Crib Chatter

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 […]

  This 2-bedroom in a converted church at 3252 N. Kenmore in Lakeview just came on the market. The listing says it’s “not cookie cutter.” It has 10-12 foot ceilings throughout and 9 windows. The kitchen has maple cabinets and stainless steel appliances. It has heated garage parking, central air, washer/dryer in the unit and […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom triplex corner loft in the Postcard Lofts at 1733 W. Irving Park Road in Lakeview in May 2013. You can check out that chatter here. Priced at $499,900 some of you thought it was too expensive but $475,000 might get it done. We actually chattered about this unit nearly 6 years ago- […]

We’ve chattered about this house at 3526 N. Marshfield in Lakeview several times over the last year. See our April 2012 chatter here. It not only has “ornately carved faces” on the exterior (see the listing to see plenty of pictures) but in prior listings it talked about “underground tunnels”- although that reference has now […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom cottage at 3908 N. Paulina in Lakeview in July 2011. See our prior chatter here. The house has been on and off the market since February 2009. Listed in 2011 for $400,000, Homedelete thought it would sell quickly due to it being in Blaine even though it doesn’t have […]