Archive for the 'Single family homes' Category
We’ve chattered about the 2-bedroom single family home at 1722 W. Wellington in Lakeview several times over the last 2 years. In February of 2011, I asked if 2011 would finally be the year the house would sell. We now know the answer was “yes.” See our February 2011 chatter here. By that time, it had […]
June 6th, 2011 | Posted in Lakeview, Single family homes | 70 Comments
Thanks to miumiu who pointed out that this newer construction 6-bedroom mansion at 1728 N. Cleveland in Lincoln Park had sold in January 2011. (I missed this sale.) We chattered about this house several times as it came on the market less than 2 years after its original sale and was asking $464,000 more than […]
June 3rd, 2011 | Posted in Lincoln Park, Single family homes | 12 Comments
This 3-bedroom single family home at 2730 N. Fairfield in Logan Square just came on the market. It is listed $35,000 under the 2005 purchase price. Built in 2005 on a standard 25×125 lot, the house has an attractive layout with all 3 bedrooms located on the second floor. It has Brazilian cherry hardwood floors throughout […]
June 3rd, 2011 | Posted in Logan Square, Single family homes | 24 Comments
I know many of you are lovers of the contemporary style. I didn’t move fast enough to post on this newer construction contemporary 5-bedroom home at 1532 W. Wellington in West Lakeview because it has already gone under contract in less than a month. But I wanted to chatter about it anyway. The listing says […]
June 2nd, 2011 | Posted in Lakeview, Single family homes | 49 Comments
We were recently chattering about million dollar custom homes on the North Side that have been built during the last 2 years, even amidst the worst decline in housing prices in Chicago’s history, that presumably were built on spec. This 6-bedroom new construction mansion at 2038 N. Mohawk in Lincoln Park first came on the market in […]
June 2nd, 2011 | Posted in Lincoln Park, Single family homes | 64 Comments
We chattered about this 4-bedroom single family home at 1019 W. George in Lakeview several times in the last 6 months. See our April 2011 chatter here. Formerly a million dollar home, it was in “pre-foreclosure” and originally listed at $399,900. The listing said it was a cash only transaction. The house went under contract […]
June 1st, 2011 | Posted in Lakeview, Short Sales, Single family homes | 92 Comments
This 4-bedroom single family home at 4128 N. Oakley in North Center recently came on the market. Built in 1998 on a standard Chicago lot of 25×125, you can sip lemonade from your porch swing all summer long. 3 of the 4 bedrooms are on the second level with the fourth bedroom in the lower […]
May 31st, 2011 | Posted in North Center, Single family homes | 183 Comments
We last chattered about this 4-bedroom contemporary single family home at 5719 N. Jersey in North Park in March 2011. See our prior chatter here. Many of you were hung up on me calling it an “arts and craft” house so this time I’ll just say contemporary. No one had any guesses on how much […]
May 27th, 2011 | Posted in North Park, Single family homes | 15 Comments
This 4-bedroom traditional style home with its center hall staircase at 6070 N. Forest Glen in Sauganash has been on the market since June 2010. In that time it has been reduced $200,000. Built in 1930, it has a distinctive slate tile roof. It also still has many of its vintage features, including original lead […]
May 25th, 2011 | Posted in Sauganash, Single family homes | 95 Comments
Many of you are fans of this unique 4-bedroom Chicago bungalow at 5501 W. Cullom in Portage Park. We’ve been chattering about Portage Park recently so it makes sense to, once again, chatter about this home. Originally on the market in July 2009- we last chattered about it in May 2010 after it finally sold. […]
May 25th, 2011 | Posted in Historic Properties, Portage Park, Single family homes | 58 Comments