Crib Chatter

This 5-bedroom single family home at 1652 N. Bell in Bucktown has been on and off the market since March 2012. If it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it in October 2012, after it first came on the market, and again a year ago, in December 2017. Back in 2012, we were wondering […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 3408 N. Bosworth in Southport just came on the market. Long time readers, though, will recognize it because we chattered about it numerous times the last time it was on (and off) the market which was between 2010 and 2017. We last chattered about it in January 2017. You […]

This 6-bedroom new construction modern single family home at 1042 W. Wellington in Lakeview came on the market in April 2018. It is ready for occupancy and has been staged. Built on a 32×125 lot, it has a 3 car garage. The listing calls it a “full masonry” home with 2 huge roof decks, one […]

This 6-bedroom single family home at 3054 N. Southport in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview came on the market in July 2018. Built in 2016 by MK Construction, the listing calls it a “modern farmhouse.” Built on a 26×125 lot, which is a foot wider than the standard 25×125 lot, the house is 21 feet […]

This 3-bedroom single family home in Dearborn Park II at 44 W. 14th in the South Loop came on the market in July 2018. (The picture above is of several houses in the same subdivision but not necessarily the named property.) Built in 1995, there are smaller and larger single family homes in this subdivision. […]

This 4-bedroom Greystone at 610 W. Oakdale in East Lakeview came on the market in April 2018. It’s the unit on the right in the picture above. Built in 1883, this is a semi-attached single family home on a 20×125 lot. It has a 2.5 brick garage. The listing says the Greystone has been “remodeled.” It does […]

This 8-bedroom vintage American Four Square at 649 W. Wellington in East Lakeview came on the market in February 2018. Built in 1904 on a double lot measuring 50x130x108, it was designed by architect BJ Hotton. It has many of its original features including FIVE fireplaces, stained glass windows, moldings, woodwork and inlay wood floors. […]

This vintage 4-bedroom single family home at 1453 W. Melrose in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview came on the market in April 2018. The listing says it was built in 1886, which, if correct, would put it among the oldest houses still standing in this neighborhood. Built on a standard Chicago lot measuring 25×125, it […]

This 4-bedroom vintage single family house at 3055 W. Logan Boulevard in Logan Square has been on the market since June 2018. Built in 1901, it has many of its vintage features including the original hardwood floors, leaded windows, moldings and archways. The listing says there is updated plumbing, electric and roof. The kitchen is […]

This 5-bedroom custom built single family home at 1970 N. Burling in Lincoln Park originally came on the market in September 2015. We chattered about it in November 2015 because it has a lot of unique features. You can read the chatter here. You might recall, it was built in 2010 on an oversized 45×122.5 […]