Crib Chatter

  We chattered about this 3-bedroom ground floor unit at 3400 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview several times way back in 2008 and 2009. See our May 2009 chatter here. The unit is unique in that it was part of the original lobby for the building. It has 13 foot wood beamed arched ceilings […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom at 550 W. Wellington in Lakeview in June 2011. See our prior chatter here. Back then, I asked if this unit, which has been on and off the market since 2007 would finally sell in 2011. With just a few weeks left in the year, it’s not looking good. […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 3012 N. Waterloo in East Lakeview came on the market in October 2011. It’s had the same owner for the last 21 years. Built in 1974, the listing says it has a “new kitchen” with oak cabinets, granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. The bathrooms have also been updated and now […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 1125 W. Newport in Lakeview is on the market for the first time in 15 years. The fee simple townhouse is a highly coveted corner unit (more windows!) with a private one car garage. The listing says it is the “first resale by the original owners.” It has a new roof, master bath, […]

A few years ago, I used to get e-mails from first time homebuyers desperate to buy a 2/2 for under $300,000 anywhere in Lakeview. Flash forward, and now buyers can get a 1700 square foot top floor 2/2 like this one at 521 W. Surf in East Lakeview for under $300,000. It has all the […]

We chattered about this top floor 2-bedroom in The Cambridge at 3145 N. Cambridge in Lakeview several times over the last year. See our May 2011 chatter here. When it was priced in the $300,000s in 2010, some of you were surprised it hadn’t sold even though it didn’t have central air or parking. The […]

We’ve chattered about contemporary buildings in River North and the South Side but not this contemporary building at 3110 N. Greenview in Lakeview. It is all concrete construction with floor to ceiling windows, front and back balconies, and exposed concrete ceilings. There are only 2 units per floor. This southeast facing unit has the finishes […]

This top floor 3-bedroom at 2817 N. Orchard on the Lakeview and Lincoln Park border (near the new Trader Joes on Diversey) recently came on the market. It is a rare 3-bedroom vintage unit that also has 2 full baths (usually they have just 1 bath.) Some of its vintage features remain including crown molding, […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom vintage co-op at 3500 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview in May 2009. See our prior chatter here. It sold for just $293,000 in 2008. In May 2009, the unit had just come back on the market after a major rehab and was listed for $849,900. You can see […]

This 2-bedroom cottage at 3911 N. Hermitage in Lakeview was listed in October 2011 and went under contract before I had a chance to even do a post about it (within a month of the listing.) Listed at just $339,000, it’s in the highly coveted Blaine school district. It seems like a no brainer at the […]