Many of you will remember this 1905 renovated vintage building at 928 W. Eastwood in Uptown. We’ve chattered about the foreclosures there several times. See our November 2008 chatter and pictures here. Last November, two of the first floor 3-bedroom units were bank-owned and selling for “only” $80,000 each. Unit #1E sold in January 2009. But […]
This 4-bedroom 1892 vintage Italianate rowhouse at 1469 W. Foster in Uptown just came on the market and already had several offers within the first 48 hours. The rowhouse has skylights, central air, a sunroom and parking for 2 cars. The listing says there’s room for a garage. Yes- the bedrooms are small. But apparently, the […]
Not everything is gloom and doom for developers. This 11-unit vintage conversion at 842 W. Belle Plaine in the Buena Park neighborhood has seen 9 of its units go under contract within only 40 days. What’s its secret? Is it the price point? The finishes? The size of the units? All of the above? It appears […]
I get lots of requests for posts on “affordable” properties- especially on the north side. This vintage 1-bedroom condo at 918 W. Winona in Uptown is priced under $200,000. There is no square footage listed but the room sizes are generous: Living room: 20×14 Kitchen: 18×10 Bedroom: 14×12 Foyer: 13×5 However, it doesn’t have the […]
We haven’t yet chattered about The Aquitania, the 1923 co-op vintage beauty at 5000 N. Marine Drive in Uptown/Edgewater. Is this 1600-square foot 2 bedroom priced right for someone with “vision”? It has good bones. The unit has lake views and the listing says the kitchen was “redone” with frosted glass cabinets. Victoria Amoroso […]
We love skylights and this third floor vintage unit at 703 W. Buena in Uptown apparently has some (but no pictures of them with the listing). The 10-unit building was built in 1921. Stacey Grossman at Coldwell Banker has the listing. See more pictures and a virtual tour here. Unit #3C: 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1800 square […]
Lots of listings now say “pre-foreclosure” or “foreclosure soon” or “short sale” or “motivated seller” but does that mean the property is really a “deal”? Check out this listing for 1048 W. Lawrence, Unit #4, in Uptown: PRE-FORECLOSURE!!! ONE OF UPTOWN’S BEST PRICED 2BD/2BA PH! JUST 2 YRS NEW! INCREDIBLE FINISHES W/ 11′ TRAY CEILINGS! CHERRY KIT. W/ […]
If anyone can figure out what is going on at 928 W. Eastwood in Uptown (not far from the Wilson Red Line stop), please inform us. There are four units out of eight in the building are currently on the market. The building was originally bought in February 2005 for $1.225 million. It looks like a […]
Uptown has always had such promise. Tucked between Lakeview and Edgewater with access to the Lake, it has just never really taken off. But during the boom, even Uptown saw price appreciation. It’s no longer unusual for someone to pay $300,000 for a two bedroom condo in Uptown. But how long will that last in the bust? […]
The Uptown neighborhood of Chicago has held promise for years. Situated north of Lakeview along the lakefront with historic avenues and great housing stock, you’d think that the Lakeview gentrification would have spread years ago to the neighborhood. And it has- a little. But Uptown still seems to suffer from a lack of retail, lack […]