Crib Chatter

This 5-bedroom Victorian Italianate single family home at 3945 N. Tripp in Old Irving Park came on the market in May 2014. But it may look familiar to many of you. It has been on and off the market since August 2007. We last chattered about it in June 2011. You can see that chatter here. Built […]

This 5-bedroom historic house at 4362 W. Grace in Old Irving Park came on the market in April 2013. For those who love history, this house is for you. Built in 1856, it is on a 118×144 lot (or 5 1/2 city lots.) It has a rare detached 3-car garage. Most of its vintage features […]

Not everything is selling quickly. Case in point is this 3-bedroom single family home at 3853 N. Keeler in Old Irving Park. It became bank owned in April 2012 and has been on and off the market since last August. The house was built in 2006 on an extra large 62×124 lot. It has a separate […]

This 5-bedroom house at 3912 N. Lowell in Old Irving Park came on the market in March 2012. But before that it was on the market from 2008 until it sold in February 2012. I’m confused by this listing. I took a picture of this house all the way back in November 2010. One old […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 3929 N. Tripp in Old Irving Park has been on the market for 2 years. It is a short sale. This was new construction. The listing says it was built in 2005. There are no interior pictures of the house. The listing says there is a full basement and […]

My picture of this 4-flat at 3908 N. Kedvale doesn’t do the gardens out front any justice as I’m sure you have to see them in full bloom to really appreciate them (see the listing photos for better pics.) This is a unique multi-family property on a large 62.6×173.6 property.  Given the lot size, there […]

We chattered about this 3-bedroom brick Victorian at 3656 N. Tripp in Old Irving Park several times over the last 2 years. See our last chatter, in October of 2010, here. Originally listed in June 2009 for $499,000, the house was reduced numerous times before it finally found a buyer in August 2011 at $375,000. Built […]

This 4-bedroom Queen Anne at 3926 N. Keeler in Old Irving Park has been on and off the market since June 2010. In that time it has been reduced $150,000. Built in 1891, it is on a huge 65×156 lot. The house has retained many of its original features including the big veranda, art glass […]

We have chattered about the 5-bedroom home at 3945 N. Tripp, also known as the “Race House” in Old Irving Park several times since May 2009. See our October 2010 chatter here. It has been on and off the market since August 2007. Back in October, most of you were in love with the renovation […]

This vintage 4-bedroom American 4-Square at 3725 N. Lowell in Old Irving Park had originally been on the market in 2009 and early 2010 before recently returning to try again. Since April 2009, the house has been reduced $100,000. Built in 1906, it has some of its original features including leaded glass, woodwork and columns. […]