Crib Chatter

The Illinois Association of Realtors is out with November’s home sales. As predicted, things slowed in the historically slow time of the year. The housing market just feels pretty “blah” right now- doesn’t it? From the IAR: The city of Chicago saw year-over-year home sales decline slightly in November 2017 with 1,923 sales, compared to […]

This 6-bedroom home at 924 N. Clark in the Gold Coast has been on and off the market since April 2015. (Sorry- I don’t have a good picture of this house.) It’s been written up by the media because at one point in 2015 it was listed for $15 million, which puts it among the […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 1652 N. Bell in Bucktown has been on and off the market since March 2012. If it looks familiar, that’s because we last chattered about it in October 2012. Back then, we were wondering if staging mattered in million dollar properties. In 2012, it didn’t have any furniture or […]

This 2-bedroom at 1636 N. Larrabee in Lincoln Park came on the market in October 2017. This group of townhouses was built in 1985. The picture above is of the front of 1616 N. Larrabee, which is also in the complex. They are fee simple which means there is no assessment. Each townhouse takes care […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 1457 W. Addison in Southport first came on the market in October 2013. Most recently, it was relisted in March 2017. Built in 1901, the listing says it was renovated in 2010. It’s on a larger than standard Chicago lot measuring 41×134, has a 2-car garage and 7 outdoor areas. […]

This duplex 2-bedroom in the Fulton House at 345 N. Canal on the Near West Side, and on the Chicago River, came on the market in October 2017. Fulton House was built in 1903 as an old cold storage warehouse. It became apartments in the 1970s and was converted into condos in the 1990s. However, it’s […]

This 1-bedroom loft in the Skybox Lofts came on the market in November 2017. It’s an authentic loft with 13 foot timber wood ceilings and several exposed brick walls. It has south facing windows with a balcony and the listing says there are refinished hardwood floors. The kitchen has white cabinets and new granite counter […]

This 1-bedroom in The Marlborough at 400 W. Deming in Lincoln Park in July 2017. The Marlborough was built in 1912 and has 106 units. It sits directly on Lincoln Park. This is a north facing unit with a dining room. The listing says there’s been “some updates” to the kitchen and bath but it’s being […]

This 3-bedroom at in No 9 Walton at 9 West Walton in the Gold Coast recently came on the market. No 9 Walton is a new construction luxury high rise with 66 units and a parking garage. It’s located across the street from the Ogden School. This building was conceived as a luxury building with […]

This 2-bedroom in Kingsbury on the Park at 653 N. Kingsbury in River North came on the market in August 2017. The building was designed by Lucien Lagrange in 2003 and has 130 units and a parking garage. This unit is a corner unit with north and east exposures from floor to ceiling windows. It […]