Crib Chatter

We have chattered about the 5-bedroom home at 3945 N. Tripp, also known as the “Race House” in Old Irving Park several times since May 2009. See our October 2010 chatter here. It has been on and off the market since August 2007. Back in October, most of you were in love with the renovation […]

Long time readers will remember this 2-bedroom in the Carl Street Studios at 155 W. Burton in Old Town. We first chattered about it in September 2007 (it was one of the first Crib Chatter posts!) and then again in November 2009 when it returned to the market to try again. See our November 2009 […]

Many of you are fans of this unique 4-bedroom Chicago bungalow at 5501 W. Cullom in Portage Park. We’ve been chattering about Portage Park recently so it makes sense to, once again, chatter about this home. Originally on the market in July 2009- we last chattered about it in May 2010 after it finally sold. […]

We’ve chattered about other Lincoln Park McCormick Rowhouses, specifically those on Belden, but this 5-bedroom rowhouse at 925 W. Fullerton recently came on the market. Built in 1890, the brick rowhouse is on a 23×120 lot. The McCormick Rowhouses have been designated a landmark district by the city. The listing says it has been “restored”. The […]

We last chattered about this vintage 2-bedroom in the historic Eddystone at 421 W. Melrose in Lakeview in December 2010. See our prior chatter here. It had been Fannie Mae owned since May 2010. After a few months on the market as a traditional listing, the unit then went to auction. From the original pictures- […]

We last chattered about this bank owned 2-bedroom in the historic Brewster building at 2800 N. Pine Grove in Lakeview in February 2011. See our February 2011 chatter here. Even at $68,000 under the 2007 purchase price, not many of you thought it was much of a deal given that it was only 650 square […]

There’s been a lot of chatter about what a “worker’s cottage” is recently but nothing personifies it better than the actual thing which can be found in the Pullman Historic District on the South Side. This 2-bedroom worker’s cottage at 11405 S. Saint Lawrence has recently been restored with new plumbing, electric, furnace and air […]

This 3-flat at 1059 W. Oakdale in Lakeview makes up a small collection of homes and flats in the Terra-Cotta Row historic district. It stretches only from 1048 W. Oakdale to 1059 W. Oakdale. The homes were built for the executives of Northwestern Terra Cotta Company and, obviously, their products were used throughout. Perhaps the […]

This 1-bedroom in the Acquitania at 5000 N. Marine Drive in Uptown has been on the market since February 2010. In that time, it has been reduced $29,900. The Acquitania was built in 1923 and was converted to a co-op in 1949. It is on both the Chicago and National Register of Historic Places. This […]

This 5-bedroom rowhouse at 836 W. Belden in Lincoln Park has been on and off the market since May 2010. In that time, it has been reduced $316,000. It is now listed about 30% under the 2007 purchase price. The rowhouse is also now listed just $17,000 above the 2000 purchase price. Built in 1885 […]