Crib Chatter

This 4-bedroom raised ranch at 717 West 19th Street in Pilsen recently came on the market. Built in 1880 on a smaller than standard Chicago lot measuring 24×100, it has small bedrooms which were common at that time. The listing says a den is being used as a pantry. There is also a second kitchen […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom rehabbed single family home at 4112 N. St. Louis in Irving Park in November 2011. See our prior chatter here. Originally bank owned, it was bought, rehabbed and then came on the market in August 2011. In our November chatter, when the house was listed for $409,000, many of […]

We last chattered about this 5-bedroom single family home at 2140 W. Montrose in Lincoln Square in December 2011. See our prior chatter here. At that time, it was listed at $499,000 and most of you thought it was a deal for the large yard and square footage (even if only 2 of the bedrooms were […]

This 8-bedroom “mini-mansion” at 4527 N. Malden in Uptown has been on the market for ten months. Built in 1908 on an oversized 50×143 lot, it has most of its original architectural features intact including the original hardwood floors, stained glass windows, beamed ceilings, oakd and mahogany trim, pocket doors and a grand entry with […]

This 5-bedroom new construction home at 2030 W. Leland in Lincoln Square was first listed for sale in April 2007. It was on the market, and under contract at least once, until 2010 when it vanished without ever selling. I took the picture in this post in August 2010 before it was boarded up. I […]

This 3-bedroom cottage at 2225 W. Shakespeare in Bucktown has been on the market since September 2011. In that time it has been reduced $24,000 to $575,000. Built in 1891 on a smaller than standard Chicago lot measuring 24×100, it has a new 2-car garage. Two of the three bedrooms are on the second floor […]

When you think of Old Norwood Park, you may think of a house like this American Four Square at 5820 N. Newark. Built in 1890 on an oversized 78×193 lot, it has retained much of its vintage details including stained glass, crown molding and wood doors. Yet it also has modern conveniences like central air and […]

This 2-bedroom brick ranch at 5646 N. Nottingham in Old Norwood Park recently came on the market. It is just 1075 square feet but has a full basement. Built in 1949 on a 50×100.5 lot, it has a side drive with a 1-car garage. It looks to be an estate sale, as I couldn’t find […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 3526 N. Marshfield in Lakeview just came on the market. The listing describes it as a “historic prohibition era home once owned by a local celeb.” (Bonus points for anyone who knows who that “local celeb” is. Hint: she sold the house in 1994 and you’ve seen her on […]

This 5-bedroom modern construction single family home at 336 W. Wisconsin in Lincoln Park burst onto the market in June of 2011 to much publicity because part of the movie The Fugitive, with Harrison Ford, was filmed in it. 10 months later, it is still available and has been reduced $251,000 in that time. Built […]