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This 4-bedroom single family home at 1253 W. Wellington in Lakeview has been on and off the market for 17 months. It has been reduced $254,900 and is now listed under $1 million. At 4100 square feet, 3 of the bedrooms are on the second floor with one in the lower level. The house has […]

This vintage 4-bedroom American 4-Square at 3725 N. Lowell in Old Irving Park had originally been on the market in 2009 and early 2010 before recently returning to try again. Since April 2009, the house has been reduced $100,000. Built in 1906, it has some of its original features including leaded glass, woodwork and columns. […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 4117 N. Western in North Center has been on and off the market since January 2011. It is bank owned but after trying to sell it the conventional way the last few months, it is going to auction it instead. The house was built in 1906 and the listing says […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 2164 W. Leland in Lincoln Square recently came on the market. It is in a prime Lincoln Square location just a block and a half to the shops and restaurants on Lincoln and also easy access to several brown line El stops. The house has had updates including in the […]

This 4-bedroom vintage rowhouse at 2423 W. Grenshaw in the Tri-Taylor neighborhood has been on and off the market for nearly a year. Built in 1900, the rowhouse has 10 foot ceilings and hardwood floors on a 20×125 lot. It also has 2 fireplaces, skylights and a walk-out basement. 3 of the bedrooms are on the […]

This 4-bedroom vintage Victorian at 2522 N. Rockwell in Logan Square recently came on the market. (Sorry for the crappy picture! It doesn’t do the house justice.) Built in 1889 on a 25×125 lot, it is located just a half a block south of Logan Boulevard. 3 of the 4 bedrooms are on the second […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 1848 W. Cortland in Bucktown has been on the market since November 2010. In that time, it has been reduced $90,000. Built in 1872, the listing says it is a frame Victorian cottage. It has 11 foot ceilings on the first floor along with a separate dining room. The […]

This 7000 square foot loft mansion at 2118 W. Van Buren in the West Loop recently came on the market. The listing says the building was formerly a print shop and statue factory. It has been converted into a single family home with many of the industrial features preserved. It has 14 foot timber ceilings, exposed […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 6136 N. Lenox in Edgebrook recently came on the market. It is a short sale and is listed $127,000 under the 2007 purchase price. Built in 1937, the listing says it is the English architectural style. The living room has a fireplace and a beamed ceiling. All 3 bedrooms […]

This 4-bedroom Arts & Crafts single family home at 5719 N. Jersey in North Park was built in 2007 along with three or four others that look just like it on adjoining lots. It was on the market in 2008 and 2009 and then withdrawn. The house recently returned and is now listed for $106,000 under the 2007 […]