Crib Chatter

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom American 4-Square at 5316 W. Warner in Portage Park in October 2010. See our prior chatter here. Many of you didn’t think highly of the pictures which depicted the vintage rooms, some with wood beamed ceilings, as dark. Listed back then at $349,000, the house finally sold after 15 […]

We last chattered about this 5-bedroom new construction single family home at 1845 N. Winchester in Bucktown in August 2010. See our prior chatter here. Many of you did not think the level of finishes matched the price of the property. First listed in July 2007 for $1.549 million, it was reduced several times and […]

The historic Henry Rohkam mansion and coach house at 1048 W. Oakdale in Lakeview has come back on the market. Built in 1887 for Henry Rohkam, the Vice President of Northwestern Terra Cotta Company, it is part of the landmarked Terra Cotta Row district which consists of 2 single family homes and a 2 multi-flat buildings as […]

We last chattered about this new construction 4-bedroom single family home at 3935 N. Paulina in Lakeview in June 2011. See our prior chatter here. The house had only been on the market since May 2011 and had a $50,000 price reduction to $1.295 million. Some of you thought the sellers would be waiting a […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom center hall traditional single family home at 6070 N. Forest Glen in Sauganash in May 2011. See our prior chatter here. At that time, many of you gushed about the house saying  it was the best home ever featured on Crib Chatter and many were congratulating the soon to […]

I’ve been watching this new construction 7-bedroom single family home at 1111 W. Wrightwood in Lincoln Park for some time. It has been on and off the market since March 2008 and is now listed as a short sale. In that time, it has been reduced $499,000. Built in 2010 on a 29×131 lot, the […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom vintage Queen Anne at 6239 N. Lundy in the Old Edgebrook neighborhood of Forest Glen in October 2010. See our prior chatter here. Since that time, the property has been reduced another $90,000. Many of you loved this house and considered Old Edgebrook to be one of your “dream” neighborhoods. […]

This 4-bedroom vintage tudor single family home at 1800 N. New England in Galewood has been on and off the market since February 2008. In that time, it has been reduced $196,000. It is now a short sale. The listing calls it a 3 bedroom but then lists it as a 4 bedroom (because one […]

This 5-bedroom vintage single family home at 2311 N. Nagle in Belmont Cragin recently came on the market. In April 2011, it sold for just $30,000 but has since been rehabbed. Formerly 4 bedrooms and 2 baths an in need of “extensive work”, the house now has 5 bedrooms and 3 baths in an open […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom vintage Gold Coast single family home at 1500 N. Dearborn Parkway in April 2010. See our prior chatter here. At that time, it was listed at about $5.5 million but the listing said it was “priced to sell” and they would “entertain all offers.” Since then, it has been […]