Crib Chatter

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 […]

This 2-bedroom on the 13th floor at 3150 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview came on the market in early October. The listing says it has lake and city views and overlooks Belmont Harbor. It’s bigger than the “standard” size 2-bedrooms of the more recent era at 1650 square feet. It has dark hardwood floors. […]

This 1-bedroom in the New York Residences at 3660 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview came on the market in June 2015. We have chattered about this building off and on over the years but the last time was in the 2011-2012 era when there were still foreclosures and short sales in the building. With […]

This 4-bedroom at 2912 N. Commonwealth in East Lakeview recently came on the market. Built in 1929, this brick and limestone building has just 26 units and a parking garage. At 3200 square feet, this unit lives like a single family home but in the sky. It has a library, a separate dining room and […]