Archive for the 'Single family homes' Category

The Historic Andrew Rebori Florsheim Mansion Returns: 1328 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast

We last chattered about this 5-bedroom historic house at 1328 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast in 2010 and 2011. See our August 2011 chatter here. Built in 1938, the house, known as the Florsheim Mansion, was designed by Andrew Rebori and then added onto by Bertrand Goldberg in the 1950s. There are actually […]

Get A 3-Bedroom East Humboldt Park Cottage For Under $400K: 1441 N. Campbell

This 3-bedroom cottage at 1441 N. Campbell in East Humboldt Park recently came on the market. Built on a standard 25×125 lot, it has a 2-car garage. Some upgrades have been made to the home. The kitchen has white Kraftsmaid cabinets with stainless steel appliances and a red vintage refrigerator. There is some exposed brick. […]

Get a Gut Rehabbed 4-Bedroom Dutch Colonial For $425K In Mayfair: 4522 N. Knox

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 […]

How Close To The El Could You Live? Part II: 3408 N. Bosworth In Southport

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom brick single family home at 3408 N. Bosworth in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview in October 2010. See our previous chatter here. We had a very productive discussion about who would live near the El line tracks and at what price. (We also discussed the possibility of the El […]

This 5-Bedroom Bucktown Single Family Home Tests The Hot Market: 2050 W. Churchill

This 5-bedroom single family home at 2050 W. Churchill in Bucktown was first listed in December 2010 and stayed on the market for 7 months. It never sold. It’s back on the market and has been reduced. I couldn’t find the original 2010 list price but in January 2011 it was listed at $1.199 million. It’s now […]

6-Bedroom East Lakeview New Construction Single Family Home Now Under $3 Million: 550 W. Oakdale

We last chattered about this 6-bedroom new construction home at 550 W. Oakdale in East Lakeview in August 2012. See our prior chatter here. At that time, it was listed at $3.2 million and we debated whether or not a single family home could sell for that much in that location. Since then, the house […]

Will This Gold Coast Teardown Finally Sell In This Hot Market? 67 E. Bellevue

I don’t have a picture of this 5-bedroom single family house at 67 E. Bellevue in the Gold Coast even though it’s been on and off the market since September 2010. It’s being sold as a teardown. The listing says “sold as is.” The current house has 3 stories and a 1-car garage on a […]

5-Bedrooms But 1 Full Bathroom In This Vintage Colonial At 1700 W. Wilson In Ravenswood

This 5-bedroom vintage single family home at 1700 W. Wilson in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Uptown came on the market in October 2012. (Sorryabout the massive tree right in the middle of the picture! LOL. It was hard for me to get a good angle on this house.) The listing says it is a mediterranean with a […]

A Roscoe Village 4-Bedroom SFH On A Double Lot Reduces $110K: 1805 W. Cornelia

We’ve chattered about this 4-bedroom single family home at 1805 W. Cornelia in Roscoe Village several times before. See our October 2012 chatter here. It was originally listed as a single family home on a double lot and then re-listed as two separate lots but now has been relisted again as a home on a double […]

Will Reducing Under $1 Million Be The Charm For This Old Norwood Park 4-Bedroom? 5692 N. New Hampshire

We’ve chattered about this 4-bedroom new(er) construction single family home at 5692 N. New Hampshire in Old Norword Park several times over the last few years because it originally came on the market in 2009. See our 2011 chatter here. It was 5-bedrooms in its last listing and I can’t figure out what happened to […]