This 5-bedroom single family house at 434 W. Webster in the presitigious East Lincoln Park neighborhood was recently on the market for $2.7 million. There is no record of it selling and it appears the listing was cancelled. A lis pendens was filed on the property on Nov 17, 2008. The listing said the property […]
This new construction mansion house at 1833 N. Leavitt in Bucktown was completed in 2006. It recently came on the market listed for $2 million (but the listing appears to have been withdrawn.) But it’s also available to rent for $6500 a month. Is that rental price a deal? John Voss at @Properties has the […]
As we’ve been chattering about a lot lately, another new construction mansion is under stress, this time at 2223 N. Bissell in Lincoln Park. A lis pendens was filed against the developer on Nov 6, 2008. The listing states that the house isn’t completely finished so a buyer can either complete it themselves or work with the […]
We’ve chattered about a lot of properties on Pine Grove- especially in the East Lakeview neighborhood. This vintage unit at 2910 N. Pine Grove is another pretty property. Built in 1910, the courtyard building has 26 units. The listing states that it has a sunroom/den in addition to the 3-bedrooms. It also has the original […]
We last chattered about this 1903 Georgian mansion at 5228 S. King near Washington Park on the South Side in October 2007. The lure was its location- nearly next door to where the possible Olympic Stadium would be built. The house sold in May 2008 but is now back on the market. A lis pendens was filed in November 2008. Is […]
The listing for this fee simple townhouse/rowhouse at 919 W. Wisconsin in Lincoln Park says “Carpe Diem.” But the property has been on the market since October 2007 and has been reduced over $250,000. Ron Goldstein at Sudler Sotheby’s has the listing. See more pictures and the listing here. See the property website here (check out the multiple […]
Anyone who has ridden the Brown Line knows 1546 N. Orleans – as it’s hard to miss the mid-rise building which is near the El tracks by the Sedgwick stop in Old Town. This 2-bedroom unit has been on the market since July. It appears from the pictures that the balcony faces west. Here’s the listing: Ideal Old Town penthouse! 2 […]
It has long been known that certain paint colors can be a turn-off to buyers or that “staging” a property likely brings about a quicker (and sometimes higher-priced) sale. How else to explain the difference in the asking prices of these two units in The Heritage, at 130 N. Garland, in the Loop? Yes, one is […]