Crib Chatter

This 4-bedroom home at 1215 W. Fletcher in Lakeview went under contract in just 9 days. The listing says the house has been “totally redone” and has a new kitchen and baths. The kitchen has white cabinets, stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops. 3 out of the 4 bedrooms are on the second level. […]

Continuing our look at some properties outside the city limits… This vintage 3-bedroom Victorian at 3233 Cuyler in Berwyn is located in South Berwyn, which is the original development for Berwyn. Berwyn has the largest collection of bungalows in the nation, but it also sports a wide diversity of housing designs such as this 1903 Victorian […]

This 5-bedroom house at 3311 S. Western Boulevard in McKinley Park is the most expensive single family home for sale in the neighborhood. Built in 1953, it is on a double lot measuring 54×130. Located just a couple of blocks from the orange line El stop, 3 of the 5 bedrooms are on the second […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom cottage home at 3041 N. Honore in Lakeview in June 2010.   See our June 2010 chatter here. It recently sold for $67,000 over the 2003 purchase price. The house had no garage or parking (street parking only) as it abutted the Metra train tracks. It did have central […]

This 4-bedroom home at 821 S. Bell in the Tri-Taylor neighborhood is among the more unique I’ve seen in the city. At 4300 square feet, it was built in 1990 on an oversized 50×125 lot. It has a two level master bedroom, 3 fireplaces, maple floors throughout with cherry inlaids and, according to the listing, a $90k studio/workout room. […]

Multi-million dollar homes are waiting for buyers all over the north side including this 7 bedroom home at 2152 W. Giddings in Lincoln Square. Just a few blocks from the heart of Lincoln Square, the listing says it was built in 2010. It has been listed on and off the market since March 2009, however. […]

We’ve chattered about this 3-bedroom single family home at 832 N. Marshfield in the East Village several times in the last few months. See our May 2010 chatter and pictures here. Checking back in on it, it has been reduced another $20,000 since our last chatter.  This home has 20-foot high ceilings in the living room. […]

This 5-bedroom new construction home at 1845 N. Winchester in Bucktown has been on and off the market since July 2007. It was recently reduced $60,000. From the pictures in the listing, there appears to be no kitchen appliances in the home. But there are cherry cabinets and granite counter tops. There are also cherry […]

This 3-bedroom English Cottage home at 5755 N. Melvina in Norwood Park was bank owned in March 2010 and then sold by the bank in June 2010. Just a little over one month later, it has returned to the market for $104,900 more than the previous purchase price. Two out of the three bedrooms are […]

We last chattered about this church being used as a single family home at 2558 W. Cortez in West Town in October of 2009. See our October 2009 chatter here. It is still available and has now been reduced $220,000. The church has 3 bedrooms and 1 bath in 4000 square feet. The current listing […]