The listing for this 3-bedroom Portage Park brick cottage at 4947 W. Pensacola admits that the house is being sold “as-is” and that it “needs TLC/updating.” It is an estate sale. The house has many of its vintage features intact including a wood burning fireplace, beamed ceilings, built-ins and original door knobs. All three bedrooms are on the […]
In this week’s Elite Street column in the Tribune, it discusses the 3-bedroom condo of WMAQ-5 news anchor Marion Brooks in the West Loop. Marion Brooks, WMAQ-Ch. 5 weekday afternoon anchor and 10 p.m. news reporter, lives in the West Loop but would like to reside closer to her NBC Tower office in Streeterville. As […]
This 2-bedroom unit at 2314 N. Lincoln Park West, also known as The Conservatory, in Lincoln Park recently came on the market. There are only 39 units in the building, which was constructed in 1976. There are just two units per floor. This 2-bedroom unit has direct views of the Lake and the Park from the living […]
This 5-bedroom single family home at 1738 N. Winchester in Bucktown is among the most unique properties I’ve seen in awhile. It has an a modern exterior and interior except when you’re in the lower level which has a fully bricked recreation room, including the curved ceiling, complete with fireplace and jacuzzi tub in the […]
We last chattered about this 2-bedroom vintage unit at 2861 N. Burling in Lakeview in May 2010. See our prior chatter here. The unit has now been reduced another $14,100. It has a lot of the features buyers look for including washer/dryer in the unit and heated garage parking. The kitchen has white cabinets and […]
In September 2009, we chattered about the price cuts at the new construction high rise 757 N. Orleans in River North. See our September 2009 chatter here. A year later, there are still units for sale from the developer and an advertisement in the Sunday Tribune which says “dive in…to river north’s best financing.” But […]
Contemporary lovers know the outside of this 5-bedroom house at 838 W. Webster in Lincoln Park well as it’s hard to miss on a block filled with vintage brownstones. An AIA design interior architecture award winner, the house was built in 2004 and sits on a 48×115 lot. The living room has 20 foot high […]
Crain’s is reporting that there will be no second tower built at Walton on the Park, the new high rise development at 2 W. Delaware, in the Gold Coast. You’ll recall, in mid-August, we chattered about the flips popping up in this building. See our prior chatter here. In a sign that the new-condo market […]
Just 9 months ago, you could have bought this brick 2-flat at 2629 N. Harding in Logan Square for under $100,000. Now, the listing says it has been rehabbed with new kitchens, baths, and mechanicals and can now be yours for $249,000. Built in 1910 on a 30×125 lot, the building has original woodwork and […]
This 2-bedroom corner loft at 625 W. Jackson, the Capitol Hill Lofts, in the West Loop just came on the market. It has timber ceilings and exposed brick. Both bedrooms have windows in a split floor plan. The kitchen has maple cabinets, granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. While the unit has no balcony, it […]