We last chattered about this “as-is” 4-bedroom rowhouse at 431 W. Superior in River North in September 2010. See our September 2010 chatter and pictures here. At that time, the rowhouse had been on the market a month and had been reduced $275,000. If you recall, the pictures indicated the kitchen and baths were intact. Built […]
This 2-bedroom townhouse at 3651 W. Cornelia in Avondale recently came on the market. It is listed for $63,000 under the 2006 purchase price at just $275,000. At 1650 square feet, the townhouse overlooks the landscaped courtyard and has a 2-car garage. Both of the bedrooms are on the third floor. The kitchen has stainless […]
We just chattered about this 4-bedroom newer construction duplex down at 2629 N. Southport that had been on and off the market for 17 months. See our February 2011 chatter here. In the week since that chatter, the unit was reduced $124,900 to $675,000. The unit is now listed for $29,000 under the 2005 purchase […]
We’ve chattered about this 3-bedroom unit at 919 W. Wisconsin in Lincoln Park several times over the past 3 years. See the original chatter from December 2008 and pictures here. In that time, it has been reduced numerous times. The property recently came back on the market with a new price. If you recall, it has […]
This 4-bedroom tudor single family home at 7329 W. Greenleaf in Edison Park just came on the market. The listing says it was completely renovated in 2001. The kitchen has newer cabinets, stainless steel appliances and stone counter tops. It has a full basement with a 12×19 family room. Some of the vintage features include a […]
This 3-bedroom duplex down at 1421 W. Summerdale in Andersonville has been on and off the market since March 2010. In that time, it has been reduced $35,000. From 2007 to 2009, this 1903 greystone was renovated into 3 condo units. Units #2 and #3 both sold in 2009 for $450,000 and $452,000, respectively. This unit […]
We last chattered about this 2-bedroom loft in The Sexton, the large timber and concrete loft building at 360 W. Illinois across from the East Bank Club in River North, in December 2010. See our December 2010 chatter here. I asked if the 2001 price wasn’t now the current market for this property. Some of […]
This 4-bedroom single family home at 1019 W. George in Lakeview recently came on the market as a “pre-foreclosure.” At $399,900, it is priced $830,100 under the 2007 purchase price. It is also listed $50,100 under the 1991 purchase price. Yes- it went under contract the day it was listed. Yes- “rehab work required.” The […]
A house like this 5-bedroom vintage bungalow at 2600 W. Wilson in the Ravenswood Gardens neighborhood of Lincoln Square is why I started Crib Chatter. Built in 1920 on an oversized 45×120 lot, the listing says the interior was transformed bythe owner, an electrician and organist for the Balaban & Katz Theater Company, in 1926. There is […]