Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom at the Mandel Bros. Lofts at 811 W. Aldine in Lakeview just came on the market. It is a Fannie Mae Homepath property which allows the purchaser to buy it for just 3% down. At 1400 square feet, it has exposed brick walls and timber ceilings. I can’t tell if it’s on one […]

We last chattered about this top floor 3-bedroom at 448 W. Wrightwood in East Lincoln Park in June 2012. See our chatter here. Back then, the sellers were trying to get a 15.5% premium over the 2009 price. Listed at $699,000, some of you thought if they got an offer for $660,000, which is what […]

This 2-bedroom duplex at 925 W. Wolcott in West Town recently came on the market but it might seem familiar to long time Crib Chatter readers as we chattered about it back in July 2009. See our prior chatter here. Back in 2009, it was a 3-bedroom, but many thought it was really a 2-bedroom […]

If you’re a buyer you have a choice between not just one distress property but two in 935 W. Dakin, a 6 unit midrise, in Lakeview. Built in 2004, Unit #1W, a 3/3 duplex down, is already a Freddie Mac Homesteps property. From the pictures, the kitchen and baths appear to be intact. The unit has […]

We’ve chattered about many duplex downs over the years like this 3-bedroom at 1050 W. Diversey in Lakeview which just came on the market. This one has many features of a townhouse, however, including a lower level family room with 9 foot ceilings. Two bedrooms and two baths are on the main level with the third on […]

This 3-bedroom vintage rowhouse at 474 W. Deming in East Lincoln Park just came on the market. It is just a block from Lincoln Park and also just steps away from the shops and restaurants on Clark. It seems to have everything buyers are looking for. Built in 1884 on a 20×74 lot, it still […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom at 1304 W. Cornelia in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview in September 2011. See our prior chatter here. At that time, it was on the market just 14 months after the prior sale and was trying to get a $25,000 premium over the $350,000 purchase price. Many of you […]

This 4-bedroom Prairie style single family home at 1310 W. Glenlake in the Edgewater Glen neighborhood of Edgewater just came on the market. Built in 1916 on a 31×124.6 lot, it has a large front porch with a porch swing. It also has the features buyers look for including 3 bedrooms on one level, central air and […]

We chattered about this 1-bedroom which was then marketed as a 2-bedroom at 840 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast several times. See our May 2012 chatter here. Originally listed just above $1 million, the 1800 square foot 1-bedroom was marketed as a “little piece of Paris.” It was then withdrawn from the […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 5747 N. Sheridan in Edgewater recently came on the market. This townhouse complex is well known because it is one of the few that has direct lake and beach views. From the layout, this 5000 square foot townhouse looks to be a combination of several units. There is a private elevator […]