Comments on: Barack Obama’s House

By: FreedomWarrior

FreedomWarrior — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:43:47 +0000

Obama and most of his friends are all part of the 1%….don’t forget that.

By: Lavish Living: The Luxury Homes of Politicians « Cottage Digest

Lavish Living: The Luxury Homes of Politicians « Cottage Digest — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:40:22 +0000

[...] President Obama may currently live in the White House, but he’s still a Chicagoan at heart. The South Side Chicago residence of the former Illinois senator is sitting empty, home to the president and his family on their occasional visits home. The three-story Greenwood Avenue brick house has six bedrooms and five and a half baths. [...]

By: Political Humor

Political Humor — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 06:53:13 +0000

Let’s not forget he said things like “The reforms we seek would bring greater competition, choice, savings and inefficiencies to our health care system.” – Barack Obama July 20, 2009. When taking out Bin Laden and passing a healthcare program (that 70% of Americans hate) are the only things worth running on… I’ll be amazed if a Democrat doesn’t take a run at this guy?

By: CorineMM

CorineMM — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:46:13 +0000

Obama is a decent politician. One of few these days

By: Drzlecuti

Drzlecuti — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:50:11 +0000

Hey Gary,

1. PINs for 5046 and 5050 at the time of their respective sales are now obsolete due to resubdivisions. 2. Obamas used a trust to buy their property, so their name doesn’t show up as grantee on the Recorder’s website. However, the transfer declarations have their names. 3. Listing broker’s website had floorplans, interior pics, and an online brochure. Don’t know if it exists anymore.

I’m an appraiser downtown. If you care to, e-mail me at the address I supplied in the log-in box.

By: Gary Lucido

Gary Lucido — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:37:06 +0000

I found 3 different PINs associated with this property. None of them have the Obama’s name on them. The name that shows up under the PIN on the MLS is Frederic Wondisford.

Yes, my comment on the office size was humor. You have to know my style. How did you get floorplans?

Yeah, I imagine that the extra 10 feet is the strip purchased from Tony Rezko.

By: Drzlecuti

Drzlecuti — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:53:38 +0000

Just one other note: the lot now has 80 feet along Greenwood, not 70 feet.

By: Drzlecuti

Drzlecuti — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:50:57 +0000

Gary, I think you need to check the Recorder’s website again. I’ve had all the recorded docs for two years, and I just checked – all still there. No legal maneuvering to hide them from the public. If you have the MLS sheet, then you have the key.

I assume your comment about the size of the office versus the master bedroom was a joke — short of re-demising the interior layout, I guess their only alternative would have been to use the office as the bedroom and vice versa. By the way, the floorplans show the “office” as a “library,” for what it’s worth.

And an update on access along Hyde Park Blvd (51st) as it goes by Greenwood. There isn’t any. Even the CTA bus has to go down a side street.

By: Diane Tuman

Diane Tuman — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:02:25 +0000

Hey Gary: Great post and photo on Obama’s house. I’m sure Chicago is buzzing with excitement over his victory. BTW, here’s a post we did on Barack:
http://www.zillowblog.com/barack-obamas-chicago-house/2008/09/

We did one on Palin: http://www.zillowblog.com/wasilla-alaska-real-estate-and-sarah-palins-house/2008/09/

Biden: http://www.zillowblog.com/joe-bidens-house-endures-the-media-swarm/2008/08/

and McCain’s 7 houses: http://www.zillowblog.com/john-mccains-houses-number-6-no-8-maybe-11/2008/08/