Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom vintage single family home at 1566 N. Hoyne in Wicker Park recently came on the market. While the exterior of the home was built in 1891, the interior was a complete gut rehab in 2005. The living room/dining room now has 18 foot cathedral ceilings and skylights. The kitchen is open to the […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom townhouse at 1814 N. Bissell in Lincoln Park in November 2010. See our November 2010 chatter here. It had been bank owned previously and sold under the 1999 price. It was then renovated with a new kitchen, baths, and what looked like flooring and lighting. The townhouse looked brand new. But […]

This 2-bedroom loft at 375 W. Erie in River North has been on and off the market since August 2008. It is a 1500 square foot end unit with authentic loft features such as exposed brick and a timber ceiling. The listing doesn’t say if it is north or south facing (north faces the street […]

This unique 4-bedroom single family home at 1424 W. Ohio in the River West neighborhood of West Town recently came on the market. Built on a triple lot of 75×125, the listing says the home was a former garage. A tall brick wall stretches across the front of the property. In the interior, walls of […]

This 3-bedroom unit at 1400 W. Byron in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview has been on and off the market since July 2008. In that time, it has been reduced $49,500. The unit is also now listed for $5,000 under the 2003 purchase price. It appears that the unit is entirely on one floor and […]

This 2-bedroom unit at 401 E. Ontario in Streeterville has been on the market since November 2010. 401 E. Ontario was originally built in 1990 and converted into condos in 1999. Some units in this building have striking views of the lake and city. With nearly 400 units, it is a full service building with […]

This 1-bedroom garden unit at 3659 N. Damen in North Center recently came on the market. The listing says it is professionally staged and the furniture is included with the property. The building was renovated into condos in 2006-2007. The kitchen has cherry cabinets, stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops. There is a washer/dryer […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom bank owned unit in The Palmolive at 159 E. Walton in the Gold Coast in January 2011. See our prior chatter here. On the market since December 2010, it had been reduced $45,000 before going under contract. The unit recently sold for about 35% under the 2006 purchase price. […]

We last chattered about this big 2-bedroom loft at 3024 N. Lincoln in Lakeview in September 2010. See our prior chatter here. It recently sold for just $5,000 over the 1999 purchase price. That was $125,000 under the 2005 purchase price. The loft had a lot of authentic loft features including few walls, 17 to […]

We last chattered about this contemporary 2-bedroom at 1750 N. Clybourn in Lincoln Park in November 2009. See our November 2009 chatter here. It was originally reduced $50,000 before being withdrawn from the market. Now 15 months later, it is back and is reduced just $10,200 from the old 2009 listing price.  The unit has […]