Crib Chatter

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom vintage rowhouse at 535 W. Arlington in July 2011. See our prior chatter here. Many of you liked the property at the listed price point, which was $5,000 under the 2007 price. I asked if it was priced for a quick sell and apparently the answer was “yes” as this […]

This 3-bedroom at 3814 N. Alta Vista Terrace in Lakeview, one of the 40 landmarked rowhouses on Alta Vista Terrace, just came on the market. (I know this street is very popular so I’m posting this without a picture. I’ll try and get one over the weekend.) It is listed $63,000 under the 2004 purchase […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom vintage Gold Coast rowhouse at 112 W. Oak in June 2009. See our prior chatter here. Back then it was listed for $2 million and the listing said it was being sold “as is.” It is actually zoned live/work. Built in 1890 on a 20×105 lot, it has rare […]

Roma recently pointed out this 5-bedroom vintage greystone at 2823 N. Pine Grove in East Lakeview. The listing says this stretch of Pine Grove is Chicago’s longest greystone block. According to public records, the property was given a Chicago landmark designation in 2007. This greystone was built in 1891 on an extended 22×197 lot. The listing (and the assessor) […]

This 3-bedroom vintage rowhouse at 535 W. Arlington in East Lincoln Park recently came on the market. It is listed $5,000 under the 2007 purchase price. It is somewhat unique in that it is on a very long lot measuring 20×175 which allows not only for a large front yard but also one in the […]