Crib Chatter

A half a million dollars doesn’t get you much in the prime neighborhoods these days (even after the bust) but you can still get a house with a yard like this 3-bedroom cottage at 1738 W. Newport in Lakeview. This is far west Lakeview (does North Center start at Ravenswood?) and is NOT on the […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom greystone at 1944 W. Farragut in Bowmanville in February 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 price. The consensus was: “no” […]

  Unlike most other neighborhoods, there’s actually quite a lot on the market in the Historic Old Edgebrook neighborhood of Forest Glen. This 4-bedroom colonial revival at 6270 N. Louise came on the market in April 2012. Built in 1924, it has many of its original details including a wood burning fireplace, french doors and […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom single family home at 3902 N. Central Park in the Independence Park neighborhood of Irving Park in November 2011. See our chatter here. Most of you were shocked at the 2006 sale price of $850,000 and thought the sales history clearly showed the Chicago housing bubble in action. Since […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 2240 W. Barry in North Center came on the market in April 2012. It has a rare feature for a city home: 4 car parking. Apparently, the garage is huge and can fit 4 cars (with two being tandem.) The house was built in 1891 on a standard 25×125 […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 2544 W. Huron directly across the street from Smith Park in West Town recently came on the market. (If you’re looking at the map of it on Redfin- that isn’t correct. It literally IS right across from the park.) Built in 1997 on a 22×125 lot, it has the […]

This 4-bedroom farmhouse  at 2421 N. Campbell in Logan Square just came on the market. Built in 1889 on a standard Chicago lot of 25×125, it was previously a 6 bedroom, 2 bath 2-flat. The former 2011 listing simply said:  “Old beat-up two flat needs TLC. Borderline tear-down.” Bought in February 2011, the property was restored into […]

On a comment to a recent post about the most expensive condos to ever be listed in Chicago, Looking to buy said the following about properties in Lincoln Park: “Probably because you can’t buy a SFH in LP for 500k.” But as Bob pointed out, you were able to buy for under $500,000 in the past […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 2154 W. Cullom in North Center recently came on the market. I figured I’d better post on it before it went under contract- as most houses in this price range in this neighborhood seem to be doing. Built in 1910 on a 25×124 lot, the listing says it has […]

We haven’t chattered about homes in Schorsch Village in the Dunning neighborhood in awhile because the inventories, like everywhere, have been low. But this 3-bedroom brick English cottage at 3338 N. Rutherford has been on the market since July 2009. Built in 1940 on a 30×125 lot, it has a 2-car garage. The first floor has hardwood […]