Archive for the 'Lakeview' Category

Vintage Lakeview 2/2 With Parking Now Listed at $300,000: 3126 N. Clifton

We last chattered about this top floor 2-bedroom at 3126 N. Clifton in Lakeview in March 2011. See our prior chatter here. It has since been reduced another $25,000 and is now priced at $94,000 under the 2006 purchase price at $300,000 (if you include the parking.) Back in March, some of you thought at […]

Love Alta Vista? Live There For Under the 2004 Price: 3814 N. Alta Vista Terrace in Lakeview

This 3-bedroom at 3814 N. Alta Vista Terrace in Lakeview, one of the 40 landmarked rowhouses on Alta Vista Terrace, just came on the market. (I know this street is very popular so I’m posting this without a picture. I’ll try and get one over the weekend.) It is listed $63,000 under the 2004 purchase […]

If They Build It, You Will Buy It: 1466 W. Hutchinson in Graceland West

This 5-bedroom new construction single family home at 1466 W. Hutchinson in the Graceland West neighborhood of Lakeview has been on the market since February 2011. In that time, it has been reduced $282,000. The 4800 square foot house was built on an oversized 29×125 lot. It has some unique features including an elevator which […]

One Year Later, This Wrigleyville Victorian Sells for $181,900 Under the Original List: 1167 W. Eddy

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom Victorian single family home at 1167 W. Eddy in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Lakeview in January 2011. See our prior chatter here. We have chattered about this house several times over the past year as it kept reducing. In January 2011, when it was still listed for $575,000, many […]

10 Years Later and Now $38,100 Under 2001 Purchase Price: 1525 W. George in Lakeview

We’ve chattered about this 2-bedroom at 1525 W. George in Lakeview several times over the past few months. See our May 2011 chatter here. We originally chattered about the property to see what happens to a seller who has owned for 10 years. The list price is now $38,100 under the 2001 purchase price. In […]

Buy a Piece of Chicago History With This 4-Bedroom Landmarked Mansion: 1048 W. Oakdale in Lakeview

The historic Henry Rohkam mansion and coach house at 1048 W. Oakdale in Lakeview has come back on the market. Built in 1887 for Henry Rohkam, the Vice President of Northwestern Terra Cotta Company, it is part of the landmarked Terra Cotta Row district which consists of 2 single family homes and a 2 multi-flat buildings as […]

They Built It and You Bought It: 3935 N. Paulina in Lakeview

We last chattered about this new construction 4-bedroom single family home at 3935 N. Paulina in Lakeview in June 2011. See our prior chatter here. The house had only been on the market since May 2011 and had a $50,000 price reduction to $1.295 million. Some of you thought the sellers would be waiting a […]

Who Will Restore this 1891 Landmark Greystone? 2823 N. Pine Grove in Lakeview

Roma recently pointed out this 5-bedroom vintage greystone at 2823 N. Pine Grove in East Lakeview. The listing says this stretch of Pine Grove is Chicago’s longest greystone block. According to public records, the property was given a Chicago landmark designation in 2007. This greystone was built in 1891 on an extended 22×197 lot. The listing (and the assessor) […]

The 2-Bedroom “Maisonette” Finally Sells For 53% Under the 2007 Price: 3100 N. Sheridan in Lakeview

We chattered about this 2-bedroom in The Barry at 3100 N. Sheridan in Lakeview several times over the last few years. When we last checked in on it in May 2011, it was bank owned but no one was buying it so it was going to auction. See our May 2011 chatter here. It was […]

This Lakeview 3-Bedroom Has Reduced $125,000 in the Last 12 Months: 432 W. Oakdale

This 3-bedroom at 432 W. Oakdale in Lakeview has been on the market since July 2010. In that time, it has been reduced $125,000. It appears to have most of the features buyers look for including a washer/dryer in the unit, garage parking and space pak central air. The kitchen has cherry cabinets but does […]