Archive for the 'Southport' Category

Nearly 3 Years Later, This 2-Bedroom at 1446 W. Henderson in Lakeview Finally Sells

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom at 1446 W. Henderson in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview in January 2011. See our prior chatter here. At that time, it had been on the market 2 1/2 years and was listed $32,000 under the 2005 purchase price at $375,000. Some of you thought it was listed under […]

One 3-Bedroom Unit Sells and Another Returns To Try Again: 3505 N. Janssen in Southport

We last chattered about this top floor rehabbed 3-bedroom at 3505 N. Janssen in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview in August 2010. See our August 2010 chatter here. At that time, it was listed $12,500 above the 2006 purchase price. Most of you thought it was overpriced at $545,000. Dave M guessed a sales price of $440,000 […]

Southport Million Dollar Penthouse With Putting Green Sells for the 2008 Price: 3512 N. Southport

We last chattered about this 5-bedroom newer construction penthouse at 3512 N. Southport in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview in January 2011. See our prior chatter here. It was the most expensive condo on the market in the neighborhood and the asking price equaled many single family homes in the area. Many of you thought […]

How Low Will This 1-Bedroom Go? 1347 W. Eddy in Southport

This 1-bedroom at 1347 W. Eddy in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview has been on the market since January 2011. In that time, it has been reduced $20,000. The unit is currently listed $89,100 under the 2008 purchase price. It is a Fannie Mae property and can be bought with as little as 3% down. […]

Get Your White Picket Fence (and the DQ too!) in Southport: 1320 W. Grace

This 3-bedroom vintage single family home at 1320 W. Grace in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview recently came on the market. Built in 1892, the listing says it has been “gutted to perfection.” It has a custom designed kitchen with white cabinets, granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances along with an eat-in breakfast area […]

New Construction Southport Mansion Returns Reduced Another $200K: 3804 N. Janssen

We last chattered about this new construction 6-bedroom mansion at 3804 N. Janssen in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview in February 2010. See our February 2010 chatter here. At that time, it had been on the market for 5 months and had been reduced $300,000. It was recently re-listed with another $200,000 reduction. Built on […]

Get 3-Bedrooms in Southport for Under $390K: 1400 W. Byron

This 3-bedroom unit at 1400 W. Byron in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview has been on and off the market since July 2008. In that time, it has been reduced $49,500. The unit is also now listed for $5,000 under the 2003 purchase price. It appears that the unit is entirely on one floor and […]

Same Building But a Different Pricing Strategy 8 Months Later: 3505 N. Janssen in Southport

We first chattered about this small multi-unit building at 3505 N. Janssen in Southport in August 2010. See our prior chatter here. At that time, the top floor unit, Unit #4, was on the market and was asking $12,500 more than its 2006 purchase price. It never sold and was withdrawn from the market. Now, Unit #3 […]

Will This Be the Third Sale in 3 Years for this New Construction Condo? 3512 N. Southport in Southport

We recently chattered about this 2008 newer construction midrise building at 3512 N. Southport in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview because the penthouse unit came on the market. But back in September 2009, we chattered about a second floor unit in the building. See our prior chatter here. This 3-bedroom unit first sold in 2008 […]

Why Not Convert It? 1509 W. Addison in Lakeview

This 3-flat greystone at 1509 W. Addison in the Southport neighborhood of Addison has been on and off the market since July 2008. In that time it has been reduced $234,000. The listing says there is a one year old roof and recent tuckpointing. The three units also have “upated” kitchens and baths. The units […]