Crib Chatter

This 4-bedroom Victorian at 1805 W. Cornelia in Roscoe Village in North Center just came on the market. It is built on a double Chicago lot of 50×125. The house has a koi pond, a pergola with fire pit and a dog run. However, there doesn’t appear to be a garage or any off street parking. Two […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom single family home at 3134 N. Oakley in North Center in September 2011. See our prior chatter here. This is one of those “renovation/flips”. If you remember, this house had been bank owned earlier in 2011 and sold in July 2011 for $285,000. Just weeks later it returned to the market listed […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse at 1740 W. Belmont in Roscoe Village (or Lakeview- if you want to call it that too at this location) came on the market in July 2011. It has loft-like features including exposed brick, columns and a wide open space encompassing the living/dining/kitchen. The unit has 2-outdoor spaces including a large terrace that fronts […]

This 3-bedroom frame single family home at 2030 W. Fletcher in the Roscoe Village neighborhood of North Center has been on the market since October 2010. In that time, it has been reduced $150,000 and is now listed at $499,000. The house was built in the early 1900s and has retained some of its vintage […]

This 2007 construction 2-bedroom unit in a 12-unit mid-rise building at 2130 W. Belmont in Roscoe Village just came on the market. It is bank owned. It is listed for $275,100 under the 2007 purchase price. The listing says the home is eligible under the Freddie Mac first look initiative through 3/23/11. The unit has all the […]

This 3-bedroom bank owned unit at 2115 W. Roscoe, literally in the heart of Roscoe Village, has been on the market since September 2010. The bank has not been able to sell it. Originally listed at $439,000 in September, the bank has been dropping the price but got aggressive this week when it dropped the price $40k in […]

This newer construction bank owned 4-bedroom single family home at 1930 W. Oakdale in North Center near Hamlin Park has been on the market since October 2010. (This is showing up as North Center in the neighborhood designation- but most would call it, probably, Roscoe Village.) In that time, it has been reduced $81,600. At […]

This 3-bedroom duplex down newer construction condo at 3023 N. Damen in Roscoe Village recently came on the market. Located across from Hamlin Park, the building was constructed in 2006. The unit is now bank owned and is listed for about 57%, or $319,100, under the 2007 purchase price. The listing doesn’t say anything about the condition of […]

Ever want to own a quaint vintage cottage in Roscoe Village? Nows your chance. This 1-bedroom cottage built in 1893 at 1921 W. Newport just came on the market. It is built on a standard 25×125 Chicago lot and has a 2-car garage. But the house only has one bedroom measuring 7×13. The listing does […]

We’ve chattered about duplex up condo units before such as this one at 1955 W. Barry in Roscoe Village. The duplex up is the preferred style as there are no basement issues and the unit feels more like a townhouse or single family home. This unit in Roscoe Village has nearly as much square footage […]