Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom top-floor vintage unit in 432 W. Oakdale in East Lakeview just came on the market. It appears to be a 3-unit building. The property has crown molding and hardwood floors throughout. It also has a private rooftop deck. The listing says it has a new kitchen and baths. The kitchen has maple cabinets, granite […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom duplex penthouse in The Mentor Building at 6 E. Monroe in the Loop in August 2012. See our prior chatter here. At that time, it was listed as a short sale and was on the market for $225,100 under the 2008 price at $599,000. It never sold and was recently re-listed on […]

This 3-bedroom Georgian Lannon Stone at 6244 N. Kirkwood in the Sauganash neighborhood of Forest Glen has been on the market since July 2012. The listing says it’s located on one of the neighborhood’s signature “K” streets. Built in 1949, the house is on an oversized irregular lot measuring 109×128.9×73.2×124 and has a rare attached […]

We usually don’t chatter about properties already under contract but since Gary said all we talk about are the depressed properties I thought I’d showcase one that went under contract in just a few months in a popular neighborhood. This 3-bedroom brick cottage at 1025 N. Paulina in the East Village neighborhood of West Town […]

This 2-bedroom in the Altgeld Club at 1350 W. Fullerton in Lincoln Park came on the market in November 2012. It is bank owned. The listing says: “This is a fantastic buy that will bring you joy and happiness. This delightful 2br-2bth 12′ ceilings will allow you to host the best parties.” The building also […]

This 1-bedroom on the 67th floor of Lake Point Tower at 505 N. Lake Shore Drive might not seem particularly interesting at first glance until you take a look at the pictures of the 12-car garage that comes with it. Yes- you read that right. A 12 car garage. The condo is 2537 square feet with […]

We’ve chattered about this 3-bedroom rowhouse at 474 W. Deming in East Lincoln Park several times now. See our November 2012 chatter here. It originally came on the market in July 2012 at $949,000 and had been reduced to $924,500 by November 2012. The rowhouse was recently re-listed but is still at the same price of $924,500. […]

This 2-bedroom in the Park Tower at 5415 N. Sheridan in Edgewater recently came on the market. We haven’t chattered about this building in a few years. Park Tower is one of the larger buildings on the north side with 744 units. It is a full service building with a doorman and a pool. This […]

This 1-bedroom in the Ontario Place Private Residences at 10 E. Ontario in River North recently came on the market. It’s a bank owned unit. The building was converted into condos at the height of the housing bubble in 2006/2007. Foreclosures have been plaguing it for years and it looks like that will continue in […]

This 2-bedroom in Wells Street Tower at 701 S. Wells in the South Loop came on the market in June 2012. At 1261 square feet, it appears to be a standard 2-bedroom newer construction unit but what sets it apart is a huge wrap-around patio measuring 1500 square feet. It has a North-East exposure. It […]