Crib Chatter

Many buyers consider townhouses because they want privacy and are priced out of single family homes in their targeted neighborhoods. But what about a coach house such as this 3-bedroom property at 1700 W. School in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview? It has an attached 2-car garage and is on 3 levels. The listing says […]

This 3-bedroom unit at 4728 N. Malden in the Sheridan Park neighborhood of Uptown has been on and off the market since September 2008. After numerous reductions, it is now listed $114,500 under the 2003 purchase price. The top floor unit has cathedral ceilings and skylights. It also has upgraded finishes including crown molding and […]

This 1-bedroom unit in the high rise at 1212 N. LaSalle in the Gold Coast is listed as a short sale. It is currently priced just $3,000 above the 1999 purchase price. Built in 1989, this is one of the larger one bedroom units in the building at 850 square feet. It has carpet and what […]

Not all parts of Streeterville are Navy Pier and the AMC River East movie theater as is evidenced by this 1919 2-bedroom vintage co-op at 223 E. Delaware. Just steps from Michigan Avenue, this mid-rise building has just 10 units. It also has deeded parking included, which is rare for some of the vintage buildings in […]

This 3-bedroom unit in Erie on the Park, at 510 W. Erie, in River North has been on and off the market since February 2009. It is priced just under $400,000- but if you include the parking the list price jumps to $434,000. Still, that is $28,500 under the 2003 purchase price. The corner unit […]

This 2 bedroom unit at 1058 N. Paulina in West Town has been on the market since April 2010. It has been reduced $39,900. Built in 2001, the top floor unit has the newer construction kitchen with granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. The listing says it also has marble baths. Located near the […]

This 3-bedroom Lincoln Park townhouse at 2610 N. Orchard has been on the market since February 2010. It has now been reduced $30,000 (with the most recent reduction coming just this week.) Built in 1978, it has some unique features including exposed brick, skylights and a wood ceiling on the first floor. The listing says the […]

We last chattered about this authentic loft at 1012 N. Milwaukee in West Town in April 2010. See our prior chatter and pictures here. It has been reduced $25,100 in the last 6 months. The loft has a wall of windows along with diagonal hardwood floors. It has several exposed brick walls as well as […]

This yellow Victorian house at 1167 W. Eddy in Lakeview has been on the market since August 2010. It has been reduced $50,000 since then. Built in 1893 on a standard 25×125 lot, the house has all the bells and whistles buyers look for including central air and a 2-car garage. The house has retained […]

We chattered about this newer construction 3-bedroom duplex penthouse at 1131 W. Addison several times in the last few months. See our early October 2010 chatter and pictures here. It recently sold for $100,000 under its original October 2009 list price and $22,000 under the 2007 purchase price. If you recall, the unit had a […]