This 2-bedroom co-op at 3750 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview came on the market in January 2020. Built in 1926, this co-op building has 132 units, an indoor pool, an exercise room, doorman, a deck with grills. There’s rental parking in the neighborhood. This listing says the unit has been “completely renovated.” It has […]
Does anyone care about what the housing market was doing before the coronavirus hit the US? It seems like another world now. But it’s good to have the data. It’s not surprising that Chicago home sales were up year-over-year in February. From the Illinois Association of Realtors: The city of Chicago saw year-over-year home sales […]
This 2-bedroom loft in the Union Square Lofts at 333 W. Hubbard in River North just came on the market. During the coronavirus shelter-in-place crisis! Real estate isn’t stopping even though the city has been put on a virtual lock down. The Union Square Lofts was converted into lofts in 1998. There are 217 lofts. […]
This 6-bedroom historic mansion at 817 W. Hutchinson in the Buena Park neighborhood of Uptown was originally listed 9 years ago, in 2011. We’ve chattered about it several times, including the last time it came on the market in 2017. See our 2017 chatter here. The Claude Seymour House is one of the many historic […]
This 3-bedroom duplex penthouse at 1031 W. Bryn Mawr in Edgewater came on the market in May 2019. Built in 1908, Manor House was designed by John Edmund Oldaker Pridmore in the Tudor Revival style. According to Wikipedia, many people believe this was the former home of the British consul in Chicago, but the Edgewater […]
This 4-bedroom single family home at 1445 W. Cullom in the Graceland West neighborhood of Lakeview came on the market in February 2020. Built in 1901, it is on a wider than standard Chicago lot measuring 30×125. It appears to have had an addition added to the back because there are 4 bedrooms on the […]
This 3-bedroom at 3855 N. Southport in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview just came on the market. Built in 2000, the building has 4 units and outdoor parking. It doesn’t appear to have an elevator. This unit has a wall of west facing windows. The listing says it has a remodeled kitchen with white cabinets, […]
This 3-bedroom townhouse at 2610 N. Orchard in East Lincoln Park originally came on the market in August 2019. Built in 1978, this complex has 6 fee simple townhouses (no assessments) and deeded parking. The first floor has the living room, dining room and kitchen which also has exposed brick walls and a wood planked […]
This 4-bedroom single family home at 6524 S. Champlain in Woodlawn just came on the market. I was all ready to crib about it even without having a picture but it went under contract within a day of the listing. Even with the coronavirus! But I’m cribbed about it anyway as it’s an interesting look […]