Crib Chatter

This top floor 2-bedroom at 857 W. Ainslie in the Margate Park neighborhood of Uptown has been on and off the market since June 2009. It is now listed as a short sale at $141,000 under the 2007 purchase price at just $229,000. Margate Park is commonly thought of as the area of Uptown north […]

This 3-bedroom at 647 W. Buena in the Buena Park neighborhood of Uptown has been on the market since October 2010. Built in 1910, the top floor unit has a dining room and a sun room. The listing says the third bedroom was opened up but could be restored. The unit has hardwood floors throughout. The kitchen […]

This 3-bedroom at 707 W. Junior Terrace in the Buena Park neighborhood of Uptown just came on the market. It is a short sale and listed $90,000 under the 2006 purchase price. The midrise building was built in 1927 and has 14 units. Like many vintage buildings of this era, the unit has big room […]

We last chattered about this 5-bedroom vintage greystone at 4436 N. Paulina in Uptown in October 2010. See our prior chatter here. Much of the discussion centered on million dollar houses in Uptown. This house is located north of Montrose, which puts it squarely in west Uptown (as Gary pointed out in October- Ravenswood is […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 4230 N. Marine Drive in Uptown has been on the market for 2 years. In that time, it has been reduced $1.295 million. Built in 1930, the Georgian 2-story house is on an oversized corner lot that measures 75×109. The house is one of the rare properties that faces […]

This vintage 3-bedroom unit at 4520 N. Hermitage in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Uptown came on the market in April.  (The listing says Ravenswood- so if it isn’t- don’t blame me.) The building was constructed in 1929 and the unit still has many of its original vintage features including crown molding, built-in bookcases, arched doorways and […]

This 3-bedroom unit at 4065 N. Sheridan in the Buena Park neighborhood of Uptown came on the market in March 2011. In that time, it has been reduced $16,000. The property last sold in 1999. It has 2300 square feet all on one level, with bay windows in the living room and a separate dining […]

This 3-bedroom unit at 917 W. Belle Plaine in Uptown recently came on the market for the first time in 7 years. The listing says it was a total gut rehab. While the building is a vintage building, very little of the vintage finishes remain. The unit has a bay window in the living room. […]

This 1-bedroom in the Acquitania at 5000 N. Marine Drive in Uptown has been on the market since February 2010. In that time, it has been reduced $29,900. The Acquitania was built in 1923 and was converted to a co-op in 1949. It is on both the Chicago and National Register of Historic Places. This […]

This bank owned 3-bedroom vintage frame house at 4919 N. Magnolia in Uptown has been on the market since September 2010. The bank has reduced the price $55,100 in that time. It is now listed $205,100 under the 2005 purchase price of $505,000 and is cheaper than some nearby condos. Built in 1905 on a […]