Crib Chatter

A half a million dollars doesn’t get you much in the prime neighborhoods these days (even after the bust) but you can still get a house with a yard like this 3-bedroom cottage at 1738 W. Newport in Lakeview. This is far west Lakeview (does North Center start at Ravenswood?) and is NOT on the […]

This 3-bedroom at 1000 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast recently came on the market. It is bank owned. It has some unique features including a large terrace and a bathroom which appears to have a shower curtain as the only thing separating the bathtub from the bedroom. From the pictures, the kitchen appears intact […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom greystone at 1944 W. Farragut in Bowmanville in February 2012. See our prior chatter here. Originally listed for $1.349 million in May 2011, you all chimed in as to whether the Bowmanville neighborhood, which is part of Lincoln Square, could command that high of a price. The consensus was: “no” […]

  Unlike most other neighborhoods, there’s actually quite a lot on the market in the Historic Old Edgebrook neighborhood of Forest Glen. This 4-bedroom colonial revival at 6270 N. Louise came on the market in April 2012. Built in 1924, it has many of its original details including a wood burning fireplace, french doors and […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom single family home at 3902 N. Central Park in the Independence Park neighborhood of Irving Park in November 2011. See our chatter here. Most of you were shocked at the 2006 sale price of $850,000 and thought the sales history clearly showed the Chicago housing bubble in action. Since […]

We’ve chattered about this 3-bedroom top floor unit at 2817 N. Orchard in Lakeview several times before. See our March 2012 chatter here. After the last price reduction to $400,000, some of you thought anywhere from $325k to $375k gets the job done. It has now been reduced to $389,900. If you recall, this is […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 2240 W. Barry in North Center came on the market in April 2012. It has a rare feature for a city home: 4 car parking. Apparently, the garage is huge and can fit 4 cars (with two being tandem.) The house was built in 1891 on a standard 25×125 […]

This 2-bedroom townhouse at 1130 W. Cornelia in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Lakeview is on the market as a short sale. The listing calls this a townhouse. I guess that’s because it has it’s own entrance into the courtyard. It has a 2-story living room with an open kitchen that has maple cabinets, granite counter […]

This large 2-bedroom at 2715 N. Pine Grove in East Lincoln Park came on the market in August 2011. The building was built in 1997 and has 6 units.   This unit has the coveted modern amenities that buyers look for but which normally aren’t found in East Lincoln Park. These are central air, in-unit washer/dryer and garage […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 2544 W. Huron directly across the street from Smith Park in West Town recently came on the market. (If you’re looking at the map of it on Redfin- that isn’t correct. It literally IS right across from the park.) Built in 1997 on a 22×125 lot, it has the […]