Crib Chatter

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.” […]

They sure knew how to build them in the 1920s. This 4-bedroom on the 7th floor of 442 W. Wellington in East Lakeview has been on and off the market since March 2008. The building was built in 1926 and has 23 units. The unit still has the original hardwood floors, a wood burning fireplace, […]

This top floor 3-bedroom at 612 W. Surf in Lakeview has been on the market since March 2012. It recently reduced $14,000. It appears to have all the features buyers look for including central air, a side-by-side washer/dryer and parking (not a garage, but it does have a space.) The unit has 10 foot ceilings […]

This 2-flat at 1614 W. Roscoe in Lakeview has been on and off the market since July 2006. I actually took the picture above about 2 years ago but just never wrote on the property. But it has remained on the market and has just reduced again to $359,000 so I thought I’d finally cover […]

This 3-bedroom duplex down at 3709 N. Ashland in Lakeview came on the market in March 2012. At 2800 square feet, it is larger than many townhouses in this price point in the neighborhood. It has upgrades such as Brazilian cherry floors on the main level. The kitchen is described as a “chef’s kitchen” with a […]

This 1-bedroom at 626 W. Waveland in East Lakeview has been on the market since September 2011. It is bank owned. In that time it has been reduced $37,000. But it also appears to have been under contract at least twice- in February 2012 and in March 2012. The listing says “This one will go […]

We’ve been chattering a lot lately about the price differences between renting and owning. This 2-bedroom at 1245 W. George in Lakeview recently came on the market. It is 1100 square feet with high ceilings, exposed brick and hardwood floors. The kitchen has granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances and 42″ maple cabinets. It has […]

  We last chattered about this 2-bedroom single family home at 1308 W. Addison in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview in June 2009 when it was listed at $499,000. It sold just a few months later, in August 2009, for $470,000. See our prior chatter here. Most of you thought someone would be crazy to buy […]

This 2-bedroom second floor greystone unit at 1737 W. Melrose in West Lakeview came on the market in April 2012. It is rare to find a vintage greystone this far west in Lakeview. Most of them are near the lake front. The building is also wider than the normal Chicago lot at 37.5×125. This unit […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse in The Commodore at 550 W. Surf in Lakeview comes with an illustrious past. The prior listing said the living/dining room was the old ballroom and this tidbit from the Upper Bracket column in the Chicago Tribune from 2003 confirms it. On the sixth and top floor of the Commodore building, 550 W. Surf St., […]