Archive for the 'Single family homes' Category

“The Fugitive House”- Being Famous Doesn’t Mean A Quick Sale: 336 W. Wisconsin in Lincoln Park

We last chattered about this 5-bedroom modern construction single family home at 336 W. Wisconsin in Lincoln Park in March 2012. See our prior chatter here. It’s one of the “movie houses” which got a lot of publicity because The Fugitive, with Harrison Ford, was filmed in it. Yet 13 months later, it’s still on the […]

Our Favorite Fulton Market Single Family Home Returns To Try Again: 1418 W. Fulton

We’ve chattered about this 6-bedroom single family home at 1418 W. Fulton in the Fulton Market neighborhood of the Near West Side several times over the years, with the last time being in December 2009. See our December 2009 chatter here. Back then, some of you thought the neighborhood was too under developed to take […]

9 Months Later, Still Trying To Re-Sell This Luxury 5-Bedroom SFH In Southport: 3251 N. Lakewood

We last chattered about this 5-bedroom new(er) construction single family home at 3251 N. Lakewood in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview in November 2011. See our prior chatter here. The house has an interesting prior sales history. The house was new construction built in 2009 on a standard 25×125 Chicago lot. It was on the […]

112 Years Later, The Bank Owns This Mansion Again: 2100 W. Pratt Blvd in West Ridge

We’ve chattered about “The Pratt Mansion”, as I’m calling it, at 2100 W. Pratt Boulevard in West Ridge several times over the last couple of years. See our January 2012 chatter here. It was in distress as the bank had filed a lis pendens foreclosure all the way back in 2010. The house had been […]

3 Years Later, the Bank Finally Owns This 7-Bedroom SFH at 1111 W. Wrightwood in Lincoln Park

We’ve chattered about this new(er) construction 7-bedroom single family home at 1111 W. Wrightwood in Lincoln Park several times over the past few years including last July when it was listed as a short sale. See our July 2011 chatter here. After a lis pendens was filed all the way back in April 2009 (that […]

What Do You Get In Your Million Dollar+ House in Bridgeport? 3300 S. Normal

  I’m not sure if this 5-bedroom single family home at 3300 S. Normal in Bridgeport is on or off the market. It looks like it might have been withdrawn yesterday. But it has been on and off the market since January 2008 so I’m still going to post about it. Built in 2006 on […]

Tired of Traditional? Buy a 4-Bedroom Contemporary in Lakeview Instead: 3028 N. Southport

This 4-bedroom contemporary single family home at 3028 N. Southport in Lakeview recently came on the market. Many of you might already know it as the listing says it is an AIA winner and has been featured in publications. Built in 2009, it’s on an irregular shaped lot but has one car parking (I can’t tell if […]

The Renovated 3-Bedroom Albany Park Bungalow: 4437 N. Christiana

This 3-bedroom bungalow at 4437 N. Christiana in Albany Park came back on the market in June 2012, just 6 months after its last sale. It sold in January 2012 in an estate sale for just $140,000. The rehabber kept some of its original features like the fireplace and built-ins as well as stained glass which […]

Renovated Victorian Still Waiting For a Buyer 18 Months Later: 4446 N. Damen in Lincoln Square

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom Victorian single family home at 4446 N. Damen in Lincoln Square in February 2011. See our prior chatter here. It last sold “as-is” in October 2009 and the listing said it needed rehab. It came back on the market briefly in November 2010 and then came back for good […]

Boulevard Living With a Rare Side Driveway: 2054 N. Humboldt Blvd in Logan Square

This 4-bedroom single family home at 2054 N. Humboldt Boulevard in Logan Square recently came on the market. Built in 1912 it is on a larger than standard Chicago lot of 40×164. The lot is so big it has a rare side driveway from the street that leads to a 2-car brick garage. The house […]