Archive for the 'South Shore' Category

A 4-Bedroom Vintage Brick Bungalow for $350,000: 7609 S. Clyde in the South Shore

This 4-bedroom vintage brick bungalow at 7609 S. Clyde in the South Shore came on the market in February 2021. Built in 1921 on a larger than standard Chicago lot of 30×125, it has a 2-car garage. The house went into foreclosure after the housing bubble and was bank owned in 2014. It was updated […]

A Rare Single Family Home on Lake Michigan With Your Own Beach: 7237 S. South Shore

This 4-bedroom single family home at 7237 S. South Shore in the South Shore neighborhood came on the market in December 2016. If it looks familiar, that’s because we’ve chattered about it several times in the past including in 2009 and 2011. You can see the 2011 chatter here. Check out the original interior pictures, […]

Go to Open House Chicago This Weekend: A 3-Bedroom at 7321 S. South Shore

This 3-bedroom at the Windsor Beach Apartments at 7321 S. South Shore in South Shore has been on and off the market since 2007. If you were one of the five people reading this site when it first launched in 2007, you would remember this building and unit as we chattered about it in October 2007. See […]

A Touch of Glamour Across from Grant Park: A 2-Bedroom at 888 S. Michigan

This 2-bedroom at 888 S. Michigan across from Grant Park in the South Loop came on the market in July 2015. The building was built in 1914 but wasn’t converted into 34 condominiums until 2002. This unit has south and west exposures through 8 oversized windows. It has 9 foot ceilings and the listing says […]

When Houses Are On the Market For Years: 7017 S. Euclid in the Jackson Park Highlands

This 4-bedroom single family home at 7017 S. Euclid in the Jackson Park Highlands neighborhood of the South Shore has been on and off the market since October 2009. That is 27 months without a buyer. In that time, the house has only had one price reduction, in August of 2011, for about $50,000. Like […]

Your 4-Bedroom Castle Awaits for Under $370,000: 6721 S. Bennett in Jackson Park Highlands

This 4-bedroom “castle” at 6721 S. Bennett in the Jackson Park Highlands neighborhood of South Shore on the South Side has been on and off the market since March 2008. It has now been reduced about 45% from its 2008 list price and is being sold “as-is.” The house was built in 1929 on an […]

Own a Single Family Home Right on Lake Michigan: 7237 S. South Shore in South Shore

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom single family home at 7237 S. South Shore in the South Shore neighborhood in January 2010 (hm…wonder why it always comes up as a post in the dead of winter?). See our prior chatter and interior pictures here. Built on a 50×300 lot, the property has 2 PIN numbers, one of which […]

The 6-Bedroom English Manor Estate in Jackson Park Highlands: 6909 S. Cregier

It’s been awhile since we chattered about the Jackson Park Highlands neighborhood in the South Shore. This 6-bedroom English manor at 6909 S. Cregier was built in 1931. The neighborhood is a Chicago landmark district. Founded in 1905 it is only a few blocks long- starting at 67th and ending at 71st Street. This 7000 […]

Dreaming of Your Own Beach on Lake Michigan: 7237 S. South Shore

Dreaming of the beach? We last chattered about this 4-bedroom 1903-era home at 7237 S. South Shore in the South Shore neighborhood in June 2009. See our prior chatter and pictures here. It’s still available and listed for the same price as last June. The property has 2 PIN numbers, one of which extends the […]

Rare Single Family Home on Lake Michigan: 7237 S. South Shore Drive

I read somewhere that there are only 22 single family homes in Chicago located directly on Lake Michigan. Correct or not, it is rare to have a property directly on the lake within the city limits. This 4-bedroom home at 7237 S. South Shore Drive in the South Shore neighborhood is apparently one of those unique […]