Crib Chatter

In September, we chattered about this 3 bedroom brick cottage at 4947 W. Pensacola in Portage Park. See our prior chatter and pictures here. Since September, it has been reduced $24,000. The listing makes no secret that it is a fixer and in need of TLC. It is an estate sale. It has a wood […]

We’ve seen prices roll back to 1999 levels in some neighborhoods but I believe this 5-bedroom tudor home at 5501 W. Byron in Portage Park is the first I’ve seen listed at the 1998 purchase price. It is a short sale. Built in 1940 on a 31×124 lot, the vintage brick tudor also has a 2-car garage. 2 out of the […]

This 3-bedroom vintage single family home at 4015 N. Parkside in Portage Park has been on and off the market for at least a year. It has been bank owned since April 2010. The house is currently listed for $259,520 under the 2006 purchase price. The listing says it has hardwood floors in the living […]

This 3-bedroom American Four Square at 5316 W. Warner in Portage Park is located so close to the park that it’s just a short stroll to the weekend farmer’s market there. Built in 1914, it has many of its original features intact including original moldings, stained glass and a beamed ceiling in the dining room. The […]

The listing for this 3-bedroom Portage Park brick cottage at 4947 W. Pensacola admits that the house is being sold “as-is” and that it “needs TLC/updating.” It is an estate sale. The house has many of its vintage features intact including a wood burning fireplace, beamed ceilings, built-ins and original door knobs. All three bedrooms are on the […]

Portage Park is famous for its “bungalow belt” of historic bungalows built in the 1920s and 1930s such as this 6-bedroom brick bungalow at 5416 W. Berenice. Currently listed as a “short sale” the price was just reduced by $50,000 and it’s now listed just under $300,000. It has all the bells and whistles that home […]

We chattered about this big 4-bedroom bungalow at 5501 W. Cullom in Portage Park several times over the last few months. See our December 2009 chatter and pictures here. The house finally sold for $170,000 under the July 2009 list price but $55,000 over the 2002 purchase price. Built in 1926, the house had much of […]

Portage Park is known for its many historic brick bungalows like this 4-bedroom one at 5327 W. Waveland that was built in 1918. This bungalow was bought from the bank in late 2008, renovated, and now is back on the market for $164,900 more than the 2008 purchase price. The listing says that just about […]

Not all bungalows are created the same. This 4-bedroom house at 5501 W. Cullom in Portage Park certainly takes bungalow living to a new level. We last chattered about it in September 2009. See our prior chatter and pictures here. Built in 1926, it has a 1950s lounge in the lower level, a wine cellar and a […]

We last chattered about this historic bungalow at 5501 W. Cullom in Portage Park in early July. See our prior chatter and pictures here. Since then, the house has been reduced by $75,000. The 4-bedroom house was built in 1926 and has many special features including a lower level with a 1950s lounge, a wine cellar, […]