Archive for the 'Neighborhoods/Suburbs' Category

A Donohue Brick and Timber Loft With a Wall of Glass: 711 S. Dearborn in Printers Row

This 2-bedroom loft in the Donohue Building at 711 S. Dearborn in Printers Row just came on the market. This is a west facing brick and timber loft with a finished ceiling with large industrial windows. One bedroom has a window and the second one does not. Both are en suite with modern bathroom finishes. There’s […]

East Lincoln Park Landmarked Home Now Listed Under $900,000: 2106 N. Hudson

This 4-bedroom single family home at 2106 N. Hudson in East Lincoln Park was listed in October 2017 (once again, sorry for the awful picture). If you recall, we chattered about this house in a historic district in November 2017. Back then, it had sold quickly in a sale from the original family for $860,000 […]

Want to Live Near McDonald’s New HQ? A 1-Bedroom Loft at 1040 W. Adams in the West Loop

This 1-bedroom loft at the No. Ten Lofts at 1040 W. Adams in the West Loop just came on the market. Like other West Loop properties, it is strategically located near the newly opened McDonald’s corporate headquarters at 110 N. Carpenter. No. Ten Lofts was converted late in the prior real estate boom, with closings […]

Will This SFH Get Multiple Offers This Year As It Did In 2013? 1524 W. Oakdale in Lakeview

This 4-bedroom single family home at 1524 W. Oakdale in West Lakeview recently came on the market. If this house looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it the last time it came on the market, in 2013. See our extensive chatter about it here (especially The Groove’s comments about paying $800,000 for this property). […]

Rarely Available Beaux Arts 5-Bedroom Across from the Zoo: 2344 N. Lincoln Park West

This full floor 5-bedroom at 2344 N. Lincoln Park West in East Lincoln Park came on the market in January 2018. This Beaux Arts building as constructed in 1916 and has 6 full floor units and an elevator. It also has indoor parking, with a 2-car tandem parking space included with this unit. At 4600 […]

1-Bedroom With Outdoor Kitchen is Now Bank Owned: 611 S. Wells in the South Loop

This 1-bedroom in The Vetro at 611 S. Wells in the South Loop recently came on the market. Thanks to one of the original Crib Chatter readers, Bob, who pointed out that we had chattered about this unit in March 2009 when it had a large landscaped west-facing terrace with an outdoor kitchen. You can […]

3 Years Later, This North Center Victorian is Now Reduced 50%: 1904 W. Patterson

This 7-bedroom Queen Anne Victorian at 1904 W. Patterson in North Center has been on and off the market since April 2015. We last chattered about it in 2016 when the sales price was much higher. Back then, some of you saw this as a possible Bed and Breakfast and didn’t think the price was […]

8 Years Later, Will This Lincoln Park Condo Still Stand Out? 1005 W. Webster

This 3-bedroom at 1005 W. Webster in Lincoln Park came on the market in March 2018. If this building looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it in 2010 and 2011, during the worst of the housing bust, because it was one of the few new construction condo buildings that was attempting to sell units. Many […]

The Rare Double Lot and 5-Car Garage in West Lakeview: 1345 W. Wolfram

This 6-bedroom single family home at 1345 W. Wolfram in West Lakeview came on the market in January 2017. If it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it in 2015. You can see our chatter here. However, the house actually did sell in 2015, just a few months after we chattered about it. But […]

6 Years Later, This Custom East Lakeview House Has Never Sold: 550 W. Oakdale

This 6-bedroom custom single family home at 550 W. Oakdale in East Lakeview first came on the market in May 2010. If it looks familiar, that’s because we’ve chattered about it twice before, with the last time in March 2013. Back then, it was listed for over $3 million and we debated whether this East […]