Crib Chatter

At the height of the boom, this new construction 2-bedroom penthouse at 932 W. Diversey in Lakeview would have been snatched up quickly. Instead, it has been on the market since July and has recently been reduced $40,000. (This picture, by the way, was taken from the Diversey El platform nearby.) The 1500 square foot […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse in the Wellington Park development at 2932 N. Wood in West Lakeview was recently reduced. (This is the back side of the townhouse- sorry! I inadvertantly thought this was the front as there is a sidewalk that runs through the middle of all the townhouses here.) It is now listed for $127,000 […]

This 1-bedroom condo at 420 W. Belmont in Lakeview has been on the market for 2 months and has been reduced by about $15,000 It is bank owned. At 850 square feet, it does not have central air (only wall units) and no in-unit washer/dryer. It does come with deeded parking. From the pictures, the […]

We’ve chattered about this vintage 1-bedroom unit at 737 W. Brompton in Lakeview several times. See our June 2010 chatter and pictures here. It first came on the market in December 2009 and finally sold in July 2010. In June, we debated whether it would sell for the 2002 purchase price of $195,000, but it […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse unit in The Green Brier, at 559 W. Surf, in Lakeview has been on the market for a year. It was recently reduced $50,000. The unit has a unique private atrium with rooftop deck. The kitchen has been updated with custom cabinets, stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops. The bathrooms are […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom unit in The Barry, at 3100 N. Sheridan, in Lakeview nearly 2 years ago- in October 2008. See our prior chatter and pictures here. Back then, the listing described it as a “maisonnette in Paris”. It is now bank owned and is listed for $39,600 under the 2007 purchase price. The […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom vintage unit at 2861 N. Burling in Lakeview in May 2010. See our prior chatter here. The unit has now been reduced another $14,100. It has a lot of the features buyers look for including washer/dryer in the unit and heated garage parking. The kitchen has white cabinets and […]

We last chattered about this 2-flat short sale at 710 W. Melrose in Lakeview which the listing calls a “great investment” way back in January 2009. See our January 2009 chatter here. Back then, the listing said the property was the “armchair opportunity of a lifetime.” The listing hasn’t changed. It still calls this property the […]

This 2-bedroom unit at 3232 N. Halsted, or Plaza 32, in Lakeview is in a mid-rise building that was, I’ve been told, at one time so popular that there was a wait-list for future buyers in the building. It is one of the few doormen buildings in Lakeview that is not on or near the Lake. Built […]

We’ve chattered about this classic 3-bedroom vintage unit at 2910 N. Pine Grove in East Lakeview several times over the last 18 months. See our January 2010 chatter here. It has now been reduced $130,000 since it was first listed in December 2008. It has a restored limestone fireplace and a domed ceiling foyer. The […]