Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom at 2006 N. Howe in East Lincoln Park just came on the market. (It is actually on the far right end of this building above which shows 2002 N. Howe.) Built in 1905, it is a top floor unit with some exposed brick walls and an open layout for the living/dining and kitchen […]

This 2-bedroom duplex down at 2017 W. Evergreen in Wicker Park just came on the market. Both vintage and modern lovers can rejoice. The front of the building was built around 1901. Many of the vintage features are intact. It has 12 foot ceilings on the main floor as well as the original hardwood floors, […]

With the recent news that 2 units were sold on the penthouse floor of the Legacy across from Millennium Park for a combined price of $5 million, and that penthouses were in demand but in short supply, the developer of 200 N. Dearborn, American Invsco, in the Loop wasted no time in listing the penthouse in […]

This 3-bedroom second floor loft at 400 N. Racine in West Town just came on the market. It has upscale finishes including duel level concrete counter tops on the kitchen island and Subzero stainless steel appliances. In addition to the three bedrooms, there is also a sizable 9×10 exercise room. The loft has high ceilings, […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom top floor vintage unit at 411 W. Briar in Lakeview in 2009 and 2010. See our original chatter about it in August 2009 here. Back then, it was listed for $535,000 and we debated whether it would sell for around $500,000 given that it was a 4-bedroom unit with […]

We first chattered about this top floor vintage 3-bedroom at 814 W. Roscoe in Lakeview in 2010 and then again in September 2012 when it came back on the market to try again. See the September 2012 chatter here. Despite a $20,000 reduction last fall, it didn’t sell. It has come back on to test […]

This penthouse 2-bedroom in the Green Brier at 559 W. Surf in East Lakeview just came on the market. But if it looks familiar, it’s because we chattered about it for several years in the 2010-2011 period. See our January 2011 chatter here. Back in 2010-2011, many of you thought it was overpriced at $299,900 […]

This 2-bedroom triplex corner loft in the Postcard Lofts at 1733 W. Irving Park Road in Lakeview just came on the market. Few of you would remember that we chattered about it nearly 6 years ago- in October 2007. The interior of the loft now looks remarkably similar to what it looked like back then. Check […]

We’ve chattered about this 3-bedroom vintage row house at 474 W. Deming in East Lincoln Park several times over the past year. See our November 2012 chatter here. Last year, when it was originally listed at $949,000, some of you thought that the two outdoor parking spaces were a detriment to a sale at that price. […]

This 60th floor 2-bedroom in the Water Tower Place at 180 E. Pearson in the Gold Coast has been on the market since October 2012. Normally, I scold that the décor doesn’t matter because it won’t be there when you move in, but if you’re into the authentic 1970s vibe, then this unit is a […]