Crib Chatter

This top floor vintage 2-bedroom at 739 W. Brompton in East Lakeview came on the market in February 2015. Built in 1924, the mid-rise building has 9 units. This penthouse has the large layout you would expect from that era with a full-size dining room and sunroom. Many of the original features remain including wainscoting, […]

This 6-bedroom single family home at 1345 W. Wolfram in West Lakeview just came on the market. If it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it in September 2013. See that chatter here. If you recall, it’s on a rare double lot measuring 52×124.6 which allows it to have that other rare city feature: the 5 […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse in Park Place Tower at 655 W. Irving Park Road in Lakeview recently came on the market. The building was built in 1976 and has 901 units. It is among the tallest buildings on the north side of the city. This unit, on the 55th floor, which is the penthouse floor, has […]

This 1-bedroom in The Eddystone at 421 W. Melrose in Lakeview came on the market in May 2014. The Eddystone was built in 1929 and as you can guess from the date, that proved problematic. Designed by Holabird & Root, it was originally supposed to take up most of a city block and encompass over […]

This top floor 2-bedroom at 2819 N. Lakewood in Lakeview came on the market on Nov 1, 2014. It might look familiar to some, however, because it was a previously bank owned unit that was listed in May 2014 and sold at the end of June. You can see what the unit looked like when […]

This 3-bedroom duplex up at 1316 W. Fletcher in Lakeview came on the market in September 2014. It has a 2 story living room with the three bedrooms on the second floor. It’s being sold “as-is” and the listing says the buyer is responsible for 6 months past due assessments which are $218 a month. […]

This 2-bedroom duplex down loft at 1122 W. Newport in Lakeview came on the market in September 2014. It has the loft features that buyers like such as 14 foot timber ceilings and exposed brick. The kitchen was updated by the prior owner and has modern cabinets and stainless steel appliances. The master bedroom is […]

This 2-bedroom townhouse at 1130 W. Cornelia in Lakeview just came on the market. But if the interior pictures look familiar, that’s because this property was on the market last year and the pictures with the current listing are the same as the pictures which were used last year. It has an open layout with […]

This top floor 3-bedroom at 3020 N. Sheridan Road in East Lakeview just came on the market. Built in 1902, the building has 9-units and is just a block from the lake shore bike baths. This unit has many of its original features, including crown molding and built-ins. There is a unique two-story living room […]

This 2-bedroom corner duplex at 2859 N. Southport in Lakeview came on the market in August 2014. The complex was converted into condos in the early 1990s and has 4 units. This unit has its own private entrance on Southport. It also has 12 foot ceilings and a 600 square foot private deck. The kitchen […]