Crib Chatter

This 3-flat at 1530 N. Orleans in Old Town has been on the market since December 2010. The listing calls it the “perfect investment” and that it is “priced to sell.” The building is made up of three 1 bedroom, 1 bath units each with their own separate central air/electric and gas. It appears that […]

Both Crilly Court and Gaslight Court in Old Town are historic condominium associations just a few blocks from each other on the same street. While we have seen 3 bedroom, 2 bath units in the Wells Street building of Crilly Court go under contract within a week or two 3 times in the last 6 […]

We’ve chattered about this 2-bedroom vintage single family home at 240 W. Willow in Old Town several times over the years. Read our July 2009 chatter here. Built in 1873 on a 25×100 lot, the home was renovated in 2008. The kitchen has white cabinets, granite counter tops and Viking appliances. It used to be […]

We chattered about this 2-flat at 343 W. Menomonee in the heart of the Old Town Triangle several times in the last year. See our September 2010 chatter here. At least one of you argued this would sell in the $800,000s and others countered that would be way too low because the land itself was […]

We’ve chattered several times about this 5-bedroom renovated vintage house at 1722 N. North Park in Old Town over the last 18 months. See our October 2010 chatter here. Originally listed for $2.3 million in June 2009, we watched the price fall, and fall, and fall again. Still there was no sale. Located in a […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom unit at Crilly Court, 1706 N. Wells, in Old Town in November 2010. See our prior chatter here. This was the second unit to be listed in the complex in recent months with the first actually selling for more than the 2007 purchase price. Here was the history on the […]

This 3-bedroom unit at 1742 N. North Park in Old Town just came on the market. It is bank owned. The 8-unit vintage building was converted into condos in 2007. It looks like this unit never sold from the developer. Two of the three bedrooms are on the main level with the third on the […]

This 2-bedroom at 1719 N. North Park in Old Town has all the classic charm buyers look for in this neighborhood. Located in a 1886 vintage walk-up, the unit has a large 18×8 New Orleans style porch off the back. The listing says it has three exposures. It also has a wood burning fireplace with […]

Looking for something unique? This 2-bedroom duplex up at 159 W. Goethe in Old Town was recently reduced $10,000. It is now listed for $10,000 under the 2004 purchase price. The unit has exposed brick, a wood burning fireplace and wood trim as well as a spiral staircase leading to the second floor bedrooms. The listing […]

We’ve chattered about this 2-bedroom unit at 235 W. Eugenie in Old Town almost since I started writing this blog which was 3 years ago. It has been listed, on and off the market, since March 2008. We last chattered about it in February 2010 after it came back on the market and was further […]