This 6-bedroom vintage home at 456 W. Belden in East Lincoln Park came on the market in June 2015. Built in 1880 on a larger than standard corner Chicago lot of 50×130, the house is landmarked. From the outside, it looks like a standard vintage home from this period with brick, big windows and high […]
This 3-bedroom vintage single family home at 2031 N. Bissell in Lincoln Park came on the market in August 2015. The listing says it was built in 1880 which would likely make it among the older homes in this neighborhood. This house was built after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which swept through the […]
This top-floor 2-bedroom in this vintage graystone at 2229 N. Seminary in Lincoln Park recently came on the market. Built in 1910, it has a vintage façade but has been upgraded with modern amenities. The unit has a private interior staircase with a skylight. There is crown molding and recessed lighting along with plantation shutters […]
This week, all the posts will be about Lincoln Park because . . . why not? The real estate is hopping in the most prestigious neighborhood in the city, including a LOT of new construction, mostly of multi-million dollar single family homes. Is Lincoln Park simply becoming the playground of the mega-rich? Can middle class buyers even […]
This 2-bedroom at 1437 W. Diversey in Lincoln Park came on the market in June 2015. The building was constructed in 2009 and has 5 units. This unit has modern finishes including wide plank floors. The kitchen has modern, European-style espresso cabinets and Jenn Air stainless steel appliances. There are decks on the front and back […]
We’re in the winter market now where inventory and new listings normally drop. But this year, with already record low inventory, it’s worse than ever. It’s already difficult to find interesting properties to post on. It will only get worse as the holidays approach. Therefore, Crib Chatter is returning to 1 post a day until 2016 […]
This 2-bedroom in the Rockefeller-McCormick Building at 6334 N. Sheridan in Edgewater came on the market in September 2015. Built in 1924, the building was part of the building boom along Lake Michigan that extended from the South Shore to the far north neighborhoods of Edgewater and Rogers Park. It has 42 units, many with […]
8 units in 3033 N. Sheridan in East Lakeview recently came on the market on the same day from the same seller. All of the units were 1-bedrooms. Each listing says “$5000 closing credit on all contracts before Dec 31, 2015.” It looks like the seller is trying to sell 11 total units, however, including […]