Crib Chatter

This 4-bedroom Tudor at 4153 N. Major in Portage Park just came on the market. This house last sold “as-is” in December 2012 in an estate sale. It appears from public records that the prior owner had been in the house since before 1985. You can see pictures of the house as it looked at the prior […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 3440 N. Lawndale in Avondale just came on the market. Previously bank owned, it has now been gut rehabbed and “everything” is new. The prior listing said the original house was built in 1895. It’s on a standard 25×125 lot and has a 2 car garage. It has wainscoting and […]

This 4-bedroom Dutch Colonial at 4522 N. Knox in the Mayfair neighborhood of Irving Park recently came on the market. The listing says it’s been “gut rehabbed.” It was previously bank owned in 2011 and the old listing pictures show that it was actually boarded up. See the previous listing pictures here. Built on an […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 3250 N. Drake in Avondale just came on the market. Built in 1897, it has been rehabbed after being bank owned. It last sold in May 2012 for $95,500. This is a smaller home than some of the others we’ve seen. It has 1500 square feet and includes a […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 3828 N. Albany in Irving Park has been on the market since July 2012. This is a rehab of a bank owned home. The listing says it is “euro-style.” Built in 1902, the 2800 square foot home is on a standard 25×125 lot. There’s also a 2.5 car garage. […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 3059 N. Gresham in Avondale recently came on the market. It is a rehab of a bank owned house. Built in 1893 on a standard Chicago lot measuring 25×125, it has 2800 square feet and a 2-car garage. Three of the bedrooms are on the second floor with the […]

Three units in this 1924 building at 2354 S. Oakley in Pilsen came on the market in October 2012. This building has been completely renovated and is now being called the “Oakley 23.” Built in 1924, it has 9 units with 6 different floorplans. They are all 2/2 units and range in price from $225,000 to […]

We’ve chattered about this 4-bedroom duplex down at 1928 W. Diversey in West Lakeview several times over the past 3 years most recently in January 2011. See our prior chatter here. Back then, the unit was in a short sale but time was of the “essence” because: “MOLD IN LOWER LEVEL DUE TO RECENT WATER DAMAGE FROM […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 2341 W. Berwyn in the Bowmanville neighborhood of Lincoln Square recently came on the market. It is one of the gut renovated homes we’ve seen occuring all over the city. Built on a 30×125 lot, it has a 2-car garage. 3 out of the 4 bedrooms are on the […]

This 4-bedroom Victorian at 1726 N. Richmond in West Town just came on the market after a total rehab. If you’re wondering about the location, so did I. The listing has it as West Town but in the actual description it says it is a “gorgeous Logan Square gut rehab.” You can’t be both West […]