Crib Chatter

We chattered about this 3-bedroom vintage unit at 670 W. Irving Park Road in the Pattington complex on the edge of Lakeview in May. See our prior chatter and pictures here. It is still on the market and has been reduced $30,000. The unit is now listed $6,000 below the 2000 purchase price. Henry Jones at […]

This 2-bedroom condo at 1414 N. Wells in Old Town had been on the market since September 2008. See our prior chatter and see the pictures here. The unit had been entirely gutted and specialized with upper end finishes. The listing said it was owned by a Hollywood movie producer and Johnny Depp had frequented the […]

Before there were townhouses there were rowhouses like this 3-bedroom rowhouse at 2408 N. Burling in Lincoln Park. It has vintage features such as stained glass and built-ins. The rowhouse has space pac cooling. The only thing it is missing is parking.  It’s only available for lease in the neighborhood. Is lack of deeded parking […]

This brick and timber authentic loft at 835 N. Wood in the Ukranian Village is technically a 2-bedroom but walls were taken down to make one large 24×15 bedroom. The rest of the top floor loft is equally as large with 12-foot ceilings and what looks to be a private roof top deck with views […]

There are a bunch of 1960s and 1970s high rises that line Lake Shore Drive on the north side of the city. This 2-building complex at 3600 N. Lake Shore Drive is one of them. Built in 1960, it has 640 units. It’s one of those full-amenity buildings with door staff, exercise room and even a hair […]

This 3-bedroom home at 1740 N. Sedgwick is in the historic triangle district in Old Town. Unlike some other Old Town single family homes we’ve chattered about, this one has a 2 car garage. The listing says the brick home was built right after the Chicago Fire and was renovated by designer David Smith with […]

This 4-bedroom duplex down at 3508 N. Greenview in Southport just went under contract after being on the market about 30 days. The building was converted in 2005. The unit has all the bells and whistles that buyers look for such as central air, in-unit washer/dryer and the all important deeded parking. Three out of the […]

The listing for this 4-bedroom vintage single family home at 2236 W. Lyndale in Bucktown says it was gut rehabbed in 2005. It came on the market in October 2008 and has now been reduced to just over the 2005 purchase price. Built in 1895, the home has a master suite with a fireplace and french […]

This 3-bedroom vintage unit at 4630 N. Drake in Albany Park was originally built during the height of a prior housing boom: 1927. The size of the unit, 1750 square feet, is also reflective of the kind of apartments that were built during the time period. Families were expected to live there. This unit seems […]

This 1884 2-flat Queen Anne at 2643 N. Wilton in Lincoln Park has been restored with new baths, new wiring and zoned HVAC. It also has beautiful vintage features such as stained glass and pocket doors. Only the land seems to be more valuable than the house as the listing says you “can build 6 residential units on […]