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 last chattered about it in October 2012. Back then, we were wondering if staging mattered in million dollar properties. In 2012, it didn’t have any furniture or […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 1457 W. Addison in Southport first came on the market in October 2013. Most recently, it was relisted in March 2017. Built in 1901, the listing says it was renovated in 2010. It’s on a larger than standard Chicago lot measuring 41×134, has a 2-car garage and 7 outdoor areas. […]

According to Crain’s, one of the city’s mansions just sold to an heir of the Thai Red Bull fortune. They do not, apparently, have ties to Chicago. The house, which sold on Oct 11 for $7.5 million, is on Bellevue in the Gold Coast. Originally listed for $9 million, it was reduced $1 million before selling. […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 3037 W. Leland in Ravenswood Manor came on the market in May 2017. Built in 1906, it is on a larger than standard Chicago lot of 30×140. It has a 2-car detached garage and a deck with a hot tub. The house has hardwood floors in the living and dining room. […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 2435 W. Erie in the Smith Park neighborhood of West Town came on the market in June 2017. But for those of you who have been long time readers, this house may look familiar. We chattered about it all the way back in 2008 when it was newly constructed. A blast from […]

This 4-bedroom mid-century modern ranch home at 1310 Brassie in the south suburban town of Flossmoor came on the market in March 2017. If it seems familiar, that’s because we last chattered about it in 2012, when it was last on the market. See our chatter and some interior pictures from the prior listing here. […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 321 W. Menomonee in Old Town came on the market in May 2017. Built in 1918 on an irregular Chicago lot measuring 48 x 104, it has 2-levels and a 2.5 car garage. The house has a lot of unique features including  a grand atrium with a curved staircase […]

This 4-bedroom vintage brick Victorian single family home at 1354 W. Webster just came on the market. If it seems familiar, that’s because we chattered about it a couple of times the last time it was on the market which was in 2010. We had an interesting chatter about the prior ownership and how 9 […]

This 2-bedroom single family home at 2700 N. Wilton in Lincoln Park came on the market in August 2016. But if it looks familiar, that’s because we’ve chattered about it several times. The last time was in November 2009. You can see our chatter here. It was bank owned in 2007 and sold in 2008. […]

This 5-bedroom contemporary single family home at 2820 N. Paulina in Lakeview came on the market in November 2016. But for those long time readers, they would remember this house because we’ve chattered about it several times before, including in 2013 when it was bank owned. See the 2013 chatter here. This was a new […]