Crib Chatter

The Illinois Association of Realtors is out with the July 2019 data and Chicago home sales fell year-over-year again despite much lower mortgage rates. From the IAR: The city of Chicago saw year-over-year home sales decrease 5.3 percent with 2,655 sales in July, compared to 2,803 a year ago. The median price of a home […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 1340 E. Madison Park in Kenwood came on the market in June 2019. The house was built in 1885 but an addition was put on the back of the house in 2005 which added a separate eat-in kitchen and family room as well as a modern back deck. It’s […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Hedman Lofts at 1158 W. Armitage in Lincoln Park came on the market in July 2019. The Hedman Lofts was converted into condos in the late 1990s. It’s an elevator building with 14 units and a parking garage. It’s an authentic industrial building with exposed brick and concrete ceilings along with […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Lincoln Lofts at 3151 N. Lincoln in Lakeview came on the market in July 2019. This corner loft is in the Tower portion of the building and on the 5th floor. It has both south and west exposures with a south facing balcony. Because there aren’t many tall buildings in […]

This 2-bedroom in Academy Hall at 915 N. Hoyne in the Ukrainian Village recently came on the market. This is a rehab of the historic St. John’s school that is next door to the church which is now The Revival condominiums. They have two separate developers but both projects are now on the market at […]

This 4-bedroom in The Revival at 921 N. Hoyne in the Ukrainian Village originally came on the market in March 2019. This church is the former St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran and, according to curbed, it’s 114 years old. It’s apparently taken several years to renovate due to the recent landmark classification which requires a certain […]

This new construction 3-bedroom duplex at 2025 W. Crystal in Wicker Park came on the market in June 2019. This is a new 3-unit boutique building with parking. The design of this building is a bit different from the new construction we’ve seen post- Great Recession. This unit is Unit #2 and has 23-foot floor […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up at 1434 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in November 2018 but still hasn’t sold. We chattered about it in January 2019. See our chatter here. Just a reminder that it is bank owned. Built in 1889, it has a 3-unit self-managed association. The two bedrooms, which […]

This 2-bedroom in the Ambassador House at 1325 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast recently came on the market. The Ambassador House was built in 1969 and has 112 units and a rental parking garage. If this unit looks familiar that’s because we chatted about it the last time it was on the market. […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 1935 W. Schiller in Wicker Park came on the market in April 2019. Built in 1886, the house is on an extended Chicago lot which measures 25×162. It has a 2.5 car garage and is set directly on Wicker Park. The listing says its in the landmark historic district. […]