Crib Chatter

We’ve chattered about this 4-bedroom full floor penthouse at 247 E. Chestnut in Streeterville before. See our March 2011 chatter here. Some of you may also recognize it from 2010 publicity about an auction of the property (as it was owned by an emmy winning soap opera writer.) See that story here. Back in March […]

This 3-bedroom at 1000 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast recently came on the market. It is bank owned. It has some unique features including a large terrace and a bathroom which appears to have a shower curtain as the only thing separating the bathtub from the bedroom. From the pictures, the kitchen appears intact […]

This 1-bedroom loft in the Locomobile Lofts at 2000 S. Michigan in the South Loop has been on the market since February 2012. It is bank owned. In that time it has been reduced $25,000 to just $99,900. It has tall ceilings and big windows with a loft space above the bedroom which could be […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 1738 N. Winchester in Bucktown was unofficially placed in the Crib Chatter Hall of Fame last year. See our September 2011 chatter here. Not only did it have one of the best listing descriptions in the history of Crib Chatter ( “IF YOU ARE READY TO ACT BUYER, BUCKLE UP […]

This 2-bedroom at 235 W. Eugenie in Old Town just came on the market. It is a HUD property and is listed for just $150,000. The listing says FHA financing is available and it is eligible for 203k (which is the FHA renovation loan.) There are no interior pictures of the unit so we have […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 4332 N. Bell in North Center (as it’s just south of Montrose) just came on the market. I don’t have a picture of it yet but I thought I’d better cover it since it might get snapped up by a developer quickly. It is bank owned. It is listed […]

This 1-bedroom at 626 W. Waveland in East Lakeview has been on the market since September 2011. It is bank owned. In that time it has been reduced $37,000. But it also appears to have been under contract at least twice- in February 2012 and in March 2012. The listing says “This one will go […]

This 2-bedroom vintage cottage at 2421 N. New England in Montclare just came on the market. It is bank owned. The listing says it is “eligible under Freddie Mac First Look Initiative until 5/25/2012.” Built in 1916, it is just 835 square feet. There is no lot size listed but it has a big enough […]

This vintage 2 bedroom at 2500 N. Orchard in East Lincoln Park just came on the market. It is a Fannie Mae Home Path property. The building was built in 1900. The unit has hardwood floors, a woodburning fireplace, stained glass and exposed brick. The listing says it has central air but doesn’t mention washer/dryer […]

This 3-bedroom in the luxury high rise at 55 E. Erie in River North just came on the market. It is bank owned. The listing says it has 2028 square feet but the room sizes are estimated. From the pictures, it appears the kitchen and bathrooms are intact. The kitchen has granite counter tops, maples […]