Crib Chatter

We last chattered about this top floor 3-bedroom at 432 W. Oakdale in East Lakeview in January 2013. See our prior chatter here. You all thought it would go under contract immediately as it had all the bells and whistles including central air, washer/dryer in the unit and parking. Instead, it took nearly 5 months […]

It’s been awhile since we chattered about a penthouse in the historic Brewster building at 2800 N. Pine Grove in Lakeview. The last time, it was Charlie Chaplin’s old unit. This time, a large 1-bedroom unit has come on the market. The listing says it has been “completely remodeled.” The kitchen has 42 inch cabinets […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 3350 N. Marshfield in Lakeview just came on the market. It is in a prime area of Lakeview just a block from the Whole Foods and near the Paulina El stop. It actually was previously for sale in 2010 but didn’t sell and then it appears it was rented […]

This top floor 2-bedroom at 3236 N. Seminary in Lakeview came on the market at the beginning of April priced $74,000 above the 2010 purchase price. From what I can tell, it wasn’t a distress sale in 2010. At 1200 square feet, it has cathedral ceilings in the living room and master bedroom and a […]

This 4-bedroom top floor duplex up at 1122 W. Diversey in Lakeview came on the market 7 days ago. If it looks familiar, that’s because the sister unit next door at 1124 W. Diversey #3W came on the market in January 2013 and went under contract in just a week. You can see the listing […]

We’ve chattered about lofts in 1000 W. Diversey Parkway in Lakeview several times in 2013 and now two more units have come on the market including this 2-bedroom plus den. That means there are 4 units out of 8 in the building currently on the market. Half the building is for sale. What’s odd about […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom duplex down at 3531 N. Sheffield in Lakeview in August 2012. See our prior chatter here. If you recall, it is just a half a block away from Wrigley Field and both last summer and now this spring it is being marketed to Cubs fans. Last summer, most of […]

It’s back! We’ve chattered about this 2-bedroom at 1658 W. Belmont in Lakeview several times over the last 3 years. (Yes, 3 YEARS!) See our August 2012 chatter here. Listed as high as $324,900 in 2010, it was reduced to $275,000 the last time we chattered about it in August 2012. But it didn’t sell […]

This 2-bedroom in Cortina Court, the courtyard building at 427 N. Aldine in East Lakeview, just came on the market. We’ve been chattering about a lot of $500,000+ vintage units recently, but what about one that’s listed at $315,000? Built in 1926, this high first floor unit has a formal entry, crown molding and several built-ins […]

This 3-bedroom at 521 W. Roscoe in East Lakeview recently came on the market. At 3,000 square feet, it has the large rooms which are the tell-tale signs that it’s a vintage unit. It appears to be the top floor unit. Built in 1925, it has crown molding and some built-in bookcases as well as […]