Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom loft at 1020 S. Wabash in the South Loop just came on the market. It is bank owned. From the pictures, it appears the kitchen and bathrooms are intact. The kitchen has maple cabinets, granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. The corner unit is 1786 square feet and has hardwood floors and […]

This 3-bedroom duplex penthouse at 1111 S. Wabash in the South Loop has been on the market since January 2013. It is bank owned. It has 2 large terraces and some lake and city views. There’s work to be done however. While the kitchen has cabinets and counters, there are no floors and the baths […]

We’ve chattered about prices of 2-bedroom units in One Museum Park West at 1211 S. Prairie in the South Loop several times over the last few years. As recently as January 2012, it appeared that prices were still on the decline. Read our chatter here. But that was then and this is now. The 2013 […]

We last chattered about the “Castle on the Kennedy”, the 5-bedroom new construction house that looks like a castle at 3721 N. Parkview Terrace in Irving Park, in May 2010. See our May 2010 chatter here. Back then, it was listed at $1.89 million. While everyone agreed that it was too high for the neighborhood, […]

Thanks goes out to the eagle eye of a dedicated Crib Chatter reader who recognized this contemporary 5-bedroom house at 2820 N. Paulina in Lakeview from our prior chatter of it in 2008 and 2009. See our June 2008 chatter here. It recently came back on the market and is now bank owned (with the […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Bronzeville Lofts at 50 E. 26th in Bronzeville just came on the market. It is bank owned and listed at just $105,500. We last chattered about one of these authentic lofts in August 2012. See that chatter here. This one has 1660 square feet on two levels with a balcony […]

This 2-bedroom (or is it really a 1-bedroom with den?) loft at the 60657 Lofts at 1645 W. School in West Lakeview has been on and off the market for over a year. Last year, it was being sold as a short sale but the bank ultimately took it back in December 2012. The bank re-listed […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom single family home at 1750 W. Grace in North Center in December 2009. But long time Chatterers will remember it from the early days because we chattered about it many times over the first few years of this site. It was even featured on an episode of HGTV and […]

As most of you know, I don’t normally cover many properties outside of the Chicago city limits but I do make exceptions from time to time. This is one of those times. There’s a castle in our midst. Dunham Castle at 5N648 Dunham Road in west suburban Wayne came on the market in September 2012. […]

This bank owned 2-bedroom at 2626 N. Lakeview in Lincoln Park came on the market in March 2013 and was recently reduced. I’m surprised it is still listed and having to lower its price to find a buyer. While the unit itself doesn’t have lake views, right outside the front door is all of Lincoln […]