Crib Chatter

I couldn’t hardly believe my eyes when I saw the new listings this morning. 507 W. Aldine #2B in East Lakeview is back on the market after having been listed for years as a distressed property. It finally sold from the bank 11 months ago. See our April 2011 chatter here. I thought we were […]

  We last chattered about this top floor 2 bedroom at 3705 N. Paulina in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview in October 2011. See our prior chatter here. Many of you thought it was overpriced and would sell under $300,000 but some of you thought the neighborhood was great and that it would still sell […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 3526 N. Marshfield in Lakeview just came on the market. The listing describes it as a “historic prohibition era home once owned by a local celeb.” (Bonus points for anyone who knows who that “local celeb” is. Hint: she sold the house in 1994 and you’ve seen her on […]

This 2-bedroom short sale at 817 W. George in Lakeview just came on the market. It is listed about 28% under the 2004 purchase price. We’ve chattered about this building before- but on a unit on a higher floor. If you recall, it has maintained much of its vintage woodwork including crown molding and built-ins. […]

This 3-bedroom house at 1303 W. Nelson in Lakeview just came on the market listed at $549,900. That is the price for many 3-bedroom duplexes and townhouses in the neighborhood. Built in 1891 on a 25×123 lot, it has 2 bedrooms plus a bath on the upper level and an in-law suite on the lower […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up in the converted church at 1021 W. Barry in Lakeview has been on the market for 11 months. In that time, it has been reduced $139,100. Unlike some of the converted church units we’ve chattered about over the years, this church unit actually has some of its original church features intact […]

We’ve chattered about this 3-bedroom loft triplex at 1601 W. School in Lakeview several times over the past 11 months. See our October 2011 chatter here. First listed in March 2011 for $450,000, it has been slowly reduced $155,000 to just $295,000. In our first chatter, some of you thought it might sell for around […]

This 3-bedroom in the Mies Van Der Rohe high rise the Commonwealth Plaza at 340 W. Diversey Parkway in Lakeview just came on the market. Built in 1957, the unit has North and East views which means you get city (but no downtown views) and the lake. The listing says it has 100 feet of […]

Forget the 3-bedroom condo. Buy this bank owned 3-bedroom single family house at 1115 W. Roscoe in Lakeview for just $349,900  instead. What’s the catch? It’s on a very small 22×50 lot, with no backyard. It DOES have a 1-car garage (which you can see on the alley in the picture below.) The house has hardwood floors […]

This 2 bedroom penthouse at 3750 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview just came on the market. I am always insanely curious about the penthouses in these big pre-war buildings along Lake Shore Drive because they were built for the truly rich. (And they rarely come on the market.) So they must be unique- right? […]