Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom unit at 2120 N. Lincoln Park West in Lincoln Park has been on and off the market since September 2009. Since August of 2010, the list price has been reduced $374,900. It is also now a short sale. On a street known for some of its vintage buildings, this 11 unit building was […]

This 3-bedroom vintage single family home at 1320 W. Grace in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview recently came on the market. Built in 1892, the listing says it has been “gutted to perfection.” It has a custom designed kitchen with white cabinets, granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances along with an eat-in breakfast area […]

This 2-bedroom brick rowhouse at 212 S. Oakley on the West Side near the Medical District and the United Center has been on the market since July 2010. In that time, it has been reduced about $10,000. The listing says the rowhouse has been completely updated with a new kitchen, with stainless steel appliances, and bath. It has […]

We return to Sauganash. This 4-bedroom vintage home at 5901 N. Kilbourn  just came on the market. It is bank owned. Built in 1937, like most of the neighborhood, it is on a 36×124 corner lot. The house has central air and a 2-car garage. We don’t know much else about it except that it has a […]

This 2-bedroom unit at 1654 W. Berwyn in Andersonville recently came on the market. It is a rare duplex up vintage unit. The first floor has the living room, dining room, kitchen and power room. The second floor, duplex up, has 2 bedrooms and 2 full baths. The listing says the unit has 3 exposures, north, […]

This 2-bedroom unit in the Drake Tower Apartments at 179 E. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast has been on the market since June 2010. It has been reduced $76,000 in that time. The Drake Tower was designed by Marshall & Fox and finished just before the Great Depression in 1929. It has 68 […]

This 5-bedroom vintage tudor at 5919 N. Forest Glen in the Sauganash neighborhood of Forest Glen has been on the market for 11 months. In that time, it has been reduced $75,000. It is now listed $24,000 under the 2004 purchase price. Built in 1930 on a 40×125 lot, the house has many of its […]

This 5-bedroom vintage colonial at 2100 W. Pratt Boulevard in West Ridge came on the market in January 2011. The listing says it is the first time the home has been listed in 111 years. Built in 1900, the listing says it was a summer home and took four years to complete. The 12,000 square […]

This 2007 construction 2-bedroom unit in a 12-unit mid-rise building at 2130 W. Belmont in Roscoe Village just came on the market. It is bank owned. It is listed for $275,100 under the 2007 purchase price. The listing says the home is eligible under the Freddie Mac first look initiative through 3/23/11. The unit has all the […]

We last chattered about this new construction 6-bedroom mansion at 3804 N. Janssen in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview in February 2010. See our February 2010 chatter here. At that time, it had been on the market for 5 months and had been reduced $300,000. It was recently re-listed with another $200,000 reduction. Built on […]