Crib Chatter

This vintage 5-bedroom greystone at 4436 N. Paulina in Uptown has been on and off the market since May of 2009. It was recently reduced $100,000. Built in 1898, the listing says the first two floors have been renovated. 3 out of the 5 bedrooms are on the second floor with the master bedroom on […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 2746 N. Racine in Lincoln Park, on the border of Lincoln Park and Lakeview, just returned to the market after it was listed earlier this year. Listed since January, it had been withdrawn in July. It has now been reduced $124,500 since January 2010. Built on a 25×124 lot, the house […]

Chicago architecture is anything but boring. Take this 3-bedroom spanish bungalow at 5749 N. Manton in Jefferson Park (on the border of Edgebrook.) Built in 1926, there is nothing else in this style in its immediate neighborhood. It has a spanish clay tile roof and what looks like its original spanish style fireplace in the […]

This 3-bedroom vintage single family home at 3408 N. Bosworth in Lakeview has been on the market since April 2010. It would appear to have everything buyers are looking for. It has central air and a 2 car garage on a 25×125 lot. Built in 1877, it has some of its original features including stained […]

We last chattered about this vintage 3-bedroom single family home at 3447 N. Paulina in Lakeview in July 2010. See our prior chatter here. At that time, it was amongst the cheapest single family homes in Lakeview- as it was priced “as-is” for $349,000. There were no interior pictures in the listing but the house […]

This 3-bedroom American Four Square at 5316 W. Warner in Portage Park is located so close to the park that it’s just a short stroll to the weekend farmer’s market there. Built in 1914, it has many of its original features intact including original moldings, stained glass and a beamed ceiling in the dining room. The […]

This 4-bedroom vintage Victorian at 1918 W. Fletcher in North Center has been on and off the market since August 2008. It has all the bells and whistles including central air and and a 2-car garage on a standard 25×125 Chicago lot. The kitchen has stainless steel appliances and granite countertops. The house has some […]

This 4-bedroom Queen Anne at 6239 N. Lundy in Old Edgebrook is located in the middle of a forest preserve- literally. The Old Edgebrook historic district was created in 1894 and designed to be houses of various styles. It was designated a landmark district in 1988. There is only one road in to the neighborhood and […]

This 4-bedroom single family home and coach house at 1633 N. Campbell in West Town (the West Bucktown neighborhood?) used to be a 2-flat and coach house just one year ago. Bought from the bank in September 2009, it has been rehabbed and the listing says it now has the finest finishes. The kitchen is […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom brick Victorian at 3656 N. Tripp in Old Irving Park in August 2009. See our prior chatter here. At that time, CS Magazine had named Old Irving Park one of Chicago’s “hot” neighborhoods. Since then, this house has been reduced $50,000. Built in 1903 on a corner 34×155 lot, all […]