Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom single family home at 1524 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in December 2020. It’s rare for its location as it was built in the middle of last century and not during the early 1900s. It was designed by Chicago architect I.W. Colburn in 1969. It’s on a smaller […]

This 4-bedroom Spanish-style single family home at 1821 N. Lincoln Park West in Old Town came on the market in November 2020. Built in 1895, it’s on a larger than average Chicago lot measuring 25×151.5. It has a 2-car garage. The house is one of just two Spanish-style homes in the Old Town neighborhood. The […]

This 5-bedroom bungalow at 5639 W. Sunnyside in Portage Park came on the market in September 2020. Built in 1926, it’s on a corner 33×125 lot and has a 2-car garage. I don’t have a picture of this house, but I felt like I should cover some of the single family homes that are on […]

This 8-bedroom vintage mansion at 3000 W. Logan Boulevard in Logan Square came on the market in June 2020. Built in 1924, the brick house is on an oversized Chicago corner lot measuring 37×162 and has a 2-car garage. It has 5,748 square feet on four floors. The listing says it has the original 1920s […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 1010 W. George in Lakeview came on the market in October 2020. If it looks familiar, that’s because we’ve chattered about it several times over the years. The listing says it was built in 1905, but in our old chatter someone said it was 1885 and that it was […]

This 4-bedroom greystone at 2732 N. Francisco in Logan Square came on the market in July 2020. Built in 1902, it is on a larger than standard Chicago lot measuring 33×125. It has a 2.5 car heated garage. While this house is vintage, it has many modern features. The kitchen has dark wood cabinets and […]

This 4-bedroom brick bungalow at 5501 W. Cullom in Portage Park came on the market in September 2020. If it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it in 2009 where we called it the “ultimate bungalow” given its amazing interior features. You can see our 2009 chatter here with interior pictures. Built in 1926, […]

This 6-bedroom farmhouse at 633 W. Melrose in East Lakeview came on the market in July 2020. Built in 1876, the listing says it’s one of Lakeview’s original farmhouses. It’s on an oversized 35 x 157 lot and has a rare 3-car garage. The house has 3 fireplaces, built-ins in the living room and detailed […]

This 3-bedroom brick vintage single family home at 1740 N. Sedgwick in Old Town came on the market in August 2020. Built in 1886, just after the Chicago Fire, it’s on an oversized lot measuring 25×144 and has a 2-car garage. The house was apparently renovated by a top designer prior to the last sale […]

This 6-bedroom Italian villa at 1862 N. Dayton in Lincoln Park came on the market in September 2020. This is a custom built home constructed on 2 lots in 2001-2003 by owners who loved Italy. Dennis Rodkin at Crain’s recently interviewed the owners: Most rooms are well lit by the sun, because while this house […]