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 […]
This 3-bedroom duplex up at 1348 W. Addison in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview has been on the market since August 2011. It is the perfect property for the person who loves their outdoor space. The listing says it has 5 outdoor decks including one terrace measuring 20×25 and a private rooftop deck measuring 1400 […]
Crain’s is reporting that new Cubs GM Theo Epstein and his wife purchased a new construction home at 3618 N. Greenview in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview for $3.25 million in November. The house had been on the market a year and was listed at $2.999 million. Crain’s is reporting that the Epsteins paid 8.3% over […]
This top floor 2-bedroom at 3705 N. Paulina in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview seems to have all of the features that condo buyers look for. It has central air, in-unit washer/dryer and garage parking. The unit also has a large east facing deck that overlooks the treetops. The kitchen has maple cabinets, stainless steel […]
We’ve chattered about 1 and 2-bedroom units in the complex of buildings at 1148 W. Roscoe in Lakeview before. Originally sold as condos in 2005, the units had new kitchens and baths, hardwood floors, central air, washer/dryers in the units and parking. This first floor 1-bedroom, Unit #1E, has been on the market since May 2011 and […]
We last chattered about this 2-bedroom at 3515 N. Lakewood in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview a year ago- in September 2010. See our prior chatter here. At that time, it was listed $11,000 under the 2003 purchase price at $270,000. One of you thought it would sell closer to $225,000. In the last year, […]
The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Rosie O’Donnell is apparently under contract on a house in Lakeview. Rosie O’Donnell, whose new Chicago-based TV debuts next month, is under contract to buy a 6,000-square-foot home in the Lakeview neighborhood, according to two sources. The home, which is listed for $2.5 million, is currently owned by a […]
This 2-bedroom at 1304 W. Cornelia in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview recently came on the market. It last sold just 14 months ago. The second floor unit has the amenities buyers are looking for including central air, washer/dryer in the unit and garage parking. The vintage unit has hardwood floors throughout and a built-in […]
We last chattered about this vintage 3-bedroom single family home at 1320 W. Grace in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview in March 2011. See our prior chatter here. Back then, the house was listed at $759,000 when it last sold in 2008 for $636,000. Most of you thought it was way overpriced given that it […]
We last chattered about this 5-bedroom single family home at 3531 N. Bosworth in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview in January 2011. We debated how much profit a seller could make who had been a long-term owner of a property (which we seldom see these days) as the seller of this house had owned it for 15 […]