Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom at 444 W. Belmont in East Lakeview just came on the market. It’s been 5 years since we chattered about this building which was constructed in 1929 and has just 11 units. It’s one of the many, smaller, vintage buildings on the north side that don’t get as much publicity as the big […]

This new construction 6-flat at 1165 W. Eddy in Lakeview just came on the market. Last week, Crain’s discussed the teardown and new construction phenomena in Chicago. Over the last 5 years, Lakeview was the most popular neighborhood for teardowns in the city. On the 3700 block of North Greenview Avenue, construction is under way on […]

This vintage 3-bedroom in 415 W. Aldine in East Lakeview just came on the market. The building was constructed in 1927 and has just 2 units per floor. Like a lot of construction from the pre-war era, this unit is large with many vintage features including crown molding, built-ins and French windows. The Gallery foyer […]

This 4-bedroom duplex down at 1122 W. Diversey in Lakeview just came on the market but if it looks familiar that’s because we chattered about it last September. If you recall, this duplex down was purchased in July 2014 and put on the market just 13 months later, “renovated” and listed for 42% more than […]

This 2-bedroom vintage co-op in the Cornelia Apartments at 3500 N. Lake Shore Drive in East Lakeview just came on the market. Built in 1926, at 17 stories, the Cornelia Apartments was designed with 2 and 3 bedroom floorplans, with most including at least one maid’s room. There are 64 units. The building has no deeded parking, but there […]

This 2-bedroom in the Coronado at 3900 N. Pine Grove in Lakeview just came on the market. The building was converted into condos at the height of the condo boom in 2005-2006 so there has been a lot of distressed units. This property is a Fannie Mae Home Path property. It has been in distress since […]

This 2-bedroom duplex at 1130 W. Cornelia in Lakeview came on the market in July 2015. While not a traditional loft, it has loft-like features including two story ceilings in the living room and a second floor loft open to the lower level. The kitchen has wood cabinets, granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse at 2919 N. Burling in Lakeview came on the market in October 2016. The building has 9 units with attached, covered parking. I can’t tell if there is an elevator but neither the current listing or the prior listing in 2014 says that it does so I am assuming it does not. […]

This 5-bedroom top floor vintage unit at 443 W. Aldine in East Lakeview recently came on the market. If it looks familiar, that’s because it was actually on the market for most of 2014 without selling. It is a full floor unit in a 4-unit elevator building that was renovated into luxury condos in 2010-2011. […]

8 units in 3033 N. Sheridan in East Lakeview recently came on the market on the same day from the same seller. All of the units were 1-bedrooms. Each listing says “$5000 closing credit on all contracts before Dec 31, 2015.” It looks like the seller is trying to sell 11 total units, however, including […]