Archive for July, 2020
This 2-bedroom loft in the Gaertner Building at 1201 W. Wrightwood in Lincoln Park came on the market in July 2020. Built in 1926, the Gaertner Building has 24 lofts and attached garage parking. An elevator building, it was converted into condos in 2002. This loft has exposed brick and ductwork with an open concept […]
July 31st, 2020 | Posted in Lincoln Park, Lofts | 11 Comments
This 3-bedroom coach house in 119 W. Chestnut in the Gold Coast came on the market in July 2020. Built in 1920, there are 9 units but this is the 3-story coach house in the back. The listing says it has both front and back entrances. The living room, which has soaring ceilings, is on […]
July 30th, 2020 | Posted in Coach House, Gold Coast | 5 Comments
This 1-bedroom in the Greenbrier at 559 W. Surf in East Lakeview came on the market in July 2020. Built in 1904, the building has 78 units and a doorman. This one bedroom has many of its historic features including wood paneling, moldings, what looks like a built-in bookcase and boxed ceilings in the living […]
July 29th, 2020 | Posted in Condos, Historic Properties, Lakeview | 19 Comments
This 2-bedroom in No. 9 Walton at 9 W. Walton in the Gold Coast came on the market in July 2020. Built in 2017, this building has 66 units on 37 floors and an attached parking garage which is valet. It is a full service building with doormen, a 2-story exercise room, indoor pool, sauna, […]
July 28th, 2020 | Posted in Condos, Gold Coast | 22 Comments
This 3-bedroom Victorian single family home at 1836 N. Lincoln Park West in Old Town came on the market in July 2020. Built in 1872 for Charles Wacker (yes- THAT Wacker), it is on an irregular shaped lot measuring 27x125x27x102. If the house looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it in 2013, when it […]
July 27th, 2020 | Posted in Historic Properties, Old Town, Single family homes | 8 Comments
This contemporary 4-bedroom single family home at 2138 N. Racine in Lincoln Park originally came on the market in July 2019. Built in 1992, it’s on a standard 25×125 lot and has an attached 2-car garage. The listing says it has been rehabbed including the kitchen which has modern Poggenpohl cabinets, Carrara marble counter tops […]
July 24th, 2020 | Posted in Lincoln Park, Single family homes | 9 Comments
The June housing data is out. Sales were the lowest since 2011, which was near the bottom of the housing bust. Reminder these closings would have been properties under contract in March, April and May, which was during the coronavirus shutdown. The city of Chicago saw year-over-year home sales decrease 29.1 percent with 2,020 sales […]
July 23rd, 2020 | Posted in Market Conditions | 124 Comments
This 5-bedroom English Manor single family home at 6087 N. Kirkwood in Sauganash has been on, and off, the market since September 2014. We last chattered about it two years ago, in August 2018, but we also chattered about it in 2016. See our 2018 chatter here. Back in 2018, many of you complained that […]
July 22nd, 2020 | Posted in Sauganash, Single family homes | 24 Comments
This 3-bedroom in 340 On the Park at 340 E. Randolph in Lakeshore East came on the market in June 2020. 340 On the Park was built in 2007 and has 344 units and an attached parking garage. It’s a full amenity building with doormen, an indoor lap pool, exercise room, business center and winter garden. […]
July 21st, 2020 | Posted in Condos, Lakeshore East | 21 Comments
This 3-bedroom at 1711 W. Division in the East Village neighborhood of West Town (on the border of Wicker Park) came on the market in July 2020. Built in 2008, this Ranquist-designed building has 12 units, a heated garage, and an elevator. These units were constructed with modern industrial finishes and have 10 foot ceilings. […]
July 20th, 2020 | Posted in Condos, East Village, West Town | 17 Comments