Nearly 2 years ago, in January 2009, we chattered about an “affordable” 1-bedroom vintage unit in the midrise at 918 W. Winona in the Margate Park neighborhood of Uptown. Back then, “affordable” was anything listed under $200,000. At the time the unit was listed for $150,000 or you could rent it for $1200 a month. See […]
This 3-bedroom unit at 4728 N. Malden in the Sheridan Park neighborhood of Uptown has been on and off the market since September 2008. After numerous reductions, it is now listed $114,500 under the 2003 purchase price. The top floor unit has cathedral ceilings and skylights. It also has upgraded finishes including crown molding and […]
Some of you have already chattered about The Abbott Estate, the 6000 square foot Victorian at 4605 N. Hermitage in Ravenswood. On the market since August 2009, it is now listed for $151,000 under the 2006 purchase price. Built in 1891 for the founder of Abbott Labs, it is on an oversized 92×165 corner lot […]
This 2-unit 1920 vintage building at 4529 N. Malden in Uptown was recently renovated and its vintage beauty restored. They just don’t build them like this anymore. Both units are over 2000 square feet and have 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths on a 54×144 lot. They have central air, in-unit washer/dryers and 2-car parking each. […]
Many of you might remember this building at 840-842 W. Belle Plaine in the Buena Park neighborhood of Uptown from last year. See our February and April 2009 chatter and pictures here and here. 842 W. Belle Plaine was a new construction conversion vintage building that sold out, at the height of the financial crisis mind you, within […]
We last chattered about this 3-bedroom vintage rowhouse at 822 W. Windsor in Uptown in January 2010. See our prior chatter and pictures here. Since then, the property went under contract before falling out and coming back on the market at a reduced price of $399,000. It has since recently been reduced another $20,000. The […]
This 6-unit building at 4410 N. Hermitage in Uptown was built in 1930. It has some of the same elegant vintage features of the bigger buildings along the lake front which were built in the same era including arched doorways, built-in bookcases in the living room and built-in china cabinets in the dining room. Is […]
We last chattered about this 1-bedroom unit at 1234 W. Argyle in Uptown a year ago, in April 2009. See our prior chatter and pictures here. At that time, some of you thought the $199,900 listing price was pretty close to the market for the space and location. The unit just closed for $180,000. It had a […]