Crib Chatter

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom penthouse in The Commodore at 550 W. Surf in Lakeview in May 2012. See our prior chatter here. While many of you thought the decorating was a little dated, for the space and that it had 2 deeded parking spaces in that location, you all thought the list price […]

This 4-bedroom single floor unit at 1601 S. State in the South Loop has been on the market since August 2012. It is bank owned. At 4500 square feet, it has as much square footage as a larger single family home in the neighborhood. It has hardwood floors in the main living areas. The kitchen […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom duplex up loft in The Sexton at 360 W. Illinois in River North in October 2012. See our prior chatter here. In the fall, many of you thought it was overpriced for the condition of the unit. Back then, it was listed at $549,000 but it has since been […]

This 3-bedroom top floor unit at 612 W. Surf in Lakeview has been on the market since March 2012. At 1800 square feet, the listing says it has new baths and new windows. The unit has 10 foot ceilings but few other vintage characteristics. The kitchen has stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops. The […]

This 3-bedroom at 2233 N. Bissell in Lincoln Park has been on the market since June 2012. It is NOT on the El side of the street. Built in 1891, it has many of its original features including original moldings, a wood burning fireplace with the original oak mantle, built-in hutches and pocket doors. There […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom coach house at 2616 N. Orchard in Lincoln Park in April 2010. See our prior chatter here. The discussion was dominated by a microwave apparently in a sink (not sure I see that in the current pictures however.) I think this coach house has been under contract in the […]

This 2-bedroom in 20 E. Goethe in the Gold Coast recently came on the market. It is bank owned and is a Homepath property which means it can be purchased for just 3% down. The listing also says it is being sold as “tenant occupied.” I couldn’t find the recent rental listing but here is […]

This 2-bedroom townhouse at 1443 W. Wrightwood in Lincoln Park came on the market in September 2012. Built in 1987, it has hardwood floors on the main level but carpet in the bedrooms and the lower level family room. Both bedrooms are on the second level along with a bonus loft. The kitchen has stainless […]

We last chattered about this 5-bedroom duplex down at 416 W. Briar in Lakeview in August 2012. See our prior chatter here. Back then, the price had recently been raised to $494,000. Several of you thought, given the square footage, that that price wasn’t that bad of deal. But it hasn’t yet sold and now […]

We’ve chattered about this complex at 2131 N. Clark in East Lincoln Park in the past. This 3-bedroom duplex up unit just came on the market. It’s an estate sale and being sold “as-is.” The living areas are on the first floor and the three bedrooms are on the second floor. There is a 2-story […]