Crib Chatter

  I’m not sure if this 5-bedroom single family home at 3300 S. Normal in Bridgeport is on or off the market. It looks like it might have been withdrawn yesterday. But it has been on and off the market since January 2008 so I’m still going to post about it. Built in 2006 on […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom vintage unit in this greystone at 2523 N. Burling in Lincoln Park in April 2012. See our prior chatter here. If you recall, it had previously sold in 2009 and then was relisted for $84,000 above that purchase price. And no, the kitchen and/or bathrooms haven’t been renovated in […]

This 4-bedroom contemporary single family home at 3028 N. Southport in Lakeview recently came on the market. Many of you might already know it as the listing says it is an AIA winner and has been featured in publications. Built in 2009, it’s on an irregular shaped lot but has one car parking (I can’t tell if […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom vintage unit at 2130 N. Lincoln Park West in east Lincoln Park in March 2012. See our prior chatter here. Most of you thought it was a beautiful apartment even if the layout was not to your liking.  Some of you thought this might sell in the $600,000s and […]

This 3-bedroom bungalow at 4437 N. Christiana in Albany Park came back on the market in June 2012, just 6 months after its last sale. It sold in January 2012 in an estate sale for just $140,000. The rehabber kept some of its original features like the fireplace and built-ins as well as stained glass which […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Union Lofts at 333 W. Hubbard in River North came on the market in June 2012. It is on the 9th floor of the original factory building in the back of the building, which faces the Merchandise Mart. This portion of the building actually has more unique loft features. The loft has […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom Victorian single family home at 4446 N. Damen in Lincoln Square in February 2011. See our prior chatter here. It last sold “as-is” in October 2009 and the listing said it needed rehab. It came back on the market briefly in November 2010 and then came back for good […]

  This 5-bedroom vintage rowhouse at 3141 S. Calumet in The Gap neighborhood of Douglas recently came on the market. According to the designslinger blog, it is the only survivor of more than 2 dozen houses designed by Adler & Sullivan in the Gap neighborhood in the 1880s. Read more about The Gap neighborhood here. […]

This studio at 732 W. Bittersweet in the Buena Park neighborhood of Uptown has been on the market since April 2012. The listing says it has been upgraded with real maple hardwood floors. The kitchen also has granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. The listing says it has an eastern view. It doesn’t have central […]

This 2-bedroom in the 1920 Beaux Arts style building at 3314 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview came on the market in May 2012. It is a corner unit with south and west exposures. The unit has 10 foot ceilings and hardwood floors throughout. The kitchen has cork floors, stainless steel appliances, granite counter tops […]