Archive for the 'Neighborhoods/Suburbs' Category
This 3-bedroom duplex penthouse at 1031 W. Bryn Mawr in Edgewater came on the market in May 2019. Built in 1908, Manor House was designed by John Edmund Oldaker Pridmore in the Tudor Revival style. According to Wikipedia, many people believe this was the former home of the British consul in Chicago, but the Edgewater […]
March 24th, 2020 | Posted in Condos, Edgewater | 5 Comments
This 4-bedroom single family home at 1445 W. Cullom in the Graceland West neighborhood of Lakeview came on the market in February 2020. Built in 1901, it is on a wider than standard Chicago lot measuring 30×125. It appears to have had an addition added to the back because there are 4 bedrooms on the […]
March 23rd, 2020 | Posted in Graceland West, Lakeview, Single family homes | 13 Comments
This 3-bedroom at 3855 N. Southport in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview just came on the market. Built in 2000, the building has 4 units and outdoor parking. It doesn’t appear to have an elevator. This unit has a wall of west facing windows. The listing says it has a remodeled kitchen with white cabinets, […]
March 19th, 2020 | Posted in Condos, Southport | 7 Comments
This 3-bedroom townhouse at 2610 N. Orchard in East Lincoln Park originally came on the market in August 2019. Built in 1978, this complex has 6 fee simple townhouses (no assessments) and deeded parking. The first floor has the living room, dining room and kitchen which also has exposed brick walls and a wood planked […]
March 18th, 2020 | Posted in Lincoln Park, Townhouses | 5 Comments
This 4-bedroom single family home at 6524 S. Champlain in Woodlawn just came on the market. I was all ready to crib about it even without having a picture but it went under contract within a day of the listing. Even with the coronavirus! But I’m cribbed about it anyway as it’s an interesting look […]
March 17th, 2020 | Posted in Single family homes, Woodlawn | 12 Comments
This 2-bedroom at 1016 W. Madison in the West Loop came on the market in February 2020. Built in 1925, this 8 unit building has just 2 units per floor and garage parking. If this building looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it and this same unit, in 2016 when the market in the […]
March 13th, 2020 | Posted in Condos, West Loop | 71 Comments
This 2-bedroom in the Mantonya Flats at 1325 N. Dearborn Parkway in the Gold Coast just came on the market. Built in 1887, the Mantonya Flats were designed by Curd H. Gottig. There are 3 units and assigned tandem parking behind the building. This building is iconic thanks to its distinctive arched keyhole style windows. […]
March 12th, 2020 | Posted in Condos, Gold Coast, Historic Properties | 5 Comments
This 6-bedroom new construction mansion at 1241 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2018. We last chattered about this house in 2018 when it first came on the market. If you recall, it was built after an 1872 worker’s cottage was sold by a long-time owner and torn […]
March 10th, 2020 | Posted in Gold Coast, Single family homes | 18 Comments
This 3-bedroom top floor vintage condo at 448 W. Wrightwood in East Lincoln Park just came on the market. This building was built in 1920 and has 7 units and attached garage parking. We’ve chattered about this unit 2 other times, including in 2017 when it came on the market at $720,000 and sold almost […]
March 9th, 2020 | Posted in Condos, Lincoln Park | 12 Comments
This 2-bedroom loft in the Gotham Lofts at 420 S. Clinton in West Loop Gate just came on the market. If this loft looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it back in July 2018 when it was first listed. In 2018, many of you thought this neighborhood, which includes Union Station and the now […]
March 6th, 2020 | Posted in West Loop Gate | 11 Comments