Crib Chatter

This 1-bedroom in 630 W. Waveland in East Lakeview came on the market in May 2023. Built in 1926, this courtyard building has 50 units. It does not have parking or any amenities. This unit has 9 foot ceilings, a foyer, hardwood floors throughout the living room and bedroom and a wood burning fireplace in […]

This 3-bedroom in 729 W. Roscoe in East Lakeview came on the market in May 2023. Built in 1891, this building has 4 units and exterior outdoor parking. There is also an extra storage room. It has 10 foot ceilings and bay windows. The listing says “character abounds” as this unit has many of its […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 1225 W. George in Lakeview came on the market in April 2023. The base of this home appears to be an old warehouse as the 1997 seller was Culinary Foods Inc. It was transformed into a single family home in 1999 by architect Larry Booth and has won architecture […]

The New York Times reported on some recent Zillow data that has everyone all abuzz. A new study by HouseFresh examined average daily search traffic for more than 108,000 active Zillow listings in the 100 largest U.S. metros as of Oct. 25, 2022. The company, which specializes in air purifiers, humidifiers and dehumidifiers, initially pulled the data […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse at 3606-08 N. Pine Grove in East Lakeview came on the market in April 2023. I thought I had a picture of this building and looked through thousands of pictures last night, but, alas, I was wrong. However, I stumbled across these flowers I snapped 11 years ago, in April 2012, just […]

This 6-bedroom single family home at 550 W. Oakdale in East Lakeview first came on the market in May 2010. We’ve chattered about it several times over the years, with the last time in April 2018. You can read our 2018 chatter here. If you recall, this is a rehabbed greystone which was built in […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 579 W. Hawthorne in East Lakeview came on the market in March 2023. 579 W. Hawthorne was built in 1928 (in 2011 the listing said it was built in 1924) on a rare double lot measuring 50×130. It has a front facing 2-car garage and a brick paver driveway, […]

This 2-bedroom vintage unit in 405 W. Briar in East Lakeview came on the market in March 2023. Built in 1912, this building has 15 units. There’s no parking or amenities but it does have private storage units. The listing says this unit has been “completely redone in 2021” and now has a modern, contemporary […]

This 2-bedroom at 823 W. Oakdale in Lakeview came on the market in March 2023. 823 W. Oakdale was built in 1929 and has 10 units. The building does not have parking and is in the Oakdale historic landmark district, with its famous terra cotta wall and homes and buildings. The block was landmarked in […]

This 2-bedroom townhouse at 2850 N. Lakewood in West Lakeview came on the market on March 10, 2023 and went under contract withing 4 days. But it fell out of contract and was re-listed on March 17, 2023. Built in 1997, this townhouse complex has 16 units. The photo above is of an original brick […]