Crib Chatter

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom single family home at 3623 N.  Hermitage in the North Center neighborhood of Lakeview in November 2009.

See our prior chatter here.

It is still available and has now been reduced by $54,000.

The property is only listed for $3,000 more than the 2004 purchase price.

Yes, the listing admits the bedrooms are “tiny.” All three are on the second level, however.

It does have hardwood floors, a separate dining room and arched doorways.

And while it’s small, you’ll have your own 2-car garage and no shared walls with neighbors.

The listing still has the unique night time pictures. See them here.

Evan Kane at Weichert Realtors – Endeavor still has the listing.

3623 N. Hermitage: 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 1134 square feet, 2 car garage

• Sold in June 1996 for $124,000
• Sold in July 2004 for $522,000
• Was listed in November 2009 for $579,000
• Reduced several times
• Currently listed at $525,000
• Taxes of $6115
• Central Air
• Bedroom #1: 12×14
• Bedroom #2: 8×13
• Bedroom #3: 7×11
• Living room: 14×18
• Dining room: 12×14
• Kitchen: 9×15
• Finished basement: 12×14
• 140 sqft front porch
• 240 sqft back porch

I’m not feeling well so there will only be two new properties today.

Sorry! 

I don’t know what I have but hopefully it goes away quickly so I can be back at 100% by Wednesday.

Thanks-

Sabrina

This 3-bedroom duplex down in a 1911 greystone building at 2227 W. School in Roscoe Village was on the market 6 months last year before being withdrawn.

It has all the bells and whistles that buyers are looking for including central air, washer-dryer in the unit and a deeded parking space.

It is also a short stroll from the shops and restaurants on Roscoe.

While it has some of its original vintage features such as the wood work and a built-in hutch, the kitchen has been updated with stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops.

The bedrooms are split on separate floors, however, with the master being duplexed down.

The unit was recently reduced $16,000.

Craig Faust at @Properties has the listing. See the pictures here.

Unit #1: 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 1 car parking, no square footage listed

• Sold in June 2002 for $285,000
• Sold in September 2003 for $287,500
• Sold in September 2004 for $303,000
• Originally listed in May 2009
• Withdrawn in October 2009
• Re-listed in February 2009 for $415,000
• Reduced
• Currently listed at $399,000
• Assessments are $133 a month
• Taxes of $5650
• Bedroom #1: 16×12 (lower level)
• Bedroom #2: 13×8
• Bedroom #3: 10×8
• Living room: 14×11
• Dining room: 15×12
• Kitchen: 11×11
• Breakfast room: 8×8

We’ve chattered about 600 N. Fairbanks in Streeterville, the popular Helmut Jahn modern high rise, numerous times in the past 2 years.

When it first closed, architect buffs and modern fans gushed over the building and units seemed to sell quickly, even flipped units.

But public records show no sales yet in 2010.

There are also 17 units currently listed including this 1-bedroom on the 15th floor that has been on and off the market since April 2008.

At 926 square feet, it has the dark hardwood floors and exposed concrete walls. The ceilings are 10 feet.

The Snaidero cabinets in the kitchen along with the upgraded appliances by Subzero, Miele and Wolf were standard in the building.

This unit has been reduced numerous times since last June.

Has the sizzle worn off of 600 N. Fairbanks?

Francesca Rose at Prudential Rubloff has the listing. See the pictures here.

Unit #1508: 1 bedroom, 1 bath, 926 square feet

• Sold in December 2007 for $411,505 (included the parking) (per Redfin)
• Originally listed in April 2008
• Again listed in June 2009
• Was listed in November 2009 for $380,000
• Reduced numerous times
• Currently listed for $368,700
• Parking is $50,000 extra
• Total with parking $418,700
• Assessments of $359 a month (plus $41 a month if you buy the parking)
• Taxes of $5307
• In-unit washer/dryer
• Central Air

The Emerald, the two building mid-rise development at 123-125 S. Green in the West Loop has joined the developers’ price cutting bandwagon.

Actually, it cut prices a few weeks ago, but with everything going on, I missed it.

The Emerald has been a finished development for almost two years as I cribbed about the “first pictures” from inside the development in April 2008.

See that first post here.

Here are the price cuts being touted in the ads and on the website:

1 Bedroom:

• Was $344,000
• Now $224,700
• Parking included

1 Bedroom plus den:

• Was $408,300
• Now $266,700
• Parking included

2 Bedrooms:

• Was $471,400
• Now $352,000
• Parking included

The building is FHA approved so buyers only need 3.5% down.

Are these now a deal at these price points?

Check out more at the development’s website: Emerald Chicago.

This 4-bedroom dutch colonial at 5028 W. Balmoral in the Forest Glen neighborhood has been on and off the market since June of 2007.

It has also been reduced by $185,900 since the June 2007 listing.

Built in 1908, the house is commuter friendly as it’s just a block or two from the Forest Glen metra station.

On a 50×150 lot, it has hardwood floors throughout the main floor.

The kitchen has oak cabinets, granite counter tops and white appliances.

All four bedrooms are on the second level.

There is also central air and a 2-car garage.

Is this finally priced to sell?

Irene Yungerman at Baird & Warner has the listing. See the pictures here.

5028 W. Balmoral: 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1800 square feet, 2 car garage

• Looks like it previously sold in 1994 but I couldn’t locate a sales price
• Originally listed in June 2007 for $724,900
• On and off the market and reduced several times
• Currently listed for $539,000
• Taxes of $6115
• Central Air
• Bedroom #1: 18×16
• Bedroom #2: 17×11
• Beddroom #3: 14×13
• Bedroom #4: 12×10

We last chattered about this large 1-bedroom (former a 2-bedroom) at 340 W. Diversey in Lakeview in December 2009.

See our prior chatter and pictures here.

It was withdrawn from the market shortly after our chatter but returned in 2010 with a $10,000 reduction.

This is no ordinary “renovation”.

The kitchen has only modern updates with Scavolini cabinets, and Bosch, Liebherr and Grohe finishes.

The two bathrooms have also been updated.

While the unit has central air, remember, it doesn’t have a washer/dryer in the unit (it’s not allowed by the building.)

Parking is available, but it’s only rental in the building.

Vik Wadhwa at Modern Chicago Homes still has the listing. (It is agent owned.) See more pictures here.

Unit #2018: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, no square footage listed

• Sold in August 1993 for $167,250
• Sold in July 2005 for $260,000
• Was listed in December 2009 for $379,900
• Reduced
• Currently listed for $369,900
• Assessments of $734 a month (includes heat, a/c, cable, doorman, pool)
• Taxes of $3547
• Central Air
• No in-unit washer/dryer
• Rental parking
• Bedroom: 14×11
• Living/dining: 20×34
• Kitchen: 12×10

This 2-bedroom brick cottage at 2124 N. Stave Street in Logan Square recently came back on the market after first being listed last August.

It has the bells and whistles that buyers are looking for in a single family home including a two car garage, central air and a second bathroom.

The kitchen has maple cabinets and white appliances and is open to the dining area.

Both bedrooms are upstairs.

There is also a full unfinished basement.

The listing says there is a “sound proofed recording studio” but there is no accounting of the square footage, that I can tell, in the actual listing.

The house is currently listed under $400,000.

Is this a good condo alternative?

Tina Wallace at Wallace Properties has the listing. See the virtual tour here. See the listing here.

2124 N. Stave Street: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, no square footage listed, 2 car garage

• Sold in September 1987 for $10,500
• Sold in November 1993 for $80,000
• Sold in April 2001 for $180,000
• Originally listed in August 2009
• Withdrawn
• Re-listed in February 2010 at $380,000
• Taxes of $3903
• Central Air
• Bedroom #1: 12×12
• Bedroom #2: 18×9
• Office: 12×9 (main floor)

This 4-bedroom contemporary single family home at 6462 N. Nokomis in the Edgebrook neighborhood is just a few blocks from the Edgebrook Metra station.

It’s also close to the Edgebrook Woods.

Built in 1988, the house has a steel and marble staircase and soaring ceilings in many of the rooms.

The kitchen has sleek white cabinets and appliances in fitting with the contemporary style of the house.

3 out of the 4 bedrooms are on the second level. It also has a lower level family room with marble floors.

The house is built on a 40×124 lot but only has a 1.5 car garage.

It has been on and off the market for 22 months.

Cam Benson at Coldwell Banker has the listing. See the pictures here.

6462 N. Nokomis: 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, 1.5 car garage

• Sold in October 1992 for $575,000
• Originally listed in May 2008
• Was re-listed in February 2009 for $949,000
• Reduced
• Currently listed at $849,000
• Taxes of $6999
• Central Air

This 2-bedroom unit at 1450 N. Astor in the Gold Coast is located on a street many people one day aspire to live on.

Filled with vintage mansions and elegant mid- and high-rise buildings, on Astor you can even hear the horse and carriages clattering through the neighborhood on a warm summer day.

But it doesn’t take big bucks to enjoy the block.

This unit is priced under $400,000 and has a split floor plan and plenty of space for a dining room table.

It also has a balcony from where the listing says you can see a glimpse of the lake.

There is no central air (only wall units- as the building was built in 1972) and there is no in-unit washer/dryer (it’s located on each floor though).

Parking is available for lease.

The unit has parquet floors in the living/dining rooms.

The kitchen has some stainless steel appliances and the bathrooms have been upgraded.

Victoria Amoroso at Baird & Warner has the listing. See more pictures (including the floorplan) here.

Unit #3C: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, no square footage listed

• I could not locate any original sale price
• Originally listed in December 2009 for $359,000
• Currently listed at $359,000
• Assessments of $568 a month (includes cable)
• Taxes of $3426
• Parking available for $100 to $150 a month
• No central air- only wall units
• No in-unit laundry- but it’s on every floor
• Bedroom #1: 15×12
• Bedroom #2: 11×14