Archive for the 'Single family homes' Category

Gold Coast’s Florsheim Mansion Now $540,000 Under the 2006 Price: 1328 N. State Parkway

This 5-bedroom historic home at 1328 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in October 2018. Built in 1938, the house, known as the Florsheim Mansion, was designed by Andrew Rebori and then added onto by Bertrand Goldberg in the 1950s. There are actually two separate townhouses with a courtyard and […]

Get a 4-Bedroom Vintage “Campus Cottage” for $995,000: 1224 E. 57th in Hyde Park

This 4-bedroom single family home at 1224 E. 57th in Hyde Park came on the market in May 2019. Built in 1887, the listing calls it a “unique campus cottage, built around the Columbian Worlds Fair.” It’s on an irregular 34×100 lot but doesn’t have a garage or any onsite parking. This house has many […]

North Center 7-Bedroom 1891 Victorian is Still Available: 1904 W. Patterson

This 7-bedroom Queen Anne Victorian at 1904 W. Patterson in North Center has been on and off the market since April 2015. We last chattered about it in May 2018 when the sales price had been cut nearly 50%. Many of you liked the property and were surprised that it hadn’t sold after the price […]

4-Bedroom SFH in the Old Town Triangle is Now Just $875,000: 1652 N. Cleveland

This 4-bedroom single family home at 1652 N. Cleveland in Old Town came on the market in May 2019. If it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it in June 2019. Back in June, many of you talked about the crime in this part of the neighborhood and that there isn’t a 2-car garage […]

Love Historic Homes? A 3-Bedroom in Irving Park at 4165 W. Berteau

This 3-bedroom single family home at 4165 W. Berteau in Irving Park came on the market in May 2019. Built in 1924 on an oversized 24×174 lot, the listing says it’s the “historic Warnesson-Dressler” home. But I couldn’t find anything on Google about Warnesson in Chicago or any info about the house. Does anyone know […]

Looking for a Landmarked Old Town SFH with a Garage? 215 W. Eugenie

This 4-bedroom Italianate single family home at 215 W. Eugenie in the Old Town Triangle came on the market in July 2019. Built in 1886, it’s on a smaller than normal Chicago lot measuring 24.67 x 92.10. The listing says its landmarked and is featured in the AIA guide. It has the layout that many […]

Will the Florsheim Mansion Finally Sell in 2019? 1328 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast

This 5-bedroom historic home at 1328 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast was recently re-listed in October 2018. Built in 1938, the house, known as the Florsheim Mansion, was designed by Andrew Rebori and then added onto by Bertrand Goldberg in the 1950s. There are actually two separate townhouses with a courtyard and a […]

Irving Park’s Historic Landmarked ‘Race House’ Returns: 3945 N. Tripp

This 5-bedroom Victorian Italianate single family home at 3945 N. Tripp in Old Irving Park came on the market in March 2019. But if it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it several times between 2007 and 2014 when it was on, and off, the market. See the 2014 chatter here. If you recall, […]

Is This the Prettiest Street in Chicago? A SFH at 1340 E. Madison Park in Kenwood

This 5-bedroom single family home at 1340 E. Madison Park in Kenwood came on the market in June 2019. The house was built in 1885 but an addition was put on the back of the house in 2005 which added a separate eat-in kitchen and family room as well as a modern back deck. It’s […]

Want to Live Near the Villa District? A 5-Bedroom SFH at 3635 N. Hamlin in Irving Park

This 5-bedroom single family home at 3635 N. Hamlin in Irving Park came on the market in May 2019. While on the map it appears to be in the Villa District, a historic neighborhood, this house is on the east side of the street which is filled with homes built in the last decade. So […]