Archive for the 'Western Suburbs' Category

You Don’t Have to go to England to Buy Your Dream Castle: 5N648 Dunham Road in Wayne

As most of you know, I don’t normally cover many properties outside of the Chicago city limits but I do make exceptions from time to time. This is one of those times. There’s a castle in our midst. Dunham Castle at 5N648 Dunham Road in west suburban Wayne came on the market in September 2012. […]

May 6th, 2013 | Posted in Foreclosures, Historic Properties, Western Suburbs | 29 Comments

For $200K, You Can Get a 2-Bedroom Bungalow in River Forest: 232 Lathrop

We were recently chattering about a 3-bedroom Portage Park bungalow which was an estate sale but which had good vintage bones. It was listed at $199,000. See our prior chatter here. This 2-bedroom “never touched bungalow” at 232 Lathrop in River Forest just came on the market.  It is listed for $200,000. Like the Portage Park house, […]

September 17th, 2010 | Posted in Single family homes, Western Suburbs | 51 Comments

Get a Victorian 3-Bedroom Home for Under $240K in Berwyn: 3233 Cuyler

Continuing our look at some properties outside the city limits… This vintage 3-bedroom Victorian at 3233 Cuyler in Berwyn is located in South Berwyn, which is the original development for Berwyn. Berwyn has the largest collection of bungalows in the nation, but it also sports a wide diversity of housing designs such as this 1903 Victorian […]

August 19th, 2010 | Posted in Single family homes, Western Suburbs | 39 Comments