Crib Chatter

For those who love the vintage look from the street but want contemporary styling, this 6-bedroom single family home at 2029 W. Dickens in Bucktown is for you. The Victorian facade of this house has been restored but a contemporary house has been added to the back, complete with a third floor master suite with its […]

This 2-bedroom vintage unit at 2912 N. Commonwealth in East Lakeview has been on and off the market since August 2008. The building was built in 1926, so the unit has many of the pre-war vintage features like large room sizes, a formal foyer, 9 foot ceilings and crown molding. It also has the original […]

We last chattered about the new construction high rise The Mondial at 910 W. Huron in River West in June 2010 when the developer cut prices on units by 10% to 30%. See our June 2010 chatter and pictures here. Several of you had gone to check out these units after the price cuts. They […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom single family home at 1040 N. Wolcott in the East Village neighborhood of West Town in June 2010. See our prior chatter and pictures here. The house was built in 2000 so it’s newer construction. In June, many of you liked it and wished you could afford to buy […]

The Sexton, at 360 W. Illinois, is one of River North’s most popular loft buildings. Located across from the East Bank Club, the building has both a timber portion and a concrete tower portion. This 2-bedroom on the 8th floor of the tower has been listed on and off since 2008. The listing says it […]

This 2-bedroom unit at 3100 W. Berteau in Irving Park (or is it Albany Park? Redfin calls it Irving Park) recently came on the market. It is a short sale and is listed 51% under the 2006 purchase price. The midrise vintage building, constructed in 1927, was a 13 unit conversion in 2006. It is […]

This 2-bedroom unit at 1400 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast has been on the market since February 2010. It has been reduced $115,400 in that time. The unit is now listed $140,500 under the 2007 purchase price. The listing says it is NOT a short sale but simply a “really, really, really […]

We were chattering about a Lincoln Park townhouse at 1814 N. Bissell with the El directly behind it and some were wondering where you could get a similar townhouse in Lincoln Park without the El. Look no further than this 2-bedroom at 1437 W. Altgeld. It is priced nearly exactly the same as the Bissell townhouse: […]

Last spring we chattered about a 3-bedroom contemporary penthouse at 919 N. Wolcott in West Town with luxurious finishes. The modern unit sold not long after our chatter. See our prior chatter and pictures here. If you missed out on that one, you’re in luck, as the “sister” penthouse unit, Unit #302, is currently on the market and […]

This 2-bedroom unit at 1658 W. Belmont has been on the market for 10 months. Listed in February 2010, it has been reduced $14,900. It is also now listed $5,000 under its 2008 purchase price. The vintage building appears to have been converted into condos in 2006-2007. It is a rare vintage 2-bedroom unit which also has […]