Crib Chatter

    I get lots of requests for houses in Historic Old Edgebrook, the quirky, and exclusive, neighborhood next to a golf course and forest preserve in Edgebrook. There is plenty of choice right now including this 4-bedroom colonial at 6312 N. Louise which just came on the market. Built in 1963, it has 2840 square feet […]

I know many of you are big Wildwood fans. This 4-bedroom house at 6924 N. Tonty in the Wildwood neighborhood of Forest Glen first came on the market in May 2010. In those 2 years, it has been reduced $191,900. The house was built in 1940 and is on an oversized lot of 45×151. For […]

This 4-bedroom vintage bungalow at 4050 N. Mango just came on the market in Portage Park. Built in 1921 on an oversized 33×125 lot, it is just 2 blocks from the park. It is an estate sale and being sold as is. The listing says there are hardwood floors under the carpets on the main […]

This 2-bedroom vintage cottage at 2421 N. New England in Montclare just came on the market. It is bank owned. The listing says it is “eligible under Freddie Mac First Look Initiative until 5/25/2012.” Built in 1916, it is just 835 square feet. There is no lot size listed but it has a big enough […]

  We last chattered about this 2-bedroom single family home at 1308 W. Addison in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview in June 2009 when it was listed at $499,000. It sold just a few months later, in August 2009, for $470,000. See our prior chatter here. Most of you thought someone would be crazy to buy […]

As many of you know, I normally don’t cover suburban properties but for a historic house like The Mundy House at 185 Michaux Road in Riverside, I will break my own rule. Built in 1868 and designed by William LaBaron Jenney, a Chicago architect who specialized in commercial structures and is now known as the […]

When I originally took the picture of this 3-bedroom single family home at 1911 W. Berenice in North Center, I thought it might be under contract before I even had a chance to post on it. It was, after all, a single family home with a garage in the Bell School District listed for $545,000. But […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 2023 W. Cortland in Bucktown came on the market in February 2012. Built on a smaller than average Chicago lot of 24×100, it has 4 outdoor spaces including a walled in front terrace. The house has an open floor plan. The listing describes the kitchen as a “chef’s kitchen” […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom home at 3526 N. Marshfield in Lakeview in March 2012 See our prior chatter here. I thought this house might sell quickly given its price and location. However, after 48 days on the market it has reduced $11,000. If you recall, the house was built in 1889. It is […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 712 N. Throop in the Noble Square neighborhood of West Town came on the market in February 2012. The house has a lot of features buyers look for. Built in 1999 on a 25×100 lot, it has a 2 car garage attached garage and central air. The master suite and […]