Archive for the 'Neighborhoods/Suburbs' Category

Buy a Piece of Wicker Park’s Vintage Grandeur: 2017 W. Evergreen

This 2-bedroom unit at 2017 W. Evergreen in Wicker Park recently came on the market. (sorry for the bad picture! It was taken last year- and I forgot how bad it was.) Located on the top floor of an 1880s vintage building, it has many vintage features from that era including 14 foot ceilings, inlaid […]

“The Market Is Brutal”: 1722 N. North Park in Old Town Finally Sells

We’ve chattered several times about this 5-bedroom renovated vintage house at 1722 N. North Park in Old Town over the last 18 months. See our October 2010 chatter here. Originally listed for $2.3 million in June 2009, we watched the price fall, and fall, and fall again. Still there was no sale. Located in a […]

Trying To Sell For 2 1/2 Years in Southport: 1446 W. Henderson

This 2-bedroom unit at 1446 W. Henderson in Southport has been on and off the market since July 2008. In that time, it has been reduced $114,900. It is now listed $32,000 under the 2005 purchase price. Located in a 3-unit building constructed in 1995, it is just a few blocks from the Southport restaurants/shops/bars as […]

We Love Large 1-Bedroom Authentic Lofts: 616 W. Fulton in the West Loop

This 1-bedroom loft in the China Club Lofts at 616 W. Fulton in the West Loop is one of the large authentic one bedroom lofts that were built in the 1990s. At 1000 square feet, it has both exposed brick, 14 foot high timber ceilings and diagonal wood floors. The kitchen has stainless steel appliances […]

A 3-Bedroom House Goes From Boarded Up to Rehabbed: 4110 N. St. Louis in Irving Park

This 3-bedroom single family home at 4110 N. St. Louis in Irving Park recently came on the market. It was bank owned in June 2010 and if you look at the prior listing pictures (which you can do if you’re registered with Redfin)- you’ll see that the two-story house was boarded up. Originally listed by […]

No One Wants This Bank Owned East Lakeview Paris Maisonnette: 3100 N. Sheridan

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom vintage unit in The Barry, at 3100 N. Sheridan, in East Lakeview in September 2010. See our prior chatter here. Back then, it had just come on the market as a bank owned unit and was listed $39,600 under the 2007 purchase price. Since September it has been reduced […]

We Love Rooftop Terraces With Putting Greens: 3512 N. Southport in Lakeview

This 5-bedroom top floor penthouse unit at 3512 N. Southport in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview just came on the market. It has 4200 square feet of living space and 4200 square feet for its rooftop terrace. The rooftop terrace covers the entire length of the building and has a full garden with irrigation, a […]

Get a Lincoln Park Single Family Home for Under $650,000: 1556 W. Wrightwood

This 4 bedroom home at 1556 W. Wrightwood in Lincoln Park has been on and off the market for 2 1/2 years now. During that time, it has been reduced $345,100. While it is located across from Wrightwood Park, it is also on the corner of Wrightwood and Ashland. The kitchen has stainless steel appliances […]

Crilly Court Continues to Defy the Downturn: 1706 N. Wells in Old Town

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom unit at Crilly Court, 1706 N. Wells, in Old Town in November 2010. See our prior chatter here. This was the second unit to be listed in the complex in recent months with the first actually selling for more than the 2007 purchase price. Here was the history on the […]

Trying to Sell the $600K Lakeview Townhouse: 1307 W. Belmont

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 1307 W. Belmont in Lakeview has been on the market since July 2010. In that time it has been reduced $75,875. Built in 2005, this four story brick townhouse has 2300 square feet and a 2-car garage. 2 of the 3 bedrooms are on the third floor, with the fourth on the top […]