Archive for the 'North Center' Category

North Center Cottage Reduces Again: 1750 W. Grace

We’ve chattered about this North Center cottage at 1750 W. Grace numerous times over the past year. See our April 2009 chatter here. It has been reduced another $25,000 and is now listed under the 2006 purchase price. The listing now also calls it a “great alternative to a condo.” Several of you seemed to […]

Renovated 2-Flat in North Center: 2424 W. Belle Plaine

With real estate prices coming down, I know many of you are interested in becoming a landlord. This 2-flat at 2424 W. Belle Plaine in North Center has been rehabbed with new kitchens and baths and is fully rented for $39,240 a year. It’s been on the market since last July and has been reduced about […]

North Center Cottage Returns to the Market: 1750 W. Grace

It’s back! We chattered about this 4-bedroom cottage home at 1750 W. Grace in North Center several times last year as it kept reducing but still had not sold. See our last chatter here.  See pictures here. It was withdrawn from the market and has now been re-listed $94,900 under its May 2008 listing price. Will the […]

Following the Market Down: 4116 N. Bell in North Center

North Center single family homes are supposed to be in demand, right? That’s what this seller at 4116 N. Bell must have been thinking in 2007 when this house first went on the market. However, it’s been on the market over a year and has been reduced $69,000. Here’s the listing: Unique reverse floor plan […]

Waiting for a Buyer in North Center: 4112 N. Claremont

How many empty new construction million dollar homes are there on the north side of the city? Someone should tabulate them because it’s got to be several hundred. This is another one that is empty and waiting for a buyer at 4112 N. Claremont in the North Center neighborhood. It’s been on the market since […]

Another Reduction on North Center Cottage: 1750 W. Grace

We first chattered about this cute North Center 4-bedroom home at 1750 W. Grace in June 2008. Agent Eric Rojas, who was NOT the agent on the property but ran an open house there, updated us on the house in September after it was reduced further. It’s still on the market and has been reduced again. 1750 W. […]

Selling a Vintage Cottage in North Center: 1750 W. Grace

Vintage cottages with curb appeal are rare, especially those with two car garages such as this one at 1750 W. Grace which the listing says was built in 1878. It has four bedrooms but a few are on the smaller side: Bedroom #1: 17 x 15 Bedroom #2: 11 x 10 Bedroom #3: 9 x […]

What’s That House REALLY Worth Anyway? 3931 N. Hermitage

What would you pay to live in a single family home in North Center? Now that the housing market has stalled, that question is getting asked by more and more homebuyers. Take this home at  3931 N. Hermitage that is under a short sale. The price has been cut by $90,000 and still there are no takers. […]

Back to the Future at 3815 N Damen in North Center

There are certain price points that appear to be struggling more than others in this market. One of them are condos over $400,000. This penthouse unit at 3815 N. Damen in North Center is indicative of what a lot of sellers will discover this spring: if they bought in the last two or three years they […]

Get Your Own Authentic Loft in North Center

Who doesn’t like a good loft?  Did you ever notice that in the movies and on tv shows the sophisticated characters always live in neat bi-level lofts with spiral staircases?  You can find that in many parts of Chicago.  And you don’t necessarily have to be in Printers Row, the West Loop or Bucktown to find some […]