Crib Chatter

We last chattered about this rehabbed 4-bedroom vintage home at 3122 N. Spaulding in Avondale in July 2011. See our prior chatter here. If you recall, this house was once a 2-bedroom bank owned property that was rehabbed into a “new” 4-bedroom  home. Many of you thought it would sell close to its list price […]

It suddenly seems that there are 3-bedroom properties in “real” East Lincoln Park for under $400,000 available all over the place. This 3-bedroom duplex-up at 2131 N. Clark came on the market in mid-September at $389,000 and is already under contract. All 3 bedrooms are on the second floor, with 2 of them overlooking a unique 2-story heated […]

This corporate owned 2-bedroom at 5607 N. Clark in Andersonville has been on the market since August 2011. I don’t yet have a picture of this building because I had no idea it was even condominiums. It appears that it was converted into condos in 2007/2008. This particular unit was purchased in January 2008 for […]

This 2-bedroom triplex-up loft at 1000 W. Diversey in Lakeview just came on the market. It is an authentic “original” loft- converted in the late 1980s. You don’t see many of these around. It has 20 foot ceilings, exposed brick and a massive skylight in the living area. There are also skylights in one of […]

We last chattered about this 5-bedroom Queen Anne at 5344 N. Lakewood in the Lakewood Balmoral historic district in May 2011. See our prior chatter here. Most of you were fans of this house. In May, it had been on the market for 9 months and was listed at $975,000. It finally sold in early […]

If you haven’t already heard, former Governor Blagojevich’s 5-bedroom vintage bungalow at 2934 W. Sunnyside in the Ravenswood Manor neighborhood of Albany Park just “officially” came on the market. It is listed at $1.07 million. He and his wife bought it in 1999 for $505,000. You can read more on the house from the Tribune […]

We last chattered about this new construction 6-bedroom house at 2038 N. Mohawk in Lincoln Park in June 2011. See our prior chatter here. First listed in September 2010, it didn’t have any price reductions until recently, when it was reduced $255,000. It is now listed under $4 million at $3.995 million. If you recall, […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Haberdasher Lofts at 728 W. Jackson in the West Loop has been on the market since July 2011 (or is this the loop? I never know with the properties west of the river but east of the highway). The southwest corner unit is a rare loft with windows in both of […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom Shepard’s Cottage at 2233 W. Homer in Bucktown in August 2011. See our prior chatter here. At that time, the property had just reduced another $25,000 to $650,000 and then went under contract quickly. Many of you thought the upper $500,000s would get the deal done. The house recently sold […]

This top floor 3-bedroom at 1038 W. Byron in Lakeview came on the market in May 2011. It had previously been a bank owned property in 2008. Back then, it was a 3-bedroom, 1.5 bath unit with an older kitchen with older appliances. You can see the old listing pictures here. Now, the unit has […]