Crib Chatter

This 3 bedroom top floor unit at 920 W. Barry in Lakeview has been on and off the market since December 2007. At 2000 square feet, it has two outdoor spaces including a front terrace and a private roofdeck. The unit is “extra wide” at 34 feet. It has luxury finishes including Bosch and Viking […]

This 1-bedroom at 909 W. Wisconsin in Lincoln Park is familiar to those of you who peruse such sites like Apartment Therapy (which is where I saw it). But the listing also says it has been “featured in countless magazines” as it’s a “top Chicago designer’s own pied-a-terre.” Now’s your chance to buy it (but, […]

This 39th floor 1-bedroom in One Museum Park at 1211 S. Prairie in the South Loop just came on the market. The unit is not one of those small 800 square foot one bedrooms. At 1002 square feet, it has an 8×7 den. The listing says it has views of the lake, museums, Navy Pier […]

This 2-bedroom at 1300 N. Astor in the Gold Coast has been on and off the market since November 2009. The listing says it has been renovated. It has a modern minimalist look with new dark hardwood floors and a new kitchen and baths. The kitchen is a “chef’s kitchen” with upgraded appliances including SubZero, Bosch […]

This brick Victorian 3-bedroom 2-flat at 2232 W. Lyndale in Bucktown just came on the market for $442,000. I know many of you are looking for 2-flats so you can live in one unit and rent out the other. This building was built in 1891 on a smaller than standard Chicago lot of 24×100. However, […]

We’ve chattered about this 3-bedroom rowhouse at 2408 N. Burling in Lincoln Park in 2011. See our August 2011 chatter here. Back in August, we chattered about the rowhouse’s lack of parking and whether or not that was hurting its sale at a price point over $750,000. It is still on the market and has […]

This 3-bedroom vintage rowhouse at 960 W. Dickens in Lincoln Park has been on the market since June 2011. Built in 1891, it is on an 18×100 lot. The rowhouse appears to have stained glass in the front windows but many of the other original interior features are now missing. The kitchen has stainless steel appliances. […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse at 3100 N. Kenmore in Lakeview came on the market in February 2012. It is the top floor of a converted rectory. The unit has exposed brick and large windows in the living room area along with a 20 foot vaulted ceiling. It’s a triplex with two of the bedrooms on the […]

This 2-bedroom in 565 Quincy at 565 W. Quincy in the West Loop recently came on the market. It is listed $86,500 under the 2009 purchase price. It’s also a short sale. This building was new construction at the height of the Great Recession in 2008/2009 (so it was actually built AFTER the height of […]

This 5-bedroom brick 2-flat at 2701 N. Francisco in Logan Square has been on and off the market since May 2011. Since January of this year, it has been reduced $56,000 to $469,000. It finally went under contract this month. The 2-flat has south and west exposures but you don’t have to worry much about the neighbors to the south since […]