Crib Chatter

Some of you may remember this property at 1824 W. Cuyler in North Center. Even though we didn’t chatter about it in a post, the then 2-flat was discussed in the comments section several times because it was a property on a standard Chicago lot of 25×120 listed for just $204,900 in what is considered […]

This 3-bedroom at 707 W. Junior Terrace in the Buena Park neighborhood of Uptown just came on the market. It is a short sale and listed $90,000 under the 2006 purchase price. The midrise building was built in 1927 and has 14 units. Like many vintage buildings of this era, the unit has big room […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom at 717 W. Briar in Lakeview in April 2011. See our prior chatter here. Listed $5,100 under the 2003 price at $379,900, only Bob took a swing at a selling price – guessing $355,000 because it included the parking. The property just sold for $332,000. That was also $108,000 […]

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 last year. See our December 2010 chatter here. Since it was first listed in April 2010, the house has been reduced $105,000. Back in December 2010, when it was listed at $719,900, […]

This 1-bedroom duplex up loft in the St. George Lofts at 2161 N. California in Logan Square (or West Bucktown- whichever you prefer) is a commuter’s dream as the California blue line stop is just a block away. The loft has authentic features including 15-foot timber ceilings and exposed brick as well as soaring windows. […]

We last chattered about this bank owned 2/2 at 421 W. Huron in River North in April 2011. See our prior chatter here. At that time, it was listed at $365,000 including the parking but several of you thought it was still priced too high given the finishes of the unit, the high assessment and […]

This building at 825 N. Hudson, called “The Hudson”, at the corner of Hudson and Chicago Avenue in River North was built in 2007. This picture was taken from Chicago Avenue- so it shows the side of the building. It has 19 units. The units have been on the market since 2008. Out of those […]

This 2-bedroom at 5203 N. Magnolia in Andersonville has been on the market since June 2011. The listing describes it as being located in the Lakewood Balmoral Historic District- which is made up predominantly of single family homes. Built in the arts and crafts style, the property still has many of its vintage features including […]

We last chattered about this 5-bedroom vintage greystone at 4436 N. Paulina in Uptown in October 2010. See our prior chatter here. Much of the discussion centered on million dollar houses in Uptown. This house is located north of Montrose, which puts it squarely in west Uptown (as Gary pointed out in October- Ravenswood is […]

I missed the closing in the spring on this 3-bedroom cottage at 4947 W. Pensacola in Portage Park. We chattered about it several times. See our November 2010 chatter here. It was an estate sale. Most of you thought- just from looking at the pictures- that it would need extensive renovation. At least one of you […]