Archive for the 'Southport' Category

New Construction Market Heats Up: 2/2 Condos Starting At $489,000 in Southport: 1204 W. Cornelia

This 6-unit building at 1204 W. Cornelia in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview is still under construction but the units have started coming on the market. According to several of the listings, 2 of the units, including at least one of the 4-bedroom first floor duplex down units priced at $789,000, are already under contract. […]

Vintage Charm With All The Bells And Whistles in Southport: 3656 N. Bosworth

This top floor 2-bedroom at 3656 N. Bosworth in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview recently came on the market. It is a rare vintage unit which also has all the modern amenities of central air, washer/dryer in the unit and garage parking. The unit has built-ins in the dining room and vintage trim. The kitchen […]

Selling A 2-Bedroom Two Years Later in Southport: 1304 W. Cornelia

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom at 1304 W. Cornelia in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview in September 2011. See our prior chatter here. At that time, it was on the market just 14 months after the prior sale and was trying to get a $25,000 premium over the $350,000 purchase price. Many of you […]

Get A 2-Bedroom Townhouse in Southport For Under $335,000: 1157 W. Newport in Lakeview

Far west Lakeview and Lincoln Park aren’t the only locations where you can get a 2-bedroom townhouse for under $335,000. This 2-bedroom townhouse at 1157 W. Newport in Southport has been on the market since April 2011. According to the Redfin agent comments, it used to be a 3 bedroom but the two second floor […]

9 Months Later, Still Trying To Re-Sell This Luxury 5-Bedroom SFH In Southport: 3251 N. Lakewood

We last chattered about this 5-bedroom new(er) construction single family home at 3251 N. Lakewood in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview in November 2011. See our prior chatter here. The house has an interesting prior sales history. The house was new construction built in 2009 on a standard 25×125 Chicago lot. It was on the […]

Itching To Live Close To Your Beloved Wrigley In a 2-Bedroom SFH Under $500K? 1308 W. Addison

  We last chattered about this 2-bedroom single family home at 1308 W. Addison in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview in June 2009 when it was listed at $499,000. It sold just a few months later, in August 2009, for $470,000. See our prior chatter here. Most of you thought someone would be crazy to buy […]

Trying To Sell a 2-Flat Greystone For Nearly 5 Years: 1524 W. Byron in Lakeview

We’ve chattered about this 2-flat greystone at 1524 W. Byron in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview several times over the last couple of years. See our January 2010 chatter here. It actually originally came on the market nearly 5 years ago in June 2007. The 2-flat has been on and off the market every year […]

Do We Need More New Construction Condos On Southport? 3510 N. Southport in Lakeview

The first of the four units in this new construction building at 3510 N. Southport in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview just came on the market. The listing says, “Finally brand new construction homes return to the Southport Corridor.” It is the penthouse unit with a front balcony and a private roof top deck. At […]

Southport 2/2 Now $24,500 Under the 2001 Price: 3705 N. Paulina

  We last chattered about this top floor 2 bedroom at 3705 N. Paulina in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview in October 2011. See our prior chatter here. Many of you thought it was overpriced and would sell under $300,000 but some of you thought the neighborhood was great and that it would still sell […]

This Southport 3-Bedroom Is $50,000 Under the 2003 Price: 1400 W. Byron

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom at 1400 W. Byron in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview in March 2011. See our prior chatter here. Our March 2011 chatter was interesting. Many of you thought this wasn’t a bad deal priced $5k below the 2003 purchase price of $390,000 even though it is a slightly below […]