Crib Chatter

We’ve chattered about units in The Brewster, at 2800 N. Pine Grove, in Lakeview many times before. This is the historic building built in 1896 with the iron staircases and cat walks. Not only did Charlie Chaplin live in one of the penthouses in 1915-1916, but several movies were filmed in the building including the […]

This 2-bedroom duplex penthouse at 5801 N. Sheridan in Edgewater just came on the market. The unit is located in Beach Point Tower, which was built in 1956, and is, literally, located on the Edgewater/Osterman Beach. The listing says the party room and patio garden for the building are right on the beach. You’ll have 270 degree views […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom unit in this vintage building at 1530 N. Paulina in Wicker Park two years ago, in July 2008. See our previous chatter and pictures here. The duplex has more space than most single family homes in the neighborhood at 2600 square feet. The unit has 12 foot ceilings and a […]

This 5-bedroom new construction home at 1845 N. Winchester in Bucktown has been on and off the market since July 2007. It was recently reduced $60,000. From the pictures in the listing, there appears to be no kitchen appliances in the home. But there are cherry cabinets and granite counter tops. There are also cherry […]

This 3-bedroom unit at 125 S. Jefferson, the Park Alexandria, in the West Loop, has more square footage than your typical high rise condo unit in this price range. The southeast corner unit was originally two units combined and at 2000 square feet, totals more square footage than many city single family homes. The listing […]

This 2-bedroom unit at 950 W. Barry in Lakeview looks like it is bank owned just a little over 2 years after its purchase. Listed in mid-July as “corporate owned” and “as-is” – it has recently been reduced $24,000. (The public records do not yet show this property as bank owned but I’m assuming it is from the […]

This 3-bedroom English Cottage home at 5755 N. Melvina in Norwood Park was bank owned in March 2010 and then sold by the bank in June 2010. Just a little over one month later, it has returned to the market for $104,900 more than the previous purchase price. Two out of the three bedrooms are […]

We last chattered about this church being used as a single family home at 2558 W. Cortez in West Town in October of 2009. See our October 2009 chatter here. It is still available and has now been reduced $220,000. The church has 3 bedrooms and 1 bath in 4000 square feet. The current listing […]

This 4-bedroom American Four Square at 3007 W. Wilson in Ravenswood Manor came on the market in July at the price of $350,000. It is an estate sale and being sold “as-is.” The house has some of its vintage features intact including the hardwood floors and wood trim. All four bedrooms are on the second […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom unit at 3535 N. Reta in Lakeview in June 2010. See our prior chatter and pictures here. The unit has upgraded finishes you may not find in a typical north side 2 bedroom unit including crown molding, a tray ceiling, and solid core doors. The kitchen also doesn’t have […]