Crib Chatter

We chattered about this church at 2558 W. Cortez in West Town several times over the last year. See our December 2010 chatter here. In that time, the church had been reduced several times. Many of you thought, given the location and the rehab necessary, that it would sell for much, much less than the […]

This 3-bedroom duplex down at 1069 N. Marshfield in the East Village neighborhood of West Town has been on the market for about a month. In that time, it has been reduced $5100. The unit is now $27,100 under the 2004 purchase price. At 2500 square feet, it has more square footage than many single family homes […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom penthouse at 919 N. Wolcott in West Town in December 2010. See our prior chatter here. On the market since August 2010, it has been reduced $50,000 in that time. It is now listed $39,500 under the 2008 purchase price. The unit has been converted from a 3-bedroom to a […]

This 3-bedroom modern penthouse at 2154 W. Division in West Town recently came on the market. The building was built in 2007 and is one of two nearly identical buildings on either side of Division that book end the street right before the hospital complex. With northwest exposures, it has modern features such as floor to […]

We last chattered about this 5-bedroom single family homeat 522 N. Ada in West Town in July 2009. See our prior chatter here. After 21 months on the market, it finally sold for $600,000 under the original list price. Built on a 25×169 lot, the house was unique as it had an indoor pool, spa and covered […]

This 2-bedroom loft at 2250 W. Ohio in West Town has been on the market for a year. It is listed for $25,000 under the 2004 purchase price. It has all the features of an authentic loft including exposed brick and timber ceilings. The loft is a corner unit with a wall of west facing […]

This unique 4-bedroom single family home at 1424 W. Ohio in the River West neighborhood of West Town recently came on the market. Built on a triple lot of 75×125, the listing says the home was a former garage. A tall brick wall stretches across the front of the property. In the interior, walls of […]

This 2-bedroom unit at 867 N. Hermitage in the East Village neighborhood of West Town has been on the market for a year. In that time it has been reduced $30,000. The building was built in 2003 so it has the finishes and layout of buildings of that era. It has hardwood floors, central air […]

This 2-bedroom unit at 1050 N. Marshfield in West Town recently came directly on the market as a short sale despite having been purchased 8 years ago. The listing says it is “priced well below comps.” Built as new construction in 2002-2003, it has some upgrades such as a custom bar with wine cooler and […]

This 3-bedroom newer construction unit at 1649 W. Cortland in West Town just came on the market. It is bank owned. The building was built in 2008 and this unit does not appear to ever have sold from the original developer. There are 4 units in the building and only the top floor penthouse sold. Here is […]