Crib Chatter

This 6-bedroom vintage house at 830 W. Wolfram in Lakeview came on the market in July 2021. Built in 1885, it’s on an extra wide 43×125 lot and has an extra large 2.5 garage. This house has some of its vintage features but has also been expanded and renovated. It has 3 fireplaces, crown moldings, […]

This 4-bedroom Victorian single family home at 3526 N. Marshfield in Lakeview came on the market in May 2020. If it looks familiar, that’s because we have chattered about it several times over the last decade: in both 2013 and 2016, which was the last time it was on the market. See our 2016 chatter here. We also […]

This 1-bedroom at 320 W. Oakdale in East Lakeview came on the market in May 2021. 320 W. Oakdale was designed by Milton Schwartz in 1956 and has 51 units and covered parking. The listing says this unit has been a total remodel. It says it has “never been lived in.” The kitchen has custom […]

This 4-bedroom duplex-up penthouse at 2948 N. Pine Grove in East Lakeview just came on the market. Built in 1922, the building has 10 units. If it looks familiar, that’s because we’ve chattered about it several times,  in 2013 and in 2017. See our 2017 chatter here. If you recall, it has a 2-story ceiling […]

This 2-bedroom in Park Place Tower at 655 W. Irving Park in Lakeview came on the market in July 2021. Built in 1973, Park Place Tower is one of the tallest buildings on the north side of the city. It has 901 units and garage parking. It’s a full amenity building with “resort style living” […]

This 4-bedroom in 3400 N. Lake Shore Drive in East Lakeview came on the market in May 2021. Built in 1922 in the Beaux Arts style, this building has 46 condo units. It’s a full service building with a doorman and an engineer along with an exercise room. The listing says it has an indoor […]

This 1-bedroom at 539 W. Roscoe in East Lakeview came on the market in July 2021 This courtyard building was constructed in 1923 and has 26 units. It apparently does not have an elevator, nor does it have parking. This vintage unit has French windows in the living room along with a wood burning fireplace […]

This 3-bedroom in 609 W. Stratford in East Lakeview came on the market in May 2021. Built in 1928, this boutique elevator building has 30 units, with just 2 per floor. It has a shared yard with grills and a fire pit. There’s no parking with the building but this unit has “leased transferable garage […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 1450 W. Pensacola in the Graceland West neighborhood of Lakeview came on the market in late June 2021. It went under contract within 3 days. Built in 1901, the listing says it had a 2-story addition in 2016. It’s on a 25 x 121.9 size lot and has a […]

This 5-bedroom penthouse at 3512 N. Southport in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview came on the market in January 2021. Long time readers will remember it from 2011 when it had a putting green on the rooftop deck. See our 2011 chatter here. Built in 2008, the building has 7 units and garage parking. It’s […]