Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom single family home at 1719 W. Wabansia in Bucktown has been on and off the market for nearly a year. Originally listed at $799,000 in October 2010, it has been reduced $100,000 in that time. Built in 1987 on an oversized lot of 37×125, it has side and rear gardens and a 2-car […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom Victorian storefront duplex down at 2075 N. Oakley in Bucktown in June 2011. See our prior chatter here. Since June, it has been reduced another $100,000 and is now listed $131,600 under the 2006 price. Way back in our first chatter on the property in January 2010 when it […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom brick and timber loft in the Signature Lofts at 1750 N. Wolcott in Bucktown in July 2011. See our prior chatter here. Listed for $459,000, or $107,500 above its 2001 purchase price, no one had a guess on what it would sell for. One of you did predict it […]

If there was a “Crib Chatter Hall of Fame”, then this 5-bedroom single family home at 1738 N. Winchester in Bucktown would probably be in it for its sheer uniqueness. We last chattered about this house a year ago when it was on the market as a short sale for $1,699,900. See our prior chatter […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom Sheperd’s Cottage at 2233 W. Homer in Bucktown in June 2011. See our prior chatter here. There was much discussion about what renovations were done when to the house but most of you thought it was also overpriced for the neighborhood. It has since been reduced $25,000. Built in […]

We last chattered about this 5-bedroom new construction single family home at 1845 N. Winchester in Bucktown in August 2010. See our prior chatter here. Many of you did not think the level of finishes matched the price of the property. First listed in July 2007 for $1.549 million, it was reduced several times and […]

This 2-bedroom in the Signature Lofts at 1750 N. Wolcott in Bucktown just came on the market. It is an authentic loft with timber ceilings and exposed brick. The kitchen has stainless steel appliances and granite countertops and is open to the living space. The bedrooms are fully enclosed for added privacy. The loft is […]

This 2-bedroom loft at 2111 W. Churchill in Bucktown has been on the market since April 2011. In that time it has been reduced $10,000. The penthouse loft has 15-foot timber ceilings and exposed brick. Both bedrooms are on the second level. There are also several outdoor spaces including a rooftop deck with views of downtown. […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom Victorian worker’s cottage at 1848 W. Cortland in Bucktown in May 2011. See our May chatter here. While that was a rousing discussion about yuppies and CPS, with the Groove amazed that anyone would pay $500,000 for an older frame house in Bucktown, at least one of you got it […]

We last chattered about this top floor duplex up 3-bedroom at 1955 W. Cortland in Bucktown in August 2010. See our prior chatter here. Then listed at $849,900, many of you thought a buyer would just buy a single family home in the neighborhood for the same price (or cheaper) instead. The listing was withdrawn […]