $70,000 over what it had sold for just 2 1/2 years before. Many of you were obsessed with […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom top floor vintage unit at 3144 N. Sheridan in August 2012. See our prior chatter here. Many of you liked the unit but thought it would be too noisy living on Sheridan. It didn’t sell last year and is now back to try again. If you recall, the building, has […]

According to Crain’s, 120 condos out of 500 have gone under contract since coming back on the market early this year in the South Loop. Related isn’t saying how many of the sales were in each building. It is selling units in Harbor View at 1901 S. Calumet, The Grant at 1201 S. Prairie and […]