Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom row house at 3808 N. Alta Vista Terrace in Lakeview came on the market in June 2017. Alta Vista Terrace is a Chicago Landmark District. These 40 row homes were built from 1900 to 1904 and were built to look like London row homes. From the Chicago Landmark website: This street represents one […]

This 3-bedroom second floor unit at 517 W. Roscoe in East Lakeview came on the market in June 2017. This complex was built in 1925 and has 9 units and rare garage parking behind the building. It is larger than many single family homes at 2850 square feet and has vintage features such as an […]

This 3-bedroom new construction condo at 744 W. Buckingham in Lakeview came on the market in March 2017. It’s a 4-unit all-brick building with garage parking that was built by Ronan Builders. The lot is 32.5 x 133. This is a top floor unit with its own 69×28 private roof deck. The unit has all the […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 3900 N. Fremont in Lakeview came on the market in June 2017. This complex was built in 1994 and has 21 units and garage parking. This townhouse is 3 stories but just 1508 square feet. The listing says it has gotten a new roof, carpeting and paint in 2017. It also […]

This 4-bedroom townhouse at 3631 N. Pine Grove in East Lakeview just came on the market. This was built in 1978 and has 6 townhomes along with secure gated outdoor parking. The listing says it has been renovated with oak floors, recessed lighting, solid core wood doors, wood baseboards and 2 HVAC units. This townhouse […]

This 3-bedroom duplex at 820 W. George in Lakeview first came on the market in May 2017. Built in 1993, it is a rare first floor duplex up as this style of construction isn’t built anymore (they are almost always duplex downs.) The living room, dining room, kitchen and family room are on the main floor […]

This 2-bedroom top floor unit at 1348 W. Diversey in Lakeview came on the market in June 2017. (It’s the one on the right in the picture above.) We chattered about this building, and its sister building next door, back in 2012 when they were under construction. See our chatter here. Back then, the market […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse at 1342 W. Belmont in West Lakeview recently came on the market. This is a new construction 6-unit building with an elevator and 1-car parking per unit. The building also has a heated front sidewalk and security cameras throughout. The units have 10-foot ceilings, heated floors and large front-facing terraces. The kitchens […]

This 4-bedroom duplex up at 2948 N. Pine Grove in East Lakeview was listed in May 2017. Many of you may remember it from the bust years as we chattered about it several times including in 2013. Back then, it had been on and off the market from August 2009 until 2011 and had reduced […]

This 4-bedroom at 411 W. Briar in East Lakeview came on the market in July 2017. The pre-war building, at the corner of Briar and Sheridan, was constructed in 1914 and has 15 units. There’s no parking with the building, as cars were not widely owned when it was built. This unit has west and north […]