Crib Chatter

We last chattered about this 3-flat at 1832 W. Addison in North Center in August 2012. (Yes- I finally have the right neighborhood on this one.) See our prior chatter here. And while our discussion evolved into whether or not it would be better to buy property in Berwyn versus this building, several of you […]

This 3-flat at 825 W. Newport in Lakeview recently came on the market. A lis pendens foreclosure was filed on it in April 2011. I can’t tell from the public record if it’s already bank owned but the listing says “offer now digitally accepted” and has the type of pictures associated with a bank owned property (the […]

This 3-flat at 1832 W. Addison in Lakeview came on the market in June 2012. It is located just four buildings to the west of the Addison Brown line stop. The 3 units have the following: Unit #1: 2/1, rented for $800 a month Unit #2: 2/1, rented for $1200 a month Unit #3: 4/2 […]

This 2-flat at 1828 N. Bissell in Lincoln Park just came on the market priced at only $250,000. It’s so new I don’t even have a picture yet but Clio wanted to know: How many offers will it get? What will it sell for? The listing calls it an “investor’s dream.” Built in 1890 on a […]

This 3-flat at 1615 W. Barry in Lakeview has been on and off the market since 2009. In that time it has been reduced $220,000. It was recently dropped to $375,000 and has gone under contract (again)- as the property had been under contract in December 2011. Normally I don’t like to chatter about properties under […]

This brick 3-flat plus coach house at 2327 N. Southport in Lincoln Park has been on the market since June 2011. In that time, it has been under contract once and has been reduced $125,000 to just $520,000. Built in 1886 on a 24×124 lot, the building still has some of its vintage features such […]

My picture of this 4-flat at 3908 N. Kedvale doesn’t do the gardens out front any justice as I’m sure you have to see them in full bloom to really appreciate them (see the listing photos for better pics.) This is a unique multi-family property on a large 62.6×173.6 property.  Given the lot size, there […]

This 3-flat at 2512 N. Spaulding in Logan Square recently came on the market. Built in 1896, it has all the features of construction of that era, including vintage trim and built-ins. It is constructed on an extra wide 37.5×146 lot and has perennial gardens, a backyard patio and a 2-car garage. The listing says it has a […]

We last chattered about this 3-flat at 1929 W. Berteau in North Center in March 2011. See our prior chatter here. At the time, the chatter was mainly about how much money developers were willing to pay for a lot in the Coonley school district as most didn’t believe an investor would buy the property or that […]

This 3-flat at 1530 N. Orleans in Old Town has been on the market since December 2010. The listing calls it the “perfect investment” and that it is “priced to sell.” The building is made up of three 1 bedroom, 1 bath units each with their own separate central air/electric and gas. It appears that […]