Crib Chatter

We’ve chattered about this 2-bedroom single family home with loft features at 1275 N. Hermitage in Wicker Park several times. See our May 2012 chatter here. It was listed last fall and then withdrawn. The house then came back on the market in the spring at a slightly higher price. But since that time, it […]

Last March, we chattered about a 3-bedroom duplex in a converted synagogue at 1243 N. Wolcott in Wicker Park which had been bought in 2009 and then rehabbed by an HGTV designer. See our prior chatter here. Back in March, some of you thought it was over-rehabbed and would appeal to too small a niche […]

Why live with someone above or below you when you can buy a 2-bedroom rowhouse like this one at 2010 W. Potomac in Wicker Park and never hear anyone walking overhead again? The rowhouse was built in 1997 but there are no dimensions given for the lot in the public listing. It has a much sought after […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom at 2029 W. Pierce in Wicker Park nearly 2 years ago. See our August 2010 chatter here. At the time, it was listed $5,000 above the 2005 purchase price. Several of you thought it was too high (surprise, surprise.) But most of the chatter about the property revolved around the […]

First off, the picture sucks (I know!). I didn’t realize how bad it was until hours later but by then I was in another neighborhood so we’re stuck with it for now. But if you’re looking for unique, this original Chicago firehouse at 1357 N. Wolcott in Wicker Park is it. The 2-flat has exposed brick and timber […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom single family home at 1275 N. Hermitage in Wicker Park in October 2011. See our prior chatter here. Some of you were concerned that the El was just a little too close for comfort. Others of you were obsessed by a picture of a naked man in one of […]

We chattered about a unit in this building at 1243 N. Wolcott in Wicker Park just a few weeks ago. I thought the building was a converted church (as all the other listings say it is)- but apparently that’s wrong. This listing now says it’s a converted synagogue! This 3-bedroom last sold in December 2009. The listing says […]

This 3-bedroom at 2026 W. Pierce in Wicker Park came on the market in February 2012. In that time, the unit has been reduced $10,000. It is now listed for $3,000 under the 2004 price at $409,000. It is a second floor unit in an 8-unit building. The unit has a south facing view, hardwood […]

This 3-bedroom duplex in a converted church at 1243 N. Wolcott in Wicker Park just came on the market. We’ve chattered about a lot of church units in the past. It has exposed brick, bamboo floors and skylights. The listing says it has a chef’s kitchen with granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. The […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 2225 W. Charleston in Bucktown (it IS east of Western) just came on the market. It is bank owned and listed at just $229,900. Built in 1887, the listing says it is on a standard Chicago lot of 25×125 and has a 2-car garage. So what’s the catch? Check out the interior […]