Crib Chatter

This 4-bedroom contemporary single family home at 3028 N. Southport in Lakeview recently came on the market. Many of you might already know it as the listing says it is an AIA winner and has been featured in publications. Built in 2009, it’s on an irregular shaped lot but has one car parking (I can’t tell if […]

This 2-bedroom in the 1920 Beaux Arts style building at 3314 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview came on the market in May 2012. It is a corner unit with south and west exposures. The unit has 10 foot ceilings and hardwood floors throughout. The kitchen has cork floors, stainless steel appliances, granite counter tops […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 1140 W. Cornelia in Lakeview came on the market in May 2012. This is a property for loft lovers who have graduated from the 1-bedroom version and now need space. Like your standard loft, it has exposed brick walls and timber ceilings. But it also has 3 levels including a family […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 3721 N. Racine in Lakeview has been on the market since February 2012. It’s a short sale and has been reduced about $100,000 to $500,000 in that time. Built in 1904 on a smaller than standard lot of 25×58, it has 1-car parking which appears to be a pull-in […]

A half a million dollars doesn’t get you much in the prime neighborhoods these days (even after the bust) but you can still get a house with a yard like this 3-bedroom cottage at 1738 W. Newport in Lakeview. This is far west Lakeview (does North Center start at Ravenswood?) and is NOT on the […]

We’ve chattered about this 3-bedroom top floor unit at 2817 N. Orchard in Lakeview several times before. See our March 2012 chatter here. After the last price reduction to $400,000, some of you thought anywhere from $325k to $375k gets the job done. It has now been reduced to $389,900. If you recall, this is […]

This 2-bedroom townhouse at 1130 W. Cornelia in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Lakeview is on the market as a short sale. The listing calls this a townhouse. I guess that’s because it has it’s own entrance into the courtyard. It has a 2-story living room with an open kitchen that has maple cabinets, granite counter […]

This top floor 2-bedroom at 518 W. Surf in East Lakeview came on the market in February 2012. It’s a short sale. The building was constructed in 1917 so the unit has many vintage features including crown molding, a fireplace and a separate dining room. There’s a Bosch washer/dryer in the kitchen, but no central air […]

This 7000 square foot unit in 3400 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview came on the market in April 2012. It looks to be 3 separate units that are being sold as one large unit. The listing says: “Combine three contiguous apartments into the original fabulous floorplan or redesign according to your personal needs and […]

This 3-bedroom duplex down in Victorian Lane, a gated complext at 754 W. California Terrace in Lakeview came on the market in April 2012. It is a short sale. Two of the bedrooms are on the main floor with the third, and a family room, on the lower level. The listing says the spiral staircase […]