Crib Chatter

This 4-bedroom single family home at 2337 N. Southport in Lincoln Park just came on the market. It is listed for under $650,000 which a price you normally see townhouses or duplex down/up units. The house is now listed for just $9,000 over the 2001 purchase price. 3 of the 4 bedrooms are on the […]

This 2-bedroom unit at 2314 N. Lincoln Park West, also known as The Conservatory, in Lincoln Park recently came on the market. There are only 39 units in the building, which was constructed in 1976. There are just two units per floor. This 2-bedroom unit has direct views of the Lake and the Park from the living […]

Contemporary lovers know the outside of this 5-bedroom house at 838 W. Webster in Lincoln Park well as it’s hard to miss on a block filled with vintage brownstones. An AIA design interior architecture award winner, the house was built in 2004 and sits on a 48×115 lot. The living room has 20 foot high […]

Nearly everyone has heard the tv and radio advertisements for the new construction luxury high rise at 2520 N. Lakeview in Lincoln Park over the last several years. Left for dead, Crain’s and other news outlets are reporting that the development has found financing and construction will move forward. A development venture backed by the General […]

We last chattered about this stunning 1893 vintage greystone at 562 W. Arlington in Lincoln Park in February 2008 (sorry about the bad picture of the tree and not the property.) See our February 2008 chatter and pictures here. Back then, Unit #2 was on the market (which I don’t believe ever sold). Right now, […]

Just when we were chattering about whether or not there would be any new construction for years to come in the green zone areas, comes the announcement that these 9 new construction townhomes and 2 duplex condos at 2750 N. Lakewood in Lincoln Park are coming (back) on the market. According to YoChicago, which tracks […]

This 5-bedroom new construction single family home at 2643 N. Magnolia in Lincoln Park has been on and off the market since January of 2009. Built on an oversized Chicago lot of 35×125, it has 3 bedrooms on the second floor and 2 in the lower level. It also sports a 4-car garage, a rarity […]

This 3-bedroom condo unit at 2535 N. Orchard in Lincoln Park is for those vintage lovers who also want the modern amenities. That would mean central air, in-unit washer/dryer and deeded parking. You rarely find vintage in this prime Lincoln Park location with all three features. This unit also has some of its vintage character still […]

This 2 bedroom, 2 bath unit at 2754 N. Hampden, the Hampden Tower, in East Lincoln Park is listed as a short sale. The listing says the unit had been rehabbed in 2005. It has hardwood floors and dark kitchen cabinets with granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. This is one of the units in […]

Many of you sent me this article from the New York Times last week about the increase in distress sales among the million dollar property crowd. While it didn’t discuss Chicago, specifically, the wealthy North Shore suburbs do get a mention.  Five properties here in Los Altos were scheduled for foreclosure auctions in a recent […]