Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom free standing coach house at 1234 N. Dearborn Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in July 2023. Built in 1903, this is a 6 unit condo association with a small, luxury condo building in the front, and this free standing coach house in the back, which became condos in 1998. […]

This 3-bedroom in The Mayfair at 189 E. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2023. Built in 1924, The Mayfair has only 28 units and an attached heated garage which is operated under a separate condo association called 180-190 East Walton Garage Condominiums. The building was converted into […]

This 3-bedroom maisonette in 1544 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in August 2023. Many of you will remember this maisonette from 2019 and 2020 as we chattered about it several times but it never sold. 1550 N. State Parkway was designed by Benjamin Marshall in 1912 and has just […]

This 3-bedroom duplex down at 1510 N. Dearborn Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in July 2023. Built in 1897, 1510 N. Dearborn Parkway actually has 18 units and an elevator. The listing says its professionally managed with an on-site maintenance team. There’s a bike room and additional storage in the basement. […]

This 1-bedroom in 49 E. Cedar in the Gold Coast came on the market in June 2023. Built in 1909, this is a boutique building with 3 units that was designed by Benjamin Marshall. There’s a plaque on the front of the building. We have never chattered about this building before. When I walked by […]

This top floor 3-bedroom in the Kilmer House at 1555 N. Sandburg Terrace in the Gold Coast (or Old Town) came on the market in June 2022. Built in 1971, Kilmer House is part of Sandburg Village. It has 96 units and has a pool, sundeck, tennis courts and exercise room. The building has a doorman and valet garage […]

This 2-bedroom in Ritchie Tower at 1310 N. Ritchie Court in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2023. Ritchie Tower was built in 1963 and has 100 units with an attached parking garage. It has 24/7 door staff, an exercise room, onsite management, an outdoor pool, and a landscaped terrace with grills […]

This 3-bedroom coach house at 1450 N. Dearborn in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2023. Built in 1890, it has 6 units and some garage parking. The coach house sits behind the vintage building in the picture above. It has 3 levels of “single family living.” The first floor has the […]

This 3-bedroom in the Water Tower Residences at 180 E. Pearson in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2023. Water Tower Residences were built in 1974 and has 260 units. It has a Ritz Carlton Hotel in the building and residents get all the amenities of the hotel, along with staff services […]

This 3-bedroom in 122 W. Delaware in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2023. Built in 1881, 122 W. Delaware has 8 units. It does not have an elevator and there’s no parking. This is a top floor unit. It has hardwood floors throughout and some of its vintage features including moldings […]