Crib Chatter

This 1-bedroom 2-story coach house at 1226 N. Dearborn Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2023. Built in 1901, this coach house is part of a 13 unit condo association which includes the building in front of it, as seen above, and several other coach houses surrounding a shared interior […]

This 4-bedroom triplex maisonette at 210 E. Walton in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2023. Built in 1929, 210 E. Walton has 5 units. It was converted into condos in 1994. The building has an elevator and a shared courtyard. This unit has it’s own private front entrance with a foyer. […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse in Astor Tower at 1300 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in March 2023. Astor Tower Condos was built in 1962 by Bertrand Goldberg. It was originally the Astor Tower Hotel and had some famous customers including the Beatles. It now has 74 condo units and garage parking. […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in 1 E. Schiller in the Gold Coast came on the market in June 2022. One East was built in 1961 and has 77 units and attached garage parking. It has door staff. The listing for this penthouse says the current owner has done “extensive remodeling to make the unit move-in ready.” […]

This 3-bedroom triplex in the Frank Fisher Residences at 1209 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in March 2023. Built in 1937-38, the Frank Fisher Residences were designed by Andrew Rebori and Edgar Miller with Miller putting in some of his special touches like the original art glass walls while […]

This 2-bedroom in The Churchill at 1255 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2022. Built in 1921, The Churchill has 64 units and a shared roof top deck that this listing says is “new.” It has 24-hour door staff, storage and an elevator. There’s no parking. This unit […]

By popular demand, we’re chattering about this 2-bedroom at 1555 N. Astor in the Gold Coast. It came on the market in January 2023. Built in 1973, 1555 N. Astor has 104 units and an attached private garage which is “fully staffed” and which costs $200 a month, has guest parking and detailed car wash […]

This 2-bedroom in The Whitney at 1301 N. Dearborn in the Gold Coast came on the market in January 2023. Built in 1998, The Whitney has just 88 units and attached garage parking along with a rooftop deck. It has 24-hour door staff, an exercise room and a live-in engineer. The listing says this unit […]

This 3-bedroom duplex in 1100 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast came on the market in March 2022. Built in 1980, 1100 N. Lake Shore Drive was designed by Harry Weese and has just 76 units, with many of them being duplexed units. It’s a full amenity building with 24/7 door staff, bike […]

This 4-bedroom in The Shoreland Apartments at 229 E. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2022. Built in 1918-1919, The Shoreland Apartments was designed by John Fugard who also designed 219 E. Lake Shore Drive next door several years later. The Shoreland is now a co-op building and […]