Crib Chatter

This top floor vintage 2-bedroom at 1125 W. Belden in Lincoln Park originally came on the market in July 2015. The building was constructed in 1896 and has 12 units. The unit has many of its vintage features intact including wood window moldings and the original pocket doors. The listing says it has an “antique […]

This 4-bedroom half-floor unit in the Playboy Mansion at 1340 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in early November 2015. It’s been publicized all over the media because units rarely come on the market in this famed mansion. According to Wikipedia, the 70-room French brick and limestone mansion was built […]

For the second year in a row, October sales fell year over year. From the Illinois Association of Realtors: The city of Chicago saw sales of 2,109 homes in October 2015, down 0.9 percent from last year when 2,128 homes were sold. The median price of a home in Chicago was $240,000, up 1.7 percent […]

This 2-bedroom in Wells Street Tower at 701 S. Wells in the South Loop came on the market in August 2015. It’s a north east corner unit but because of the north views you can also see to the west. In one of the pictures in the listing that shows the Sears Tower, you can […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 1224 N. Astor in the Gold Coast has been on and off the market since 2012. Recently, it came back on the market in March 2015. Built in 1909, the brick home is on an irregular 24×90 corner lot. The listing says it has been completely renovated by the […]

This 4-bedroom at 1209 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in August 2015. The building was constructed in 1926 and has 30 units. There are just 2 units per floor. While it is a vintage building, this unit has been modernized on the interior. There’s no crown molding or other vintage […]

This 2-bedroom duplex down in 1216 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in June 2015. The building was constructed in 1891 and has 8 units. This is a first floor unit with hardwood floors on the main floor along with a wood burning fireplace. Although the building is old, no vintage […]

This full floor 3-bedroom in 1260 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in August 2015. This building was constructed in 1930-1931 and was designed in the Art Deco style by Phillip Maher. It is a co-op and has just 13 units. This 4000 square foot unit has all 4 exposures, including the […]

Looking back on all of the chatter we’ve done on the Gold Coast, I realized that we actually haven’t chattered all that much about Astor Street. Considered by many to be one of the most prestigious streets in all of Chicago, it has a mix of vintage and modern, single family homes, co-ops and condos. […]

This 5-bedroom custom built single family home at 1970 N. Burling in Lincoln Park came on the market in September 2015. Built in 2010 on an oversized 45×122.5 lot, it sits on the corner of Burling and Armitage. You may have walked by its tall brick walls on Armitage and wondered what was behind them. […]