Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom duplex up loft in the Village Lofts at 612 N. Oakley in West Town recently came on the market. It has exposed brick and timber ceilings in about 1950 square feet. There are two bedrooms and two baths on the main floor along with the main living area. A steel staircase takes you […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Meter Building at 835 N. Wood in West Town has gotten its fair share of publicity as it was recently featured in the New York Times for homes under $500,000. It came on the market in December 2011 at $495,000 and has not had any price reductions. The south facing […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 712 N. Throop in the Noble Square neighborhood of West Town came on the market in February 2012. The house has a lot of features buyers look for. Built in 1999 on a 25×100 lot, it has a 2 car garage attached garage and central air. The master suite and […]

  This 3-bedroom brick bungalow at 844 N. Damen in West Town just came on the market listed at $178,900. It is a Freddie Mac Homesteps property. The listing says “property needs repairs.” Built in 1900, it is on a smaller than standard 25×104 lot. It doesn’t have a garage but the listing says there […]

This top floor 2-bedroom at 1111 N. Winchester in the Ukranian Village neighborhood of West Town recently came back on the market after trying to sell from August through November of 2011. It’s been reduced $7,000 since the original listing. According to the Redfin agent notes, this unit was converted in 2007. It has a […]

This 3-bedroom duplex down at 1408 N. Artesian in the East Humboldt Park neighborhood of West Town (although someone once told me this was “West Bucktown”- but that was pre-housing bust) has been on the market since December 2011. Yes- it’s west of Western. It is a short sale and is now listed at about […]

We’ve chattered about this 2-bedroom in the converted church at 1658 W. Superior in West Town several times. See our October 2011 chatter here. This unit was originally listed all the way back in June 2010. It was recently reduced another $20,000 and has now been reduced $100,000 since 2010. For most of you, this […]

We’ve chattered about this 3-bedroom single family home at 1040 N. Wolcott in the East Village neighborhood of West Town several times over the years. See our July 2011 chatter here. The last time we chattered about it, in July 2011, “Andrew”, who claimed to be the owner, chimed in that they were pulling the house off […]

This 3-bedroom duplex up at 1702 W. Chicago in West Town has been on and off the market since April 2011. In that time, the price has been lowered just $10,100. At 1650 square feet, it has skyline views and 3 outdoor spaces. The kitchen has granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances and maple cabinets. […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 2244 W. Erie in West Town has been on the market since November 2009. In that time, it has been reduced $349,900 to $450,000. Built in 1890 on a 25×125 lot, it has an open first floor floorplan. All 4 bedrooms are on the second floor and there is […]