Crib Chatter

This 4-bedroom single family house at 4230 N. Marine in the Buena Park neighborhood of Uptown came on the market in March 2020. Built in 1935, an older listing described the home as a “Georgian.” It’s on a larger than average gated lot measuring 75×110. It has a 2-car attached garage and a rare city […]

This 6-bedroom contemporary single family home at 3540 N. Ravenswood in Roscoe Village came on the market in May 2018. Long time readers will recognize it because we chattered about it several times in 2011 and 2012. You can read our 2012 chatter here where we debated the pros and cons of having a basketball […]

This 8-bedroom mansion at 1900 S. Prairie in the Prairie Historic District of the South Loop has been on and off the market since 2008. The house is known as The Elbridge Keith House. Built in 1870, here’s more information from the listing: Built in 1870 and designed by J. R. Roberts, the Keith House […]

This 6-bedroom historic mansion at 817 W. Hutchinson in the Buena Park neighborhood of Uptown was originally listed 9 years ago, in 2011. We’ve chattered about it several times, including the last time it came on the market in 2017. See our 2017 chatter here. The Claude Seymour House is one of the many historic […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 1445 W. Cullom in the Graceland West neighborhood of Lakeview came on the market in February 2020. Built in 1901, it is on a wider than standard Chicago lot measuring 30×125. It appears to have had an addition added to the back because there are 4 bedrooms on the […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 6524 S. Champlain in Woodlawn just came on the market. I was all ready to crib about it even without having a picture but it went under contract within a day of the listing. Even with the coronavirus! But I’m cribbed about it anyway as it’s an interesting look […]

This 6-bedroom new construction mansion at 1241 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2018. We last chattered about this house in 2018 when it first came on the market. If you recall, it was built after an 1872 worker’s cottage was sold by a long-time owner and torn […]

This 4-bedroom vintage home at 38 E. Schiller in the Gold Coast came on the market in August 2019. It looks old, but according to the listing, only the 1887 façade is original. The rest of the house is a new steel beam construction home rebuilt from the foundation in 2001. It’s on a smaller […]

This 6-bedroom single family house at 4301 N. Greenview in the Graceland West neighborhood in Lakeview came on the market in May 2019. Built in 2009, the 7000 square foot house is on an extra large 41.5 x 120 corner lot. It has a 2.5 car heated garage which is attached to the house through […]

This 3-bedroom vintage single family house at 1338 W. Grace in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview came on the market on February 19, 2020. It was under contract within 5 days- by February 24. Built in 1891 on a non-standard 58×40 lot, it has a front porch and a side driveway that fits 3-cars. The […]