Crib Chatter

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom French Normandy house at 1901 N. Newcastle in Galewood in May 2013. See our prior chatter here. Previously, it was the most expensive home on the market in Galewood but that is no longer the case as it has been reduced to $347,000. If you recall, it was built […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom cottage at 3908 N. Paulina in Lakeview in July 2011. See our prior chatter here. The house has been on and off the market since February 2009. Listed in 2011 for $400,000, Homedelete thought it would sell quickly due to it being in Blaine even though it doesn’t have […]

This 3-bedroom cottage at 2526 W. Thomas in West Town is looking for its third sale of 2013. It sold in a judicial sale in April 2013 for $106,500. According to Redfin, it came back on the market in June and sold in just weeks for $160,000. It then came back on the market again […]

This 2-bedroom single family home at 1808 W. Diversey Parkway in Lakeview has been mentioned several times in the comments but we’ve never actually chattered about it. It is bank owned. Built in 1996, it is located in the gated community next to the railroad tracks north of Diversey, but this house appears to NOT be […]

This 3-bedroom Victorian at 1836 N. Lincoln Park West in Old Town recently came on the market. Built in 1876 for Charles Wacker on a smaller than average Chicago lot of 28×110, it has a 1-car garage and a brick patio in the backyard. The listing says it has been “restored to perfection” yet many of its […]

This 5-bedroom Victorian house at 637 W. Schubert in Lincoln Park came on the market in May 2013. Originally listed for $575,000, it has been reduced to just $499,000. What’s the catch? Built in 1876, it is on a smaller than average size lot of 27×52.75. There’s no garage. One side of the house is […]

Thanks goes out to the eagle eye of a dedicated Crib Chatter reader who recognized this contemporary 5-bedroom house at 2820 N. Paulina in Lakeview from our prior chatter of it in 2008 and 2009. See our June 2008 chatter here. It recently came back on the market and is now bank owned (with the […]

This 5-bedroom historic house at 4362 W. Grace in Old Irving Park came on the market in April 2013. For those who love history, this house is for you. Built in 1856, it is on a 118×144 lot (or 5 1/2 city lots.) It has a rare detached 3-car garage. Most of its vintage features […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom greystone at 1944 W. Farragut in the Bowmanville neighborhood of Lincoln Square in June 2012. See our prior chatter here. Originally listed for $1.349 million in May 2011, you all chimed in as to whether the Bowmanville neighborhood, which is part of Lincoln Square, could command that high of a […]

This 4-bedroom vintage brick bungalow at 3007 W. Hollywood in the Peterson Woods neighborhood of West Ridge came on the market a month ago. Built in 1928 on an oversized 65×200 corner lot,  it looks like a mini-castle because of its 2-story turret. It also boosts many of its original vintage features including a bridal staircase, leaded glass […]