Crib Chatter

River North isn’t all high rises. This 3-bedroom townhouse at 419 W. Grand just came on the market. The listing says there have been some renovations including new windows and new marble baths. The kitchen has white cabinets, stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops. Two of the bedrooms are on the second floor with the […]

This 2-bedroom in the Renaissance at 5510 N. Sheridan in Edgewater came on the market in April 2013. The Renaissance was built in 1927 and has 32 units. This unit is on the 16th floor and has lake and city views. At 1875 square feet, it has the expansive feel of the pre-war vintage units […]

This 3-bedroom loft at 1235 W. George in Lakeview came on the market in July 2013. There aren’t many authentic brick and timber loft developments in Lakeview as you find as you get closer to the loop. This development has 26 units, some of which are loft-like townhouses. This loft, however, is all on one […]

This 4-bedroom cottage-style house at 1421 W. Wolfram in Lakeview has been on the market twice this year. The first time was in April and May but it didn’t sell. It recently came back on in August. It seems to have all the features buyers would look for. 3 of the 4 bedrooms are on […]

This 4-bedroom pre-war condo at 222 E. Chestnut in the Gold Coast has been on the market about a year. It has many of its original 1929 features including parquet floors, the original crown molding, picture framing and wainscoting, French doors, a wood burning fireplace and a butler’s pantry. At 2750 square feet, it also […]

We last chattered about this 1-bedroom at 2500 N. Lakeview in early August 2013. See our prior chatter here. At 900 square feet, it is east facing so it DOES have Lincoln Park views. A month ago, it was priced at $219,000 and many of you thought that was a deal for the square footage, […]

This 3-bedroom vintage townhouse at 621 W. Oakdale in East Lakeview just came on the market. It’s rare to find a 3-bedroom townhouse in this location because of the age of the properties in East Lakeview. This townhouse has some of its vintage features intact including crown molding, two fireplaces, French doors, and a secret […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom vintage unit at 3534 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview in August 2013. See our prior chatter here. If you recall, it is bank owned. This is the unit where some of the hardwood floors and moldings have been painted. The building was built in 1924 so this unit […]

This 2-bedroom loft at 1521 N. Milwaukee in Bucktown just came on the market. If the building looks familiar, it’s because we chattered about the south facing sister unit, Unit #3N, in March 2012. See our prior chatter here. Back then, the 1600-square foot loft was listed at $499,000. Many of you thought the price […]

We last chattered about this historic 3-bedroom single family home at 1836 N. Lincoln Park West in Old Town in July 2013. See our prior chatter here. At that time, most of you were in love with the house but a few thought that it was overpriced at $1.729 million. An “Old Town bubble” was […]