Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom duplex up in 235 W. Eugenie in Old Town came on the market in July 2023. Designed by famed architect Harry Weese in 1962, the complex has 23 condos and outdoor parking. The listing says it’s an all-electric building which also has basement storage lockers and a bike room. We have chattered about […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse in the Historic St Michael’s Gated Community at 1612 N. Saint Michaels Ct in Old Town came on the market in June 2023. (Picture is of the complex but not this specific townhouse) Built in 1980, there are 14 townhouses that surround a landscaped courtyard and gardens. It appears to be a […]

This 3-bedroom Crilly Court row house at 1712 N. Crilly in Old Town came on the market in June 2023. Built in 1886, this is a brick and limestone Queen Anne style row house in the Crilly Court complex that was developed by Daniel Crilly. There is no parking with any of the row houses […]

This 4-bedroom duplex in the Carl Street Studios at 155 W. Burton Place in Old Town came on the market in February 2023 but had been on the market prior to the pandemic without ever selling. The Carl Street Studios were built in 1880 as an original Victorian home and was converted into 13 condos […]

This 2-bedroom in 1429 N. Wells in Old Town came on the market in February 2023. Built in 1999, 1429 N. Wells is a boutique elevator building with 30 units and garage parking. It doesn’t have door staff nor amenities. The listing for this unit says it has been “impeccably renovated.” It has south facing […]

This 2-bedroom in Carriage Place on Orleans at 1500 N. Orleans in Old Town came on the market in July 2022. Built in 1892, Carriage Place on Orleans was converted to condos in 1999. This building has 12 units and attached heated garage parking. It has bike and individual unit private storage in the basement. […]

This corner 4-bedroom row house at 358 W. Wisconsin in Old Town came on the market in September 2022. Built in 1890, the rowhouse is on a 20×80 lot and has a 2-car garage. For those old-timers on this site who have a keen eye, we have chattered about this row house before, 11 years […]

This multi-unit vintage property at 1708 N. Sedgwick in Old Town came on the market in August 2022. The main house was built in 1888 and the listing says it’s a Victorian. It’s on a bigger than average Chicago lot measuring 25×144. The coach house is above the 2-car garage and fronts on cute Fern […]

This 2-bedroom townhouse at 1846 N. Sedgwick in the Old Town neighborhood of Lincoln Park came on the market in September 2022. Built in 1982, this complex has 5 units and attached parking (but it seems like it might have 10 units???) This townhouse has the typical townhouse layout. You enter on the main floor […]

This top floor 1-bedroom in Crilly Court at 210 W. Eugenie in the Old Town Triangle neighborhood of Lincoln Park came on the market in June 2022. Crilly Court is one of the most famous apartment complexes on the North Side. It has 90 apartments but there is also a row of Queen Anne townhomes. […]