Crib Chatter

This top floor 3-bedroom at 725 W. Sheridan at Lakeview’s northern border came on the market in July 2011. Since that time, it has been reduced $14,900 and is now listed at $325,000. It is a rare condo listing at this price point because it has not only 3 bedrooms but also 3 full baths. It […]

We last chattered about this vintage 3-bedroom at 3500 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview in April 2011. See our prior chatter here. Priced in April at $249,000 in a short sale, most of you thought it would sell pretty quickly and that it was a deal even with the larger assessments. The unit is […]

This 3-bedroom fee simple townhouse at 3847 N. Fremont in Lakeview has been on the market since March 2011. In that time, it has been reduced $49,100. The main living/dining/kitchen space is on the second floor, with 2 bedrooms on the third floor and the third bedroom (or family room) on the top floor. The townhouse […]

We last chattered about this rare 4-bedroom townhouse at 1151 W. George in Lakeview in May 2011. See our prior chatter here. Most of you liked this property and thought the price of $699,000 was not too far off the mark. The townhouse recently sold for $660,000, or $12,000 above the 2004 purchase price. Built […]

We last chattered about this 1-bedroom at 546 W. Surf in East Lakeview in July 2011. See our prior chatter here. It had been a bank owned unit that finally sold for $77,400, which was $7500 over the last list price because there were multiple offers. A few weeks ago, it came back on the […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom single family home at 1010 W. George in Lakeview in January 2011. See our prior chatter here. At that time, it was listed at $3.89 million and I asked, “can you sell a single family home for nearly $4 million in Lakeview?” Apparently the answer is “No.” The house recently sold for […]

We’ve recently been chattering about new construction single family homes but developers have also started (slowly) building new construction condos as well. This 3-unit building at 2842 N. Racine in Lakeview was built in the last 2 years. It is all brick construction. The units appear to have more upscale finishes than you would have found […]

Several of you have shown an interest in this 6-bedroom new construction home at 1542 W. Nelson in Lakeview. On the market since May 2011, it has been reduced $251,000 to $1.999 million. Built on an oversized 35.8×124 lot, it has 4 bedrooms on the second floor, 1 bedroom on the third floor and 1 […]

We last chattered about this vintage 3-bedroom single family home at 1320 W. Grace in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview in March 2011. See our prior chatter here. Back then, the house was listed at $759,000 when it last sold in 2008 for $636,000. Most of you thought it was way overpriced given that it […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom single family home at 3729 N. Hermitage in Lakeview in May 2011. See our prior chatter here. It had been featured previously on Crib Chatter in December 2008 but never sold. It was withdrawn and rented for $3000 a month. In the spring, it came back on the market listed […]