Crib Chatter

We last chattered about this 1929 vintage house at 3019 W. Ardmore in Peterson Woods in September 2010. See our prior chatter and pictures here. It has since been reduced $44,000. The house is an estate sale. It has amazing original vintage beauty like leaded glass, arched doorways, coved ceilings and the original kitchen and […]

In September, we chattered about this 3 bedroom brick cottage at 4947 W. Pensacola in Portage Park. See our prior chatter and pictures here. Since September, it has been reduced $24,000. The listing makes no secret that it is a fixer and in need of TLC. It is an estate sale. It has a wood […]

This 6-bedroom Queen Anne at 1444 W. Glenlake in Edgewater Glen came on the market in August 2010. It has been reduced $50,100 since then. Built in 1894, it is on an oversized 45×125 lot which gives you plenty of yard to spread out in. The house has some of its original features including the […]

It’s been awhile since we chattered about the Jackson Park Highlands neighborhood in the South Shore. This 6-bedroom English manor at 6909 S. Cregier was built in 1931. The neighborhood is a Chicago landmark district. Founded in 1905 it is only a few blocks long- starting at 67th and ending at 71st Street. This 7000 […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 2245 N. Greenview in Lincoln Park has been on the market since April 2010. In that time it has been reduced $55,000. It is now listed for $130,000 under the 2007 purchase price. The house was built in 1989 on a oversized 15×130.6 lot. It has a coach house […]

We last chattered about this 5-bedroom vintage mansion at 629 W. Fullerton in Lincoln Park in February 2010. See our prior chatter here. It had 7,000 square feet of living space with all 5 bedrooms upstairs. It also had a 2-car garage, 4 fireplaces, central air along with a new DeGiulio kitchen. After about 3 […]

This 6-bedroom single family home at 1402 W. George in Lakeview has been on the market since June 2010. It has been reduced $210,000 in the last 6 months and is now listed $80,000 under the 2004 purchase price. The house has 11-foot ceilings and Brazilian cherry floors. The kitchen has granite counter tops, double […]

This 4-bedroom Prairie-style home with a wrap-around front porch at 1522 W. Chase in Rogers Park was built in 1916. Built on an oversized 50×150 Chicago lot, the house has most of its vintage features intact including bull’s eye molding, wood columns and cornices, curved leaded stained glass and Tiger’s Eye paneling in the dining […]

This 3-bedroom vintage brick cottage at 2325 W. Dickens in Bucktown has been on and off the market since May 2007. The listing price has also apparently seen numerous changes with it listed in March 2010 at $499,000 only to have it then raised in July to $525,000. It is currently listed at $515,000. Built in 1880, the house is […]

This 3-bedroom vintage single family home at 4015 N. Parkside in Portage Park has been on and off the market for at least a year. It has been bank owned since April 2010. The house is currently listed for $259,520 under the 2006 purchase price. The listing says it has hardwood floors in the living […]