Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 2709 N. Racine in Lincoln Park came on the market in February 2013. It is a short sale. It was briefly off the market before returning listed at the same price of $425,000. Someone recently complained that the townhouses mainly sport the “same” floorplan. This 1700 square foot townhouse has some […]

This is the third time we’ve chattered about this 2-bedroom in the Gaslight Court complex at 1407.5 N. Wells in Old Town. See our June 2010 chatter here. It sold in 2009 and again in 2010. In 2009, the square footage was listed at just 700 square feet. The 2010 listing and this current listing […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 3157 N. Honore in North Center came on the market in February. These are selling fast as there is a sister 3-bedroom in the same complex with the same square footage that is already under contract. You can see pictures of that one at 3147 N. Honore here for comparison. This […]

Not everything is selling quickly. Case in point is this 3-bedroom single family home at 3853 N. Keeler in Old Irving Park. It became bank owned in April 2012 and has been on and off the market since last August. The house was built in 2006 on an extra large 62×124 lot. It has a separate […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 832 W. Wolfram in Lakeview recently came on the market. The listing calls it a townhouse but as you can see from the picture above, it appears to be behind the house in the front. That’s the door to the right behind the house in front. Is it a coach house? […]

This 2-bedroom at Lake Point Tower at 505 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville recently came on the market. This is the building that many kids dream of living in someday as they drive past on their way to museums or Navy Pier. Built in 1968, the 720 unit building has unobstructed city, lake and […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom brick single family home at 3408 N. Bosworth in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview in October 2010. See our previous chatter here. We had a very productive discussion about who would live near the El line tracks and at what price. (We also discussed the possibility of the El […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up loft at 375 W. Erie in River North just came on the market. It is an authentic loft with exposed brick walls and exposed timber beams on the ceiling. The main floor has the living/dining/kitchen and the second bedroom and bath. The kitchen has maple cabinets, granite counter tops and stainless […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom vintage unit at 2233 N. Bissell in Lincoln Park in November 2012. See our prior chatter here. It was listed at $425,000 but most of you thought it would sell closer to $400,000 because of the smaller room sizes. The unit recently closed for $415,000. If you recall, it was […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Union Square Lofts at 333 W. Hubbard in River North just came on the market. It’s a bit unusual because it has been upgraded with vintage features including crown molding and wainscotting in the bedrooms. The bathrooms have been upgraded and the fireplace has a marble surround with built in […]