Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom loft at 400 N. Racine in West Town just came on the market (or is this the West Loop? It’s north of the railroad tracks so I’m calling it West Town.) It’s not the small packaged and staged type of loft we normally see. At 2650 square feet it has a wide open floor […]

The north side neighborhoods aren’t the only place where new construction is going up. This contemporary 6-flat at 1510 W. Cortez in West Town came on the market in November 2012. Half the units have already sold. Here are the units: #1E: 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 1 car parking, listed at $499,900 #1W: 3 bedrooms, 3 […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom townhouse at 642 N. Armour in West Town in August 2012. See our prior chatter here. It was then listed for $10,000 more than the 2003 purchase price but most of you thought that list price was nuts- considering what the property looked like in the pictures. Since then, […]

This 3-bedroom top floor unit at 1051 N. Winchester in the Ukranian Village of West Town came on the market in October 2012. We chatter about a lot of duplex downs but not as many duplex ups. This duplex up has 3 outdoor spaces including 2 rooftop decks. It has vaulted ceilings and skylights, including skylights in […]

We last chattered about this unique 4-bedroom house in what was a former garage at 1424 W. Ohio in West Town in March 2011. See our prior chatter here. Many of you disliked the unique interior decoration but some of you thought it was interesting, even if not to your taste. Remember, the furniture won’t be […]

This 4-bedroom Victorian at 1726 N. Richmond in West Town just came on the market after a total rehab. If you’re wondering about the location, so did I. The listing has it as West Town but in the actual description it says it is a “gorgeous Logan Square gut rehab.” You can’t be both West […]

A lot of you have sent me questions over the years about the historic brick bungalows in the Ukranian Village like this 4-bedroom at 2034 W. Thomas. Built in 1897 on a 24×120 lot, it has been renovated and now has a more open floorplan. It doesn’t appear much of its vintage character remains on the […]

This 2-bedroom at 2029 W. Division in West Town recently came on the market. It is bank owned. The listing says that it is a Freddie Mac First Look Initiative property for the first 15 days (meaning owner-occupiers get the first look at it.) But the listing also says that the building is “all rentals.” […]

We chattered about this 3-bedroom duplex penthouse at 1715 W. Ohio in West Town several times in the last 3 years. See our August 2011 chatter here. If you recall, the unit is no ordinary top floor unit. At 6000-square feet, it was the real deal with a massive 1700 square foot deck with downtown […]

Sellers could learn a lot from the marketing of this 2-bedroom loft at 515 N. Noble in the Noble Square neighborhood of West Town. Back in March 2012, this was a bank owned unit. At 1000 square feet, it was a large 1-bedroom loft with 12 foot timber ceilings and exposed brick which sold for just $106,000 (parking included.) […]