Crib Chatter

This 6-bedroom Italianate row house at 1928 N. Lincoln in East Lincoln Park originally came on the market in November 2022. We have chattered about it twice, with the last chatter in January 2023. It was originally listed as a single family home but is now listed as a 2-flat. You can see our chatter here. […]

This vintage 2-flat at 2726 N. Mozart in Logan Square came on the market in August 2020. Built in 1896, this 2-flat is on a double lot measuring 60×125. It also has a masonry 2-car garage. The house has some of its original features including wood work and stained glass. The first floor is a […]

This 2-flat at 1732 N. Hudson in Old Town came on the market in January 2019. Built in 1876, there’s a 3-bedroom duplex up unit on the second and third floor and a 1-bedroom apartment on the first floor. The listing says there’s been a “complete renovation” of the building. The 3-bedroom duplex up “owner’s […]

This Victorian 2-flat at 2509 N. Halsted in Lincoln Park came on the market in October 2018. We last chattered about this property in September 2010. See our chatter here. Back then, the property was being marketed as a 3-flat, though the garden unit wasn’t being vouched for as a legal unit, and also a […]

This vintage 2-flat at 3815 N. Pine Grove in Lakeview came on the market in March 2017. Built in 1901 on a larger than normal 30 x 140 lot, it has a backyard garden and 1-car parking. Both units are 3-bedrooms and have family rooms. They have original woodwork as well as coffered and beamed […]

This 2-flat at 1205 W. Cornelia in Southport just came on the market. Built in 1914 on an oversized 30×126 lot, the brick building has a 2-car brick garage. There are 3 units in the building. Unit #1: 2 bedroom, 1 bath “owners unit” on the first floor Unit #2: 2 bedroom, 1 bath on the second […]

This 3-bedroom 2-flat at 1748 W. Cortland in Bucktown recently came on the market. We chattered about this home the last time it was on the market and debated who the buyer would be of this kind of set-up. You can see our December 2011 chatter here. Built in 1890, the old listing said it was […]

This Victorian 2-flat at 1636 N. Claremont in Bucktown has been on the market since July 2013. It looks to be connected to another 2-flat next door. Each unit appears to have its own separate entrance. Here are the units: Unit #1: 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, no central air, rent of $1450 a month Unit […]

This 2-flat at 1622 W. Addison in Lakeview has been on the market since May 2013. Built in 1902 on a standard 25×125 lot, it has a duplex up owners unit and a first floor rental. The units are the following: Unit #1: 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, central air, rent of $1700 a month Unit […]

This 4-bedroom 2-flat at 3278 W. Wabansia in Humboldt Park recently came on the market. It is HUD-owned. Built in 1886, it is a frame house on a standard 25×125 lot with a 2-car garage. The units are configured as the following: Unit #1: 2 bedrooms, 1 bath Unit #2: 2 bedrooms, 1 bath The […]