This 2-bedroom in the Green Brier at 559 W. Surf in East Lakeview came on the market in early August 2014. The building was built in 1903 and most of the units, including this one, have many of the vintage features of that era including 10 foot ceilings, thick crown molding and pocket doors. This unit […]
This 3-bedroom townhouse at 820 W. Wolfram in Lakeview just came on the market. The 6-unit complex was built in 1979 and appears to be fee simple (which means the units do NOT pay assessments.) From prior listings in the complex, it appears they are all 3 bedroom, 2 bath units of 1530 square feet. This unit was […]
We last chattered about this 3-bedroom townhouse at 832 W. Wolfram in Lakeview last year. See our March 2013 chatter here. The old listing said it was a townhouse but didn’t mention any assessments at all. This listing says it is “fee simple.” As you can see from the picture, it is the unit behind […]
In 2013, the market was dominated by stories of renovated homes selling almost instantly. Builders also reported brisk sales on new products. But even with low inventory, sales of fixers lagged. (And I’m not talking about foreclosures.) This 2-bedroom vintage unit at 621 W. Addison in East Lakeview came on the market in August 2013. […]
This 3-bedroom corner townhouse at 2820 N. Greenview in Lakeview came on the market in October 2013. We’ve chattered about this complex of townhouses at the corner of Wolfram and Greenview several times over the years. Most of the others we’ve chattered about were smaller 2-bedroom properties. But a 3-bedroom automatically puts you in “starter home […]
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 […]