Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom single family home at 5306 N. Normandy in Norwood Park came on the market in September 2021. I don’t have a picture of it, but given how quickly single family homes have been selling, I still wanted to crib about it. Built in 1926, I can’t tell what the housing style is supposed […]

This 5-bedroom Victorian at 6084 N. Northcott in Old Norwood Park recently came on the market. For those who don’t know, Norwood Park is in the Northwest part of Chicago, 11 miles from the Loop, with the Old Norwood Park part of the neighborhood located north of the Kennedy expressway. From the Encyclopedia of Chicago: Prior to […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 6139 N. Northcott in Norwood Park (does this qualify as Old Norwood Park in this location?) has been on the market since February 2012. Built in 1904, the house is on an oversized lot measuring 49×202. There’s a chef’s kitchen with cherry cabinets, stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops. The […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom Cape Cod at 7640 W. Rascher in the Oriole Park neighborhood of Norwood Park in August 2011. See our prior chatter here. Many of you just didn’t know anything about this neighborhood or greatly underestimated what houses sell for in a neighborhood with one of the best public schools […]

This 3-bedroom Cape Cod at 7640 W. Rascher in the Oriole Park neighborhood of Norwood Park recently came on the market. Built in 1954 on an oversized 40×125 lot, it not only has a finished basement but a main level family room with custom stone fireplace. The kitchen has white cabinets, granite counter tops and stainless […]

This 3-bedroom English Cottage home at 5755 N. Melvina in Norwood Park was bank owned in March 2010 and then sold by the bank in June 2010. Just a little over one month later, it has returned to the market for $104,900 more than the previous purchase price. Two out of the three bedrooms are […]

If you dream about sitting out on your front porch drinking a lemonade on a hot summer night, then this 3-bedroom Victorian at 6129 N. Northcott in Old Norwood Park is for you. It doesn’t just have the front porch, though, it has two secret side porches, a back porch and a porch on the second […]

Spanish revival architecture is rare, but does exist within the Chicago city limits. Patterned after a mix of Spanish and Latin American architectural styles, it is usually characterized by arched doors, beamed ceilings, columns and tiled roofs. This 4-bedroom Spanish revival home at 5232 N. New England in Norwood Park is a good example of […]