Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom in Contemporaine at 201 W. Grand in River North came on the market in July 2019. Built in 2004, it has 28 units and a parking garage. It’s not a full service building, however, and doesn’t have a doorman. This unit has floor to ceiling wrap around windows with south and east views […]

This 3-bedroom in 504 W. Barry in East Lakeview just came on the market. We’ve chattered about this building in the past, but it looks like the last time was in 2012. If you recall, it was built in 1927 and has 10 units. It’s a rare vintage mid-rise with an elevator and parking. The […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 820 W. Wolfram in Lakeview recently came on the market. If it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it several times over the last couple of years including a year ago, in October 2018, when it re-sold for $60,000 under the 2014 sales price. You can see our chatter here. […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 4165 W. Berteau in Irving Park came on the market in May 2019. Built in 1924 on an oversized 24×174 lot, the listing says it’s the “historic Warnesson-Dressler” home. But I couldn’t find anything on Google about Warnesson in Chicago or any info about the house. Does anyone know […]

The Illinois Association of Realtors numbers are out for September. It was another weak month for sales. The city of Chicago saw year-over-year home sales decrease 4.2 percent with 1,954 sales in September, compared to 2,040 a year ago. The median price of a home in the city of Chicago in September was $292,750 up […]

Crain’s Dennis Rodkin took a look at the sales in various Chicago neighborhoods year-to-date. It’s not pretty. Lakeview takes the prize as the neighborhood with the slowest market, as sales are down 12%. “It’s as slow in Lakeview as I’ve ever seen it,” said Eudice Fogel, a Compass agent who’s been in the Chicago real […]

This 4-bedroom Italianate single family home at 215 W. Eugenie in the Old Town Triangle came on the market in July 2019. Built in 1886, it’s on a smaller than normal Chicago lot measuring 24.67 x 92.10. The listing says its landmarked and is featured in the AIA guide. It has the layout that many […]

This 2-bedroom on the 35th floor of The Bristol at 57 E. Delaware in the Gold Coast came on the market in October 2018. The Bristol was built in 2000 and has 178 units, an indoor pool, and a parking garage. At that time, it was one of the first new build “luxury” buildings and […]

This 2-bedroom greystone condo at 1940 N. Cleveland in East Lincoln Park came on the market in October 2018. This greystone was built in 1890 and has 5 units and outdoor parking. It has some of its original features including wood molding and paneling in the bay windows and a wood burning fireplace in the […]

This 2-bedroom in 319 W Erie in River North first came on the market in March 2018. This is a boutique vintage building that was turned into 7 luxury condos in 2007, during the housing boom. It has garage parking and an elevator. This unit has a Waterworks mosaic tile entry foyer with 12 to […]