This 4 bedroom home at 1556 W. Wrightwood in Lincoln Park has been on and off the market for 2 1/2 years now. During that time, it has been reduced $345,100. While it is located across from Wrightwood Park, it is also on the corner of Wrightwood and Ashland. The kitchen has stainless steel appliances […]
Those who have been following Crib Chatter for awhile know that Anonny has been searching for a condo in East Lincoln Park that fits a certain set of distinct criteria he has dubbed the “unicorn criteria” because he doesn’t believe it exists. Here is his list: 1) Absolutely required: * 2/2 * garage * LP […]
This 3-bedroom duplex up top floor unit at 2750 N. Dayton on the border of Lincoln Park and Lakeview has been on the market for 10 months. It’s been reduced $100,000 in that time. The unit is listed $57,000 under the 2005 purchase price (if you include the parking in the current asking price.) At 2,000 square […]
We last chattered about this 2-bedroom newer construction top floor unit at 2714 N. Lehmann in June 2010 when the listing said you could save “thousands” off the 2006 price. See our prior chatter here. It was then withdrawn from the market but has come back on with a further price reduction. The unit is […]
In 2010, foreclosures were expected to be one of the biggest stories of the housing market. Instead, in many neighborhoods, it was short sales which really dominated the Chicago housing market landscape. For example, this 1-bedroom unit at 2700 N. Halsted in Lincoln Park has been on the market 16 months and is now a short sale. Built […]
We last chattered about this 3-bedroom 2200 square foot townhouse at 2547 N. Greenview in Lincoln Park in November 2010. See our prior chatter here. It has sold for $88,000 under the 2008 purchase price but for $19,500 more than the 2005 purchase price. The townhouse was built in 1988 and had living space on […]
This 2-bedroom penthouse unit at 736 W. Schubert in East Lincoln Park has been on the market since April 2010. It has been reduced $60,000 in that time and is now listed for $33,000 under the 2006 purchase price. The unit is also listed for $6,000 under the 2002 purchase price. At 1570 square feet, […]
We last chattered about this 4-bedroom single family home at 2746 N. Racine listed for $724,000 on the border of Lincoln Park and Lakeview in October 2010. See our prior chatter here. Just after our discussion, the house went under contract. Some of you thought it was a deal at that price while some thought […]
We’ve chattered about this top floor 2-bedroom unit in this Renaissance inspired mid-rise at 2042 N. Clark in East Lincoln Park twice before. The first time was in April 2008. See our April 2008 chatter and pictures here. A few of you thought it wasn’t priced badly but it never did sell (and one of you later recanted […]