This 3-bedroom brick single family home at 1859 W. Ohio in West Town recently came on the market and went under contract within days. Last March, it had been bank owned. Back then, the listing described the house as having 9 foot ceilings and marble in two of the baths. But it also said: “THIS HOME IS […]
This 5-bedroom single family home at 2174 W. Wilson in Lincoln Square was apparently completely renovated in 2007. Built in 1901 on a 37.5×125 lot, the house now has all the modern amenities such as a main floor family room/kitchen combination as well as a 28×12 lower level recreation room. 4 out of the 5 bedrooms are […]
We last chattered about this 4-bedroom single family home at 2746 N. Racine listed for $724,000 on the border of Lincoln Park and Lakeview in October 2010. See our prior chatter here. Just after our discussion, the house went under contract. Some of you thought it was a deal at that price while some thought […]
This 3-bedroom Dutch Colonial single family home at 1721 W. 104th Place in Beverly came on the market in September. It has retained much of its vintage charm. At only 1500 square feet, two of its bedrooms are upstairs and the third on the main level. It has central air. Built in 1924, the house is on […]
You can buy (or rent) one of the most famous contemporary homes in Chicago at 1328 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast. Built in 1938, the house, known as the Florsheim Mansion, was designed by Andrew Rebori and then added onto by Bertrand Goldberg in the 1950s. There are actually two separate townhouses with a courtyard […]
For those who love the vintage look from the street but want contemporary styling, this 6-bedroom single family home at 2029 W. Dickens in Bucktown is for you. The Victorian facade of this house has been restored but a contemporary house has been added to the back, complete with a third floor master suite with its […]
We last chattered about this 3-bedroom single family home at 1040 N. Wolcott in the East Village neighborhood of West Town in June 2010. See our prior chatter and pictures here. The house was built in 2000 so it’s newer construction. In June, many of you liked it and wished you could afford to buy […]
This 4-bedroom Victorian house at 1472 W. Belle Plaine in the Graceland West neighborhood has been on (and off) the market since April 2007. Since July 2009, it has been reduced $100,500. The listing says the original wood trim has been restored. It also has a wood burning fire place. 3 out of the 4 […]
This new 4-bedroom contemporary single family home at 1214 N. Rockwell in West Town (the East Humboldt Park neighborhood) is unique for several reasons. It is both a single family home (in an area where new multi-unit developments, until recently, were king) and it is priced under $400,000. The house is described in the listing as a […]