Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom at 1518 W. Olive in Andersonville just came on the market. But if it looks familiar that’s because we last chattered about it all the way back in December 2010 wondering how hot Andersonville was- even during the bust. In 2010, some of you couldn’t believe that Andersonville prices were similar to Lakeview’s. […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 3521 N. Marshfield in the Roscoe Village neighborhood of Lakeview came on the market in August 2015. Built in 1890, it is on a standard Chicago lot of 25×125 and has a 2-car garage. The listing says it has had “cosmetic” and “infrastructural” updates including a newly added master […]

This 1-bedroom at 73 E. Elm in the Gold Coast most recently came on the market in December 2014 but it has been on and off the market since 2012. At 1200 square feet, it has just about the same square footage as the large east facing 1-bedroom units in the new construction 2550 Lincoln […]

This 1-bedroom in Lincoln Park 2550 at 2550 N. Lakeview in Lincoln Park came on the market in January 2015. It is one of the large 1-bedroom units, at 1167 square feet, which also faces east so it has lake and park views. The unit has 11 foot ceilings and oak floors. The kitchen has […]

This 2-bedroom at 646 W. Bittersweet Place in the Buena Park neighborhood in Uptown came on the market in March 2015. The listing calls it a “cottage by the lake” because it has some unique features including exposed brick walls, parquet flooring and skylights. The eat-in kitchen has honey oak cabinets, granite counter tops and […]

This 2-bedroom unit at 1737 W. Division in Wicker Park came on the market in June 2015. It’s on a prime area of Division near popular shops and restaurants. The kitchen has dark cabinets, stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops. There is no kitchen island, however there appears to be room for a dining room […]

This 2-bedroom in the vintage high rise at 5000 S. East End in Kenwood came on the market in April 2015. 5000 S. East End was built in 1927 and, until the 1960s, was the tallest building on the south side of the city. Some of you might remember it from a few years ago […]

This 2-bedroom duplex at 235 W. Eugenie in Old Town came on the market in July 2015. 235 W. Eugenie is a mid-century modern building designed by Chicago architect Harry Weese (who also designed DC’s metro system.) It was built in 1963 and has 23 units. This unit duplexes up and has two decks on the […]

This top floor 3-bedroom at 31 E. Elm in the Gold Coast just came on the market. The building was built in the pre-war era, in 1912, and has 12 units. But if you’ve dreamed about running away to Paris, but it’s just not practical, perhaps buying a Parisian-like apartment is the next best thing. […]

This 6-bedroom single family home at 1542 W. Nelson in Lakeview came on the market in June 2015. Built in 2011 on an oversized lot measuring 35.8 x 124, it has 6600 square feet and an attached 3-car garage. The house has 4 fireplaces and built-in bookcases as well as multiple terraces 4 of the […]