Crib Chatter

We’ve chattered about this 5-bedroom tudor at 5919 N. Forest Glen in Sauganash several times over the past 6 months. See our July 2011 chatter here. In July, with the house listed at $675,000, the “possessed” homedelete thought this would never sell under $600,000. But he was wrong, as this house has been reduced further to […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 1807 W. Huron in West Town recently came on the market. Built in 1890 on a standard Chicago lot of 25×125, it may be old on the outside but it doesn’t have many of its vintage features intact on the inside. The listing says the living area has been “opened […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 4156 N. Rockwell in North Center is one of the rare homes that is directly on the Chicago River. The house is one of a handful on this block of Rockwell that was built in 2003. It  is on a corner lot measuring 29×141. If serenity and nature is what […]

This 2-bedroom single family home at 1275 N. Hermitage in Wicker Park came on the market in August 2011.   The house is more like a loft than your typical single family home. Built in 1881 on a 37x15x25x39 lot, it has exposed brick and ductwork common in most lofts. At 2000 square feet, the […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 1218 N. Astor in the Gold Coast has been on and off the market for just over 2 years. Built in 1900 on a 25x109x25x113 lot, it is located on prestigious Astor Street yet is just steps from the restaurants of Rush Street. It has a modern eat-in kitchen […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 1620 N. LaSalle in Lincoln Park has been on the market since March 2011. From the pictures, it is clear that the house is currently being used as offices as there are cubicles in the living room. Built in 1883, the listing says the house is on a RM-5 […]

This contemporary 4-bedroom single family home at 1819 W. Race in West Town has been on the market since June 2011. Built in 2006 on a smaller than standard 48×90 lot, it makes up for the small lot with a 2000 square foot roof top deck with a hot tub and skyline views. The house […]

We chattered about this 3-bedroom brick Victorian at 3656 N. Tripp in Old Irving Park several times over the last 2 years. See our last chatter, in October of 2010, here. Originally listed in June 2009 for $499,000, the house was reduced numerous times before it finally found a buyer in August 2011 at $375,000. Built […]

We last chattered about this 5-bedroom single family home at 2334 W. Diversey in Logan Square in March 2011. See our prior chatter here. It had been a 3-bedroom short sale that sold for $138,000 and then was gut rehabbed into 5-bedroom “new” single family house listed at $849,000. Most of you mocked the price […]

We last chattered about this rehabbed 4-bedroom vintage home at 3122 N. Spaulding in Avondale in July 2011. See our prior chatter here. If you recall, this house was once a 2-bedroom bank owned property that was rehabbed into a “new” 4-bedroom  home. Many of you thought it would sell close to its list price […]