Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom in the Fordham at 25 E. Superior in River North recently came on the market. It is bank owned. It is listed $257,100 under the 2003 purchase price. From the listing pictures, the unit appears to have the kitchen and bathrooms intact. The kitchen has upgraded stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops. The […]

This 3-bedroom in the Atrium Townhouses on Madison Park at 1380 E. Madison Park in Kenwood has been on the market since April 2011. In that time it has been reduced $11,000. Designed by Y.C. Wong, known as a Mies van der Rohe protege, in 1961, the townhouse has floor to ceiling windows that open […]

We chattered about this 3-bedroom in this boutique building at 1142 S. Michigan in the South Loop off and on over the last 3 years. (The building is the midrise just to the right of the Colombian in the picture above.) See our March 2010 chatter here. The building only has 8 units and this […]

This 2-bedroom triplex loft at 720 S. Dearborn in Printers Row is a true penthouse. Located on the top floor of this old printing factory, it has the living space and one bedroom on the main floor, an office on the second and a second bedroom on the third floor. There is also a private […]

This vintage 3-bedroom unit at 4520 N. Hermitage in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Uptown came on the market in April.  (The listing says Ravenswood- so if it isn’t- don’t blame me.) The building was constructed in 1929 and the unit still has many of its original vintage features including crown molding, built-in bookcases, arched doorways and […]

This 1-bedroom at 2700 N. Hampden in East Lincoln Park has been on the market since March 2011. On the 23rd floor of a 1970 high rise, the corner unit has lake and city views. The listing says it has been gut rehabbed. There are hardwood floors throughout and the new kitchen has 42 inch […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom townhouse at 1756 W. Pierce in Wicker Park in April 2011. See our April chatter here. At that time, the townhouse had been on the market for 17 months. A price reduction under $340,000 seemed to do the trick as the property was apparently “swarmed” with people and it sold […]

In a recent discussion of a vintage 2-bedroom unit at 562 W. Arlington in Lincoln Park listed at $595,000, I commented in the thread that buyers could get a townhouse in the neighborhood for the same price (instead of living a condo in a 3 or 4-flat.) Anonny replied: “I’d love to see such a listing. Aside […]

We last chattered about this vintage 3-bedroom single family home at 4838 N. Seeley in Lincoln Square in February 2011. See our February chatter here. Since that time, it has been reduced $23,000. On the market for the first time in 14 years, the house has professional landscaping as well as a large back deck. […]

This 7-bedroom new construction single family home at 2662 N. Geneva Terrace in Lincoln Park is in an enclave of mansion homes called “Geneva Terrace”. The listing says this is a bank owned house (as is its neighbor across the courtyard at 2659 N. Geneva Terrace which is listed for $3.25 million.) Geneva Terrace appears […]