Crib Chatter

If you dream about sitting out on your front porch drinking a lemonade on a hot summer night, then this 3-bedroom Victorian at 6129 N. Northcott in Old Norwood Park is for you. It doesn’t just have the front porch, though, it has two secret side porches, a back porch and a porch on the second […]

We chattered about this 4-bedroom home at 1830 W. Oakdale in North Center several times (through at least one interior paint job and several price reductions.) See our March 2010 chatter and pictures here. It has finally sold after 14 months on the market for $150,000 under the 2007 purchase price. If you recall, 3 […]

If you’re looking for unique architecture, look no further than this French Provincial style home at 9221 S. Bell in Beverly. Built in 1937,  it has some of its original features including hardwood floors with mahogany inlay and crown molding. The bathrooms have been updated. The master bathroom has Italian terrezo marble while the second […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom single family home at 832 N. Marshfield in the East Village neighborhood of West Town in March 2010. See our prior chatter and pictures here. We compared it with a duplex condo of similar size which would also probably list for around a similar price. Many of you thought […]

There has been a lot of single family house flipping going on in the outer neighborhoods such as this 4-bedroom at 2741 N. New England in the Montclare neighborhood. The listing says it’s been completely remodeled. The kitchen now has all the new construction bells and whistles including dark maple cabinets, granite counter tops, stainless […]

Several of you pointed out to me that the “Castle” on the Kennedy- or actually- 3721 N. Parkview Terrace in Irving Park, which is easily seen from the Kennedy, has just come on the market. It was also highlighted in this weekend’s Chicago Tribune Elite Street column. Rudy Acosta, the onetime head of a Chicago […]

This 3-bedroom vintage cottage house at 1833 N. Sheffield in Lincoln Park has seen its price double every 11 years since 1988 . . . until now. Built in 1902, two of the bedrooms are on the second floor and the third bedroom is being used as a family room with views to the landscaped garden. […]

We last chattered about this 6-bedroom home at 1728 N. Cleveland in February 2010. See our prior chatter and pictures here. The house had come on the market less than 2 years after its prior sale for $464,000 more than the 2008 purchase price. It has now been reduced by $200,000. The 6,500 square foot […]

We first chattered about this 2-bedroom shepard’s cottage at 2243 W. Homer in Bucktown in October of 2008 but it has been on and off the market since June of 2008. See our prior chatter and pictures here. It has now been reduced by $130,100 since June 2008. It was just re-listed and went under […]

The listing for this bungalow at 1730 N. Natchez in Galewood says it is on Chicago’s list of Historic Bungalows. It also is on a bigger than standard Chicago lot at 32×173. The 4-bedroom home has two bedrooms upstairs and two on the main floor. It also has a full basement. Built in 1929, many […]