Archive for the 'Neighborhoods/Suburbs' Category
This 2-bedroom in 3500 N. Greenview in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview recently came on the market. It’s a high first floor unit in a vintage building which was converted into condos during the housing boom in 2005. This is a corner unit with south and east exposures. It has some “loft-like” features including exposed […]
January 9th, 2018 | Posted in Southport | 18 Comments
This 2-bedroom corner loft in the Map Factory Lofts at 5235 N. Ravenswood in Andersonville just came on the market. The Map Factory Lofts is a brick and timber former factory built in 1887 with 40 lofts and secured parking. This loft has 14-foot timber ceilings and exposed brick walls. The building has large industrial windows […]
January 8th, 2018 | Posted in Andersonville, Lofts | 4 Comments
This 3-bedroom penthouse at 339 W. Barry in East Lakeview came on the market in October 2016. This building has a prestigious pedigree. Built in 1963/1964, and designed by Fridstein & Fitch, the building was Chicago’s first condominium tower. Prior to this time, co-ops or rentals were the preferred high rise living arrangements. “Built on […]
January 5th, 2018 | Posted in Lakeview | 18 Comments
This 6-bedroom home at 924 N. Clark in the Gold Coast has been on and off the market since April 2015. (Sorry- I don’t have a good picture of this house.) It’s been written up by the media because at one point in 2015 it was listed for $15 million, which puts it among the […]
December 20th, 2017 | Posted in Gold Coast, Single family homes | 159 Comments
This 5-bedroom single family home at 1652 N. Bell in Bucktown has been on and off the market since March 2012. If it looks familiar, that’s because we last chattered about it in October 2012. Back then, we were wondering if staging mattered in million dollar properties. In 2012, it didn’t have any furniture or […]
December 19th, 2017 | Posted in Bucktown, Single family homes | 21 Comments
This 2-bedroom at 1636 N. Larrabee in Lincoln Park came on the market in October 2017. This group of townhouses was built in 1985. The picture above is of the front of 1616 N. Larrabee, which is also in the complex. They are fee simple which means there is no assessment. Each townhouse takes care […]
December 18th, 2017 | Posted in Lincoln Park, Townhouses | 10 Comments
This 4-bedroom single family home at 1457 W. Addison in Southport first came on the market in October 2013. Most recently, it was relisted in March 2017. Built in 1901, the listing says it was renovated in 2010. It’s on a larger than standard Chicago lot measuring 41×134, has a 2-car garage and 7 outdoor areas. […]
December 15th, 2017 | Posted in Single family homes, Southport | 56 Comments
This duplex 2-bedroom in the Fulton House at 345 N. Canal on the Near West Side, and on the Chicago River, came on the market in October 2017. Fulton House was built in 1903 as an old cold storage warehouse. It became apartments in the 1970s and was converted into condos in the 1990s. However, it’s […]
December 14th, 2017 | Posted in Historic Properties, Near West Side | 22 Comments
This 1-bedroom loft in the Skybox Lofts came on the market in November 2017. It’s an authentic loft with 13 foot timber wood ceilings and several exposed brick walls. It has south facing windows with a balcony and the listing says there are refinished hardwood floors. The kitchen has white cabinets and new granite counter […]
December 13th, 2017 | Posted in Lakeview, Lofts | 9 Comments
This 1-bedroom in The Marlborough at 400 W. Deming in Lincoln Park in July 2017. The Marlborough was built in 1912 and has 106 units. It sits directly on Lincoln Park. This is a north facing unit with a dining room. The listing says there’s been “some updates” to the kitchen and bath but it’s being […]
December 12th, 2017 | Posted in Lincoln Park | 27 Comments