This large 1-bedroom at 73 E. Elm in the Gold Coast came on the market in June 2012. This isn’t a run of the mill white box 1-bedroom unit. This pre-war apartment has a barrel vaulted entry which leads to a 12×5 gallery. The living room has a fireplace with small bookcases built-in on either side. […]
We last chattered about this 3-bedroom vintage unit at 322 W. Belden in East Lincoln Park in July 2012. See our prior chatter here. The unit does not have a parking space. We debated whether deeded parking mattered or not. The consensus was that it did. Most of the chatterati also thought that the price […]
This newer construction 3-bedroom single family home at 5719 N. New Hampshire in Old Norwood Park has been on the market since June 2012. Built in 2007 on an oversized lot measuring 50×161, it has some unique features such as a heated 3-car garage and heated sidewalks. It even has a full sized elevator. The […]
We last chattered about this true penthouse at 6 N. Michigan across from Millennium Park in the loop in October 2012. See our prior chatter here. Originally listed at $7 million back in 2010, it had been reduced to $3 million. Many of you still felt it was too expensive given its location and that it had […]
We last chattered about the Horton Mansion at 10200 S. Longwood Drive in Beverly in July 2012. See our prior chatter here. The house is known as the Horton Mansion because, according to Curbed Chicago, it was built for Horace Horton, the founder of Chicago Bridge & Iron, in 1890. If you recall it sits on […]
Some of you have been commenting that it’s not the inventory that is bad it is that buyers are being too picky. We last chattered about this 3-bedroom duplex at 2131 N. Clark in East Lincoln Park just before Thanksgiving. See our prior chatter here. I thought that it might go quickly given its location […]
We’ve been chattering about large pre-war vintage units like this 3-bedroom at 2440 N. Lakeview in Lincoln Park. The building is a co-op building built in 1927 and there are 2-units per floor. The listing says this building has an east and west views- including views of Lincoln Park. At 2200 square feet, it has […]
This vintage 2-bedroom in 4300 N. Marine Drive in the Buena Park neighborhood of Uptown recently came on the market. At 2160 square feet, it’s like having a home in the sky. The listing says it has lake, harbor and city views. Built in 1930, there are only 2-units on this floor and the listing says […]
I know some of you wanted to chatter about Bowmanville, but the level of activity there doesn’t come close to what is happening in East Humboldt Park. By “East Humboldt Park”, I’m talking about the area that is west of Western Avenue- all the way west to Humboldt Boulevard. It is north of Division and south of […]