Crib Chatter

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom unit in the Fordham at 25 E. Superior in River North in May 2009. See our prior chatter here. It has been on and off the market since then but is still being sold “as-is.” It has also been reduced by $190,000 since our last chatter. The unit has […]

We’ve chattered a lot about flippers. But what about true renovators? Those who dare to take a beaten up property, restore it and then re-list it? Such is the case with this 4-bedroom brick single family home at 1135 N. Spaulding in Humboldt Park. Bought in June 2009, the listing says it was stripped down to the bricks […]

We first chattered about this 4-bedroom Gold Coast coach house at 20 E. Goethe 2 years ago, in January 2008. See our prior chatter and pictures here. It’s a unique property because it is situated behind the mid-rise building of 20 E. Goethe and has alley access to the garage on its first floor. The 4-level […]

We last chattered about this English bungalow at 2601 W. Coyle in the Indian Boundry Park neighborhood of West Ridge in August 2009. See our August 2009 chatter and pictures here. It sold for $162,500 under the original list price. The 3-bedroom house had juliette balconies and a vintage wood burning fireplace in the living […]

This updated 2-bedroom unit in The Waterford, at 4170 N. Marine Drive, in Uptown is currently under contract. The Waterford is a high rise along the lake built in 1973. The corner unit has stunning direct lake and park views from 2 balconies. There are hardwood floors and the kitchen has a copper backsplash. The bathrooms […]

This 4-bedroom vintage Victorian single family house at 6316 N. Magnolia in the Magnolia Glen neighborhood of Edgewater came on the market in December 2009. The listing says it is on a double wide lot of 50×125. It also has a rare 4-car garage. The house has many of its vintage 1904 features intact including woodwork, […]

We first chattered about this 2-bedroom duplex loft in The Singer Lofts at 1019 W. Jackson in the West Loop exactly one year ago. See our January 2009 chatter and pictures here. The listing now says it is a short sale. The loft has a wide open living/dining/kitchen space with 17 foot high ceilings. The master suite […]

There are live/work lofts where maybe you have a home office and then there are live/work lofts like this one at 1124 N. Wood in West Town. At 4800 square feet, it has authentic brick and wide open spaces. It even has a pulley elevator. The listing says it is now zoned residential but the commercial element is […]

This vintage 3-bedroom unit at 2044 N. Orleans in East Lincoln Park has managed to keep some of its original features and character most likely due to the fact that the unit was not a recent conversion. The building was built in 1890. The fireplace still has its marble mantle. The condo has central air, but it doesn’t […]

For many years, an empty parking lot stood to the north of the brick and timber loft building at 300 W. Grand in River North. It took the housing boom of the last decade before a developer decided to build on it. The new highrise, The Silver, at 303 W. Ohio, was the result. This […]