Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom Victorian single family home at 6105 N. Paulina in Edgewater came on the market in September 2010. Built in 1898 on a 25×125 lot, the listing says it “needs updating but it is livable.” Two of the 3 bedrooms are on the second floor with the third on the main level. There is […]

This 3-bedroom bungalow at 2248 W. Lunt in West Ridge has been on the market since April 2011. It has been reduced $50,000 to $349,000 in that time. Built in 1906 on an extra wide 60×90 lot, it has many of its vintage features including oak box-beam ceilings in the dining room. The lighting in the […]

This 3-bedroom “French Normandy lannon stone castle” at 5861 N. Forest Glen in the Sauganash neighborhood of Forest Glen has been on the market since January 2011. In that time, it has been reduced $80,000 to $699,000. Built in 1939 on an oversized Chicago lot measuring 60×266.4×71.61×227.4, it has an attached 2-car garage. The house […]

This 4-bedroom 2-flat at 1329 W. 111th in Morgan Park just came on the market. It is bank owned. The listing describes it as a “LOVELY 4BED/2BATH HOME WITH SPACIOUS ROOMS. GREAT BUY FOR BEGINNING INVESTOR OR LARGE FAMILY. ” Be sure to check out the listing pictures. The kitchen appears to have some of […]

We last chattered about this 5-bedroom American 4-Square at 1225 W. Pratt in Rogers Park in April 2011. See our prior chatter here. Listed at $525,000 in April, it has been reduced another $25,000. Built in 1903, it has a much sought after double lot measuring 50×139. However, if you’re a vintage lover, you’re in […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom single family home at 3745 N. Seminary in Wrigleyville in June 2011. See our prior chatter here. Since that time, it has been reduced $74,000. It is the third cheapest single family home for sale in Lakeview. If you recall, while it is marketed as a single family home, […]

This 4-bedroom vintage home at 3625 N. Springfield in The Villa neighborhood of Irving Park recently came on the market. Many of you have probably seen comments in some threads (especially by Homedelete) referencing “the villa”. It is a landmark historic district established in 1907 just north of Addison and east of Pulaski in Irving Park. […]

This 4-bedroom Queen Anne at 3926 N. Keeler in Old Irving Park has been on and off the market since June 2010. In that time it has been reduced $150,000. Built in 1891, it is on a huge 65×156 lot. The house has retained many of its original features including the big veranda, art glass […]

This 4-bedroom new construction single family home at 2628 W. Homer in the West Bucktown neighborhood of Logan Square has been on the market since February 2011. In that time, it has been reduced $100,000. Built on a 24×125 lot, the contemporary style home has a wall of glass facing the street. 3 out of […]

This rehabbed 4-bedroom vintage brick bungalow at 4879 N. Mason in Jefferson Park came back on the market in July 2011. It had been bank owned the summer before. Built in 1922, the bungalow has been completely rehabbed from a 5-bedroom home into a 4-bedroom home with a finished basement. The second story, which previously […]