Crib Chatter

If you don’t want to pay nearly $3 million for your “home in the sky,” take a look at the 1920s luxury apartment buildings that line the lake front both on the South Side and as far north as Edgewater. The 1920s marked the last time “luxury” was springing up all over the city.  Several […]

All real estate is about location, location, location.  But you’d think owning a large vintage duplex for nearly 7 years in a nice Lakeview location would mean something. The listing says this unit was a gut rehab in 2000.  The kitchen still has the, gasp, white appliances.  (Yes, some buyers will refuse to buy a condo […]

Do you dream about the Cubs, wear Cubs shirts, go on Cubs cruises and just count down the days until opening day every year at Wrigley Field? Why not live right next to the park?  You can live within a minute of the park and hear the roars of the crowd from your rooftop deck.  You can hang out […]

A few weeks ago we had a Tuscan Villa in Lakeview.  And now you can have your own Mediterranean Palace as well. What’s up with Lakeview anyway?  Apparently buyers no longer want good-ole midwestern bricks. I salute this developer who has decided to build something different, however. But the Mediterranean style is very distinctive and […]

There isn’t space for much new construction in the Lakeview neighborhood so when a new condo building is announced, it’s sure to be popular. Such should be the case with The Winchester, a new 12 story mid-rise that is planned for the corner of Belmont and Hudson, at 3175 N. Hudson, near Lake Shore Drive.  Currently, […]

We’ve seen a Spanish Hacienda in Beverly, why not a Tuscan Villa in Lakeview?  You tell me, does this look much like a Tuscan Villa to you? Hm… What about the Tuscany orange/terra cotta color?  Are Tuscan Villas even this color? 2965 N. Sheridan: 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, 5000 square feet Currently listed for $2.8 million […]

Anyone who has looked for a one bedroom vintage condo in Lakeview or Lincoln Park knows it is hard to get one with both a washer/dryer in the unit and deeded parking. And to keep it under $300,000? Good luck. Heck, even some of the expensive units lack one or both (usually lacks the parking.) […]

433 W. Briar in Lakeview is a conversion of an 11 story vintage building with 34 units.  It hasn’t been selling very long- maybe six to eight months or so. It’s a nice building with two bedroom and larger units and there is parking available (rare for vintage buildings.) But apparently the developer wants to […]

If you’re a developer and you’re about launch a new luxury building during what some would argue is the worst housing market in 20 years and into a Chicago market that is already saturated with that product, you’d think you’d have all of your ducks in a row. Right? You’d launch with an ad in the […]

  In this crazy market, there are some properties that seem to sell in only a few weeks (for insane prices) and others that sit on the market for months with numerous price reductions. 560 W. Roscoe #3W is one of those properties that is sitting on the market. It’s a gorgeous unit that feels […]