Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom in 444 W. Oakdale in East Lakeview came on the market in June 2023. Sorry, I don’t have a picture of this building but I wanted to crib on it anyway. I can’t find a date on the building but it is vintage and has 6 units. There is outdoor parking behind the […]

This 3-bedroom in the Cornelia Apartments at 3500 N. Lake Shore Drive in East Lakeview came on the market in June 2023. Built in 1927, the Cornelia Apartments were designed by Robert DeGolyer and has just 64 units. It’s a co-op. The listing describes the building amenities as a “full-amenity Co-Op offering white-glove service with […]

This 2-bedroom at 525 W. Belmont in East Lakeview came on the market in June 2023. Built in 1904, 525 W. Belmont has 6 units and a shared courtyard. There is storage in the basement but no other amenities and no parking with the building. This unit has a lot of its vintage features including […]

This 3-bedroom duplex down at 1304 W. Cornelia in Southport came on the market in April 2023. Built in 1912, this building has 3 units and 3 car garage parking. It has a shared landscaped yard. The listing says it’s been “redesigned” with an amazing layout. Previously, the unit was not duplexed down but had […]

This 1-bedroom in 630 W. Waveland in East Lakeview came on the market in May 2023. Built in 1926, this courtyard building has 50 units. It does not have parking or any amenities. This unit has 9 foot ceilings, a foyer, hardwood floors throughout the living room and bedroom and a wood burning fireplace in […]

This 3-bedroom in 729 W. Roscoe in East Lakeview came on the market in May 2023. Built in 1891, this building has 4 units and exterior outdoor parking. There is also an extra storage room. It has 10 foot ceilings and bay windows. The listing says “character abounds” as this unit has many of its […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 1225 W. George in Lakeview came on the market in April 2023. The base of this home appears to be an old warehouse as the 1997 seller was Culinary Foods Inc. It was transformed into a single family home in 1999 by architect Larry Booth and has won architecture […]

The New York Times reported on some recent Zillow data that has everyone all abuzz. A new study by HouseFresh examined average daily search traffic for more than 108,000 active Zillow listings in the 100 largest U.S. metros as of Oct. 25, 2022. The company, which specializes in air purifiers, humidifiers and dehumidifiers, initially pulled the data […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse at 3606-08 N. Pine Grove in East Lakeview came on the market in April 2023. I thought I had a picture of this building and looked through thousands of pictures last night, but, alas, I was wrong. However, I stumbled across these flowers I snapped 11 years ago, in April 2012, just […]

This 6-bedroom single family home at 550 W. Oakdale in East Lakeview first came on the market in May 2010. We’ve chattered about it several times over the years, with the last time in April 2018. You can read our 2018 chatter here. If you recall, this is a rehabbed greystone which was built in […]