Crib Chatter

This 3 bedroom full floor residence at 1418 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast has been on the market since February 2011. In that time, it has been reduced $151,000. Redfin also has it listed as a short sale. This building is unique as it is not vintage construction but was built in 1984. […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom at 839 W. Wellington in Lakeview in January 2011. See our prior chatter here. At that time, it was listed just $14,500 under the 2005 purchase price of $449,500 after having been on the market for 6 months. Some of you liked the unit a lot but thought it […]

This 1-bedroom at 1101 S. State in the South Loop has been on the market since May 2011. It is a short sale and has now been reduced $15,100. This high rise was built in 2004/2005. From what I can tell in the public records, only 2 units have sold in 2011 (there may be some that haven’t […]

We last chattered about this new construction 5-bedroom single family home at 3251 N. Lakewood in Lakeview in December 2010. See our prior chatter here. In December, many of you loved Jennifer Ames’ pictures of the property but thought it was overpriced above $2 million. Since that last chatter, it has been reduced another $130,000 […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom single family home at 3352 N. Marshfield in Lakeview in March 2011. See our prior chatter here. At that time, the house was listed at $499,000 and most of you were shocked by the price. The house was reduced $30,000 in May, but, so far, there haven’t been any […]

We last chattered about this rehabbed 4-bedroom bungalow at 4701 N. Whipple in Albany Park in April 2011. See our prior chatter here. The house was a prior foreclosure. Most of you were uninspired by the rehab and the $350,000 list price. Homedelete commented: “no one in the history of this property has ever paid […]

This corner 2-bedroom loft at 1872 N. Clybourn in Lincoln Park has been on the market since April 2011. The building was converted into residential lofts back in the early 1990s so many of the authentic loft features were preserved including wide open living spaces, exposed brick, 14 foot timber ceilings, and 10 foot windows. At […]

I’ve long admired this set of vintage rowhouses at the 2500 block of North Racine in Lincoln Park. In October 2009, this corner unit with a 2-car garage at 2501 N. Racine came on the market at $849,000. After numerous price drops, it finally sold in March 2011 for $630,000. The rowhouse recently came back on […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom vintage single family home at 6136 N. Lenox in Edgebrook in March 2011. See our prior chatter here. It was a short sale and was listed at $430,000. Since that time, it has been reduced another $50,000 to $380,000 and the listing says you can “close fast” as the […]

We last chattered about this renovated vintage 3-bedroom rowhouse at 544 W. Fullerton Parkway in Lincoln Park in April 2011. See our prior chatter here. At that time, the rowhouse had been reduced $251,000 from its original asking price to $999,000. No one guessed the ultimate selling price of the house, but the chatter evolved […]