Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom at the Residences at the Vic at 3140 N. Sheffield in Lakeview has been on the market since June 2013. It is a Fannie Mae property with Homepath 3% financing available. From the pictures, it looks like everything in the unit is intact. It has hardwood floors in the main living area. The […]

We first chattered about this new construction 3-flat at 1022 W. Diversey in Lakeview in January 2012 just as the new construction boom was starting to take off. See our August 2012 chatter about the building here. The three units sold within 6 months for the following prices: [ordered_list style=”bullet”] Unit #1: $732,500 Unit #2: $435,000 […]

We’ve chattered about this 2-bedroom at 3236 N. Seminary in Lakeview twice in the last six months. See our June 2013 chatter here. It came on the market in April when it was hot, hot, hot. The top-floor unit was originally listed for 18.7% higher than the 2010 purchase price, at $469,000. Why not? Condos were […]

We’ve chattered about this 3-bedroom in a vintage greystone building at 814 W. Roscoe in Lakeview several times over the last few years. See our May 2013 chatter here. It has reduced $40,000 since we first chattered about it. Many of you have liked this unit renovated/rehabbed unit over the years. Sonies originally thought it was very “New […]

This 6-bedroom single family home at 1345 W. Wolfram in Lakeview has been on the market since September 2012. It is on a rare double lot measuring 52×124.6 which allows it to have that other rare feature: the 5 car garage. At 9050 square feet, it has 7 full bathrooms and 2 half baths. It […]

This 3-bedroom loft at 1235 W. George in Lakeview came on the market in July 2013. There aren’t many authentic brick and timber loft developments in Lakeview as you find as you get closer to the loop. This development has 26 units, some of which are loft-like townhouses. This loft, however, is all on one […]

This 4-bedroom cottage-style house at 1421 W. Wolfram in Lakeview has been on the market twice this year. The first time was in April and May but it didn’t sell. It recently came back on in August. It seems to have all the features buyers would look for. 3 of the 4 bedrooms are on […]

This 3-bedroom vintage townhouse at 621 W. Oakdale in East Lakeview just came on the market. It’s rare to find a 3-bedroom townhouse in this location because of the age of the properties in East Lakeview. This townhouse has some of its vintage features intact including crown molding, two fireplaces, French doors, and a secret […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom vintage unit at 3534 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview in August 2013. See our prior chatter here. If you recall, it is bank owned. This is the unit where some of the hardwood floors and moldings have been painted. The building was built in 1924 so this unit […]

Gary posted about this house in the forums. We’ve chattered about this 4-bedroom single family home, nicknamed the “Tuscan Villa” at 2965 N. Sheridan in East Lakeview several times over the last few years. See our August 2012 chatter here. It’s been on the market for over a year, but in July 2013, it reduced […]