Crib Chatter

We’ve chattered about several components of the ParkSide of Old Town development on the near north side over the last 2 years, including some of the townhouses and the mid-rise building The Hudson at 437 W. Division. See our prior chatter on flippers in The Hudson here. In case you missed it, the developer had […]

This 2-bedroom condo at 1414 N. Wells in Old Town had been on the market since September 2008. See our prior chatter and see the pictures here. The unit had been entirely gutted and specialized with upper end finishes. The listing said it was owned by a Hollywood movie producer and Johnny Depp had frequented the […]

This 3-bedroom home at 1740 N. Sedgwick is in the historic triangle district in Old Town. Unlike some other Old Town single family homes we’ve chattered about, this one has a 2 car garage. The listing says the brick home was built right after the Chicago Fire and was renovated by designer David Smith with […]

We chattered about 240 W. Willow, a 1873-renovated Victorian single family home in Old Town in October 2008 and March 2009. It was a complete rehab and seemed to have everything- except a parking space. See our prior chatter and pictures from October 2008 here. The property recently came back on the market and was […]

This 6-bedroom vintage house at 1722 N. North Park in the historic district in Old Town was built in 1875. It was bought in July 2008 and gut rehabbed in the last 11 months to be brought into the current century. It now has features like a basement with waxed concrete floors, a mud room […]

We chattered about this Harry Weese mid-century modern duplex at 235 W. Eugenie in Old Town several times last year. See our March 2008 chatter and pictures here. After several price reductions it was withdrawn from the market. Well, it’s back and reduced again. It’s now also listed under the 2004 purchase price. The 2-bedroom unit is in a […]

There are several buildings associated with the Parkside of Old Town development including The Hudson, a 9-story midrise building at 437 W. Division. The 128-unit building started closings in 2008 but is not sold out. This penthouse re-sale unit is currently on the market with a 27×8 balcony that has, the listing says, “million dollar […]

We finally have a closing price on the 700-square foot 2-bedroom vintage unit in the historic Gaslight Court complex at 1407.5 N. Wells in Old Town. See our prior chatter here (where some of you guessed at the ultimate closing price). Unit #3E: 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, approximately 700 square feet Sold in January 2002 […]

The Carl Street Studios is a 15 (or is it 16?) unit complex at 155 W. Burton Place in Old Town that was built in 1880 by Edgar Miller. To say it is unique is an understatement. From time to time units come on the market, including a duplex we chattered about way back in September […]

Forget about the 12×12 patch of land you usually get with most townhouses. We chattered before about this 2-bedroom townhouse at 1616 N. Larrabee in Old Town which doesn’t have just one patio, but it has two outdoor spaces. It has also been reduced by $51,000 from its original listing last September. See our prior chatter […]