It’s been awhile since we chattered about a penthouse in the historic Brewster building at 2800 N. Pine Grove in Lakeview. The last time, it was Charlie Chaplin’s old unit. This time, a large 1-bedroom unit has come on the market. The listing says it has been “completely remodeled.” The kitchen has 42 inch cabinets […]
They don’t build them like the Edgewater Beach Apartments at 5555 N. Sheridan in Edgewater anymore. This 2-bedroom unit is one of 5 first floor duplexes in the building. The listing says it has park views. It has 10 foot ceilings on both levels and an elegant staircase. The living/dining and kitchen are on the […]
We last chattered about this 5-bedroom historic house at 1328 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast in 2010 and 2011. See our August 2011 chatter here. Built in 1938, the house, known as the Florsheim Mansion, was designed by Andrew Rebori and then added onto by Bertrand Goldberg in the 1950s. There are actually […]
We chattered about this 4-bedroom historic rowhouse at 3837 N. Alta Vista Terrace in Lakeview in December 2012 after it sat on the market for several months. See our December chatter here. Back then, the rowhouse had just been reduced $50,000 to $450,000 but most of you thought that was still to high given that […]
The Frances J. Dawes Mansion at 503 W. Wrightwood in Lincoln Park has been on the market since March 2011. The French Provincial mansion was built in 1896 and is on an oversized 80×134 lot. The listing says it has been restored to “perfection” by Botti Studio of Architectural Arts. It is on the National […]
We’ve chattered about rowhouses on historic Alta Vista in Lakeview many times on Crib Chatter. This is the block long street with 40 rowhouses made to resemble London rowhouses. It is a landmark block. This 4-bedroom rowhouse at 3837 N. Alta Vista has been on the market since May 2012. Built in 1901, it is […]
We last chattered about this 6-bedroom historic mansion at 817 W. Hutchinson in the Buena Park neighborhood of Uptown in October 2011. See our prior chatter here. The Claude Seymour House is one of the many historic mansions that line Hutchinson on this landmarked block. The Elite Street column in the Chicago Tribune recently highlighted it: […]
We have chattered about this landmarked Terra Cotta Row mansion and coach house at 1048 W. Oakdale in Lakeview several times. See our January 2012 chatter here. The house had unique period wallpaper and furniture but many of you thought it was a distraction for future buyers. Recently, the listing agent had posted pictures of […]
We last chattered about this vintage 5-bedroom rowhouse at 3141 S. Calumet in the Gap neighborhood of Douglas in July 2012. See our prior chatter here. Most of you thought the rowhouse, which is a rare Adler & Sullivan designed house, was beautiful but you didn’t know anything about the Gap neighborhood. Since July, it […]