From the street, this 2-bedroom home at 1722 W. Wellington looks like your run-of-the-mill vintage Lakeview house until you step through the front door. The interior has been transformed with exposed beamed ceilings in the living room, a spiral staircase leading to the second floor and contemporary baths. Catherine Brennan at Sudler Sothebys has the listing. […]
Remember the bank-owned condo at 3023 N. Kenmore in Lakeview? The three-unit building had been converted into expensive condos at the peak of the boom. See our February 2008 chatter and more pictures here. The bank-owned unit has sold. A quick refresher on the building’s history: The building originally sold in October 2004 for $739,000. It […]
We’ve chattered about this 3-bedroom vintage unit at 2910 N. Pine Grove in Lakeview several times before. Since December 2008, it’s been reduced by $50,000. It’s 2000 square feet, has a sunroom and a fireplace but doesn’t have central air or parking. Pam Lynch at Jameson Real Estate still has the listing. See the listing […]
This 3-bedroom home at 3833 N. Marshfield in Lakeview has been on the market since August 2008. It’s now been reduced $64,000 and is listed only $10,000 above it’s 2006 selling price. The house is in the coveted Blaine School District and the kitchens and baths were renovated in 2006. What will it take to sell […]
Time Out Chicago has its annual real estate issue out this week called “Where to live now.” There are a few properties featured under a section called “motivated sellers” about sellers eager to sell their homes. In the magazine version, they are blurbs amongst the articles that say, “Take my home, please!” One of them […]
How much of a “deal” was 1469 W. Foster, the 4-bedroom rowhouse in Andersonville we just chattered about? This 3-bedroom rowhouse at 1920 W. Wolfram in West Lakeview was built in the same year: 1892. The layout is similar with the narrow living space (the livingroom is 17×11.) It has 3 bedrooms, instead of 4, and they’re also […]
Chicago has a lot of great “starter” condos. This 1-bedroom at 434 W. Aldine is small and missing some of the “essentials” like central air, washer/dryer in the unit, and parking but it has good vintage bones. Is this priced to sell for a starter condo in East Lakeview? Alex Zupancic at @Properties has […]
Some homes are just cool. This 1882-era single family home at 638 W. Oakdale in Lakeview has much of its vintage charm intact and a unique conservatory on the back of the house. We last chattered about the house in November 2008. See our prior comments and pictures here. It’s since been reduced $149,000. Suzan […]
We chattered about this 2-bedroom vintage unit at 507 W. Aldine in East Lakeview in February 2009. See our prior chatter and more pictures here. It’s been reduced $10,100. Brad Lippitz at Brad Lippitz Real Estate Group still has the listing. See more pictures here. Unit#2B: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, dining room, no square footage […]
We chattered about this 3-bedroom single family home at 3449 N. Paulina in West Lakeview in January 2009. See our prior chatter and pictures here. It had been on the market since October 2008 and had been reduced $24,500 from its original list price. It recently sold for $15,000 above its 2003 sales price. Here’s its history […]