Archive for the 'Single family homes' Category

From a List of $6.2 Million in 2009 to $2.75 Million in 2011: 2461 N. Geneva Terrace in Lincoln Park

We last chattered about this 6-bedroom 2007 construction mansion at 2461 N. Geneva Terrace in Lincoln Park in May 2009 when the seller was trying to sell it for $6.2 million OR rent it out for $18,000 a month. See our prior chatter here. Since that time, a lis pendens foreclosure was filed against the […]

4-Bedroom “Modernist Dream” Sells for $130,000 Under the 2005 Price: 915 N. Wolcott in the East Village

We last chattered about this contemporary Studio Dwell designed 4-bedroom single family home at 915 N. Wolcott in the East Village in June 2011. See our prior chatter here. Most of you loved this house. But we still debated about whether this home would sell for under its 2005 price of $1.38 million (and whether a […]

3-Bedroom North Center SFH Sells for a Townhouse Price: 2030 W. Fletcher

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom single family home at 2030 W. Fletcher in North Center in April 2011. (Sorry for the bad pic- as I was rushing by and hadn’t noticed how bad it was until I got home! My fault.) See our prior chatter here. At the time, it has just reduced its […]

Get a 4-Bedroom Buena Park SFH Home for $100K Under the 2006 Price: 4315 N. Hazel

This 4-bedroom single family home at 4315 N. Hazel in the Buena Park neighborhood of Uptown has been on the market since February 2011. In that time, it has been reduced $215,000. It is now listed $100,000 under the 2006 purchase price of $850,000. The house is just north of the Hutchinson Historic District but […]

1 Year Later, “Surge Into the Red Zone” 5-Bedroom SFH Is Still Available: 1738 N. Winchester

If there was a “Crib Chatter Hall of Fame”, then this 5-bedroom single family home at 1738 N. Winchester in Bucktown would probably be in it for its sheer uniqueness. We last chattered about this house a year ago when it was on the market as a short sale for $1,699,900. See our prior chatter […]

Tudor Lover? This 3-Bedroom in Peterson Woods Is For You: 5761 N. Virginia

This Tudor 3-bedroom single family home at 5761 N. Virginia in the Peterson Woods neighborhood of West Ridge just came on the market. It has some of its original vintage features including arched doorways, woodwork, and leaded windows. Many of the other windows have apparently been replaced. There is also new space pac and a […]

Selling a 4-Bedroom American 4-Square in Ravenswood Manor: 2955 W. Eastwood

This 4-bedroom American 4-Square at 2955 W. Eastwood in Ravenswood Manor has been on the market since June 2011. In that time, it has been reduced $26,000. Built in 1907 on a 35×120 lot, the house has many of its original vintage features intact including stained glass windows, beamed ceilings, a hand carved mantel, and […]

5 Months Later, This 4-Bedroom Lincoln Square SFH Is Still Available: 2164 W. Leland

Last April, we chattered about this 4-bedroom single family home at 2164 W. Leland in Lincoln Square and wondered how “hot” the Lincoln Square market was. See our prior chatter here. It was a good chatter about who are knifecatchers, what single family homes in Lincoln Square should cost, and the attributes of the house […]

Former Home of R. Kelly Sells in Lakeview for $1.25 Million Under List: 1010 W. George

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom single family home at 1010 W. George in Lakeview in January 2011. See our prior chatter here. At that time, it was listed at $3.89 million and I asked, “can you sell a single family home for nearly $4 million in Lakeview?” Apparently the answer is “No.” The house recently sold for […]

Renovated 3-Bedroom Victorian Reduces $40,000: 2633 N. Central Park in Logan Square

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom Victorian at 2633 N. Central Park in Logan Square in July 2011. See our prior chatter here. This is one of the many properties that had been bank owned, was rehabbed and has now come back on the market. Many of you thought this was way overpriced compared to […]