Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom vintage bungalow at 5214 N. Larned in Jefferson Park recently came on the market. It is bank owned and listed at just $154,900. Built in 1924, it has hardwood floors and a full finished basement but only 1184 square feet. There is also central air and a 2-car garage. However, the listing doesn’t […]

We last chattered about Unit #3W in 504 W. Barry in East Lakeview in April 2011. See our chatter here. The 10-unit building was built in 1927. The old listing described it as a “gothic jewel.” Alas, those words have been removed from the listing. At 2200 square feet, the unit has some of its vintage features […]

This 1-bedroom authentic loft in the Lakeview Lofts at 3201 N. Seminary in Lakeview just came on the market. A lis pendens foreclosure was filed in April 2010 so I’m not sure why it has only just come on the market. At 920 square feet, it has exposed brick and tall timber ceilings. The bedroom […]

This 4-bedroom greystone at 1944 W. Farragut in the Bowmanville neighborhood of Lincoln Square has been on the market since May 2011. The listing indicates it was formerly a two flat that was converted into a single family home. The house has 3 fireplaces, crown molding and a box ceiling in the living and dining […]

  This new construction mid-rise with an elevator at 2753 N. Lakewood (at the corner of Lakewood and Diversey) in Lincoln Park was recently completed. It has 6 three-bedroom units each with indoor parking. The model currently on the market is 1480 square feet on one level. It has luxury finishes including a tray ceiling. The kitchen has white […]

This 2-bedroom townhouse at 515 W. Belden in East Lincoln Park came on the market in October 2011. In that time, it has been reduced $10,000 to $419,000. Built in 1968, it has the features buyers are looking for including central air and parking. It has 2 wood burning fireplaces, including one in the master bedroom, […]

If you thought short sales and REOs were reserved mainly for homeowners who bought at the peak of the housing bubble, think again. This 1-bedroom in the Lofthaus at 321 S. Sangamon in the West Loop just came on the market. It is a short sale and is now listed 44% under the September 2009 […]

We’ve chattered about this renovated 69th floor 2-bedroom in the John Hancock Center at 175 E. Delaware in the Gold Coast several times in 2011. See our November 2011 chatter here. Originally after a complete renovation, in March 2011, for $649,770, the unit had been reduced to $525,770 by the end of 2011. It then […]

We’ve chattered about this 3-bedroom single family home at 1040 N. Wolcott in the East Village neighborhood of West Town several times over the years. See our July 2011 chatter here. The last time we chattered about it, in July 2011, “Andrew”, who claimed to be the owner, chimed in that they were pulling the house off […]

We last chattered about this 6-bedroom single family home at 3540 N. Ravenswood in North Center nearly two years ago, in March 2010. See our prior chatter here. Most of you loved the house and said if you won the lottery you were buying it. Yes- it’s a true “crib.” Built in 2007 on a 50×125 […]