Crib Chatter

This 4-bedroom single family home at 1219 N. Rockwell in East Humboldt Park came on the market in October 2018. Built in 2011, it’s on a 24×126 lot and has a backyard and a 2-car garage. The picture above is not of this actual home. It’s the house at 1214 N. Rockwell, just down the […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 849 N. Francisco in the East Humboldt Park neighborhood of West Town just came on the market. I don’t have a picture of this house but I thought we should chatter about it. Built in 1885, on a standard 25×125 lot, it has a 2-car garage. This is a […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom “Smart Tech” home at 900 N. Richmond in West Town (East Humboldt Park???) in February 2016. You can see our chatter here. If you recall, this is one of several dozen similar homes that have been built in West Town, Avondale, Logan Square and other gentrifying neighborhoods since the bust. These houses were […]

This 4-bedroom 2-flat at 3278 W. Wabansia in Humboldt Park recently came on the market. It is HUD-owned. Built in 1886, it is a frame house on a standard 25×125 lot with a 2-car garage. The units are configured as the following: Unit #1: 2 bedrooms, 1 bath Unit #2: 2 bedrooms, 1 bath The […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom cottage at 1441 N. Campbell in East Humboldt Park in March 2013. See our chatter here. If you recall, it was on the market for 5 months in 2012 during the peak spring/summer buying season and didn’t sell. It returned to the market at the same time of the […]

We’ve chattered about a bunch of churches over the years. Some of them had already been converted into condos, some of them were the raw church which was awaiting someone with vision. This church at 1300 N. Artesian in East Humboldt Park falls into the “raw” category. The listing says it’s currently being used as […]

This 3-bedroom cottage at 1441 N. Campbell in East Humboldt Park recently came on the market. Built on a standard 25×125 lot, it has a 2-car garage. Some upgrades have been made to the home. The kitchen has white Kraftsmaid cabinets with stainless steel appliances and a red vintage refrigerator. There is some exposed brick. […]

I know some of you wanted to chatter about Bowmanville, but the level of activity there doesn’t come close to what is happening in East Humboldt Park. By “East Humboldt Park”, I’m talking about the area that is west of Western Avenue- all the way west to Humboldt Boulevard. It is north of Division and south of […]

This 2-flat at 923 N. Francisco in East Humboldt Park just came on the market. It is a short sale and is listed at just $95,000. Both units are rented for the following: Unit #1: 2/1 with rent of $800 a month Unit #2: 2/1 with rent of $800 a month The building is on […]

This 4-bedroom 1960s ranch at 936 N. Saint Louis in Humboldt Park is one of the houses that was bought as a foreclosure, renovated, and put back on the market. Built in 1963, the brick ranch is on a standard Chicago lot of 25×125. The listing says it has new electric, plumbing and heat. There […]