Crib Chatter

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom duplex condo at 1330 N. LaSalle in the Gold Coast in January 2010 after it had been on the market over 2 years and was listed as a “pre-foreclosure.” See our January 2010 chatter here. At that time it had been reduced by $110,099. The bank finally took possession […]

It’s been over a year since we chattered about CMK’s South Loop modern high rise at 1720 S. Michigan. When I first started this blog in 2007, it was among the first new construction buildings I covered and flippers were still in the game trying to flip their units which had just closed. See the October 2007 […]

For many people, the location of this 2-bedroom english garden unit at 1969 N. Lincoln in East Lincoln Park is ideal. It is close to Lincoln Park, the Zoo and the lake as well as the restaurants and shopping of Old Town and Armitage Street. This 2-bedroom garden unit has similar bells and whistles of […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom top floor duplex unit with a rooftop terrace at 1920 N. Seminary in Lincoln Park in October 2009. See our prior chatter here. We got into quite a discussion as to whether this building, the Seminary Flatirons Building, was actually listed on the national historic register as the October listing said […]

We keep chattering about this 5-bedroom distinctive single family home in Old Town at 1722 N. North Park. How can you not notice it when you drive or walk down the street? On the market for 10 months, it has now been reduced by $405,000. If you’ll recall, the home has been completely renovated. The old […]

We’ve chattered about this pre-war building at 3300 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview before. This 3-bedroom unit just came on the market well below the same tier units currently on the market in the building. It is bank owned. There are no interior pictures so we don’t know the condition of the unit other than […]

If you’re looking to buy right now, you might have seen quite a few bonuses being thrown your way to get under contract before the tax credit expires on April 30 (remember you must be under contract by the 30th but have until the end of June to actually close on the property.) This 2-bedroom […]

This 4-bedroom vintage single family home at 4539 N. Bernard in Albany Park is just a few blocks from the Brown Line El. On the market since September 2009, it has now been reduced by $80,100 and is listed just under $350,000. The listing says the seller is “extremely motivated.” 3 of the 4 bedrooms are […]

This 3-bedroom unit at 928 E. Hyde Park Boulevard in Hyde Park just came on the market. It is bank owned. It is also listed 75% under the 2007 purchase price. According to the pictures, the kitchen and baths are intact. The kitchen has stainless steel appliances and granite countertops. This is a big vintage […]

This bank owned 2-bedroom unit in a greystone at 435 W. Roslyn in East Lincoln Park has been on the market for nearly 2 months. It was recently reduced. The listing has no interior pictures and doesn’t say much about the unit so we have no idea its condition. It appears to be a duplex down and […]