Crib Chatter

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 […]

We’ve chattered about this 3-bedroom vintage unit at 504 W. Barry in Lakeview several times. See our February 2012 chatter here. It’s now been on the market for 13 months. It’s been reduced $100,000 in that time period. If you recall, the 10-unit building was built in 1927. The old listing described it as a “gothic jewel.” […]