Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom in 2440 N. Lakeview in Lincoln Park came on the market in October 2025.

Built in 1927 by Russman & Hirshfeld, it is on Lincoln Park and has Lake Michigan views.

The building has 97 units and an attached parking garage. There are just 2 apartments per floor.

It’s a full service building with 24/7 doormen, an exercise room and a rooftop deck with grills.

This building is a co-op, so property taxes are included in the HOAs.

This unit has “elegance and comfort” with a private elevator that opens to a gracious foyer.

There are arches in the entry way.

Like many vintage units, it has a separate dining room and a formal living room but there is not extensive crown molding or a fireplace.

It has hardwood floors throughout.

The kitchen is not open to the living space. It has checkerboard floors, white cabinets and white appliances with stone countertops.

Both bedrooms are en suite and the bathrooms have pedestal sinks. One of the bathrooms has a tub.

This unit has the features buyers look for including space pac cooling, in-unit washer/dryer and parking is available for $135 a month.

It’s rare to find a vintage building with all three of these features.

This building is near the shops and restaurants on Clark Street in East Lincoln Park. It’s also near bus routes and, of course, Lincoln Park.

Listed in October 2025 for $500,000, it has been reduced $25,000 to $475,000.

There are now just 61 properties for sale in all of Lincoln Park. That is record low inventory.

Redfin says this unit has been viewed on their site 4,299 times.

Will this seller ultimately get their price with inventory this low? And what will happen to inventory this spring?

Sheila Begg Troy at Baird & Warner has the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here.

Unit #11D: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1500 square feet

• I can’t find a prior sales price as it’s a co-op
• Originally listed in October 2025 for $500,000
• Reduced
• Currently listed at $475,000
• Assessments of $2324 a month (includes heat, gas, taxes, doorman, cable, exercise room, exterior maintenance, lawn care, scavenger, snow removal, Internet, on-site manager/engineer, bike room)
• Taxes are included in the assessment
• Space Pac cooling
• In-unit washer/dryer
• Garage parking available for $135 a month
• Bedroom #1: 19×12
• Bedroom #2: 17×12
• Living room: 19×13
• Dining room: 17×12
• Kitchen: 14×9

This 2-bedroom at 100 E. Walton in the Gold Coast came on the market in November 2025.

100 E. Walton was built in 1969 and has 260 units and attached garage parking.

It has 24/7 door staff, an exercise room, an on-site engineer, a party room, a roof top outdoor pool, and a sundeck.

This listing says it has had a “brand-new” renovation and is move-in ready.

It has been renovated from “top to bottom.”

The unit is a corner unit with east and south views windows. The listing says it has “partial” lake views. Both bedrooms also have windows.

It has recessed and accent lighting, all- new flooring (luxury vinyl?), new doors and baseboards and upgraded plumbing.

The kitchen is brand-new with white custom cabinets, marble countertops with matching backsplash, a marble peninsula with seating, and white high end Cafe appliances. It has also been opened to the living room now.

The living room has a designer framed electric fireplace with wood accents.

The second bedroom has a 3-panel sliding door so that it can be used as a guest room or office. It doesn’t appear to have a closet but it does have windows.

This unit has the features that buyers look for including washer/dryer in the unit, central air, and parking is available in the building and nearby.

This building is near the Gold Coast shopping scene including Oak Street and Rush, as well as the Mag Mile. The listing says it’s “steps” from Oak Street Beach, it’s dining, nightlife and cafes.

It’s near numerous bus lines.

Bought in August 2025 for $223,000, it has come back on the market fully renovated at $399,500.

Buyers love “new.”

With no new high rise buildings getting built downtown right now, is a renovated unit the best a buyer can do?

Ramona Antonesi at @properties Christie’s has the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here.

Unit #14D: 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, no square footage listed but in the Redfin listing it said 925 sq ft in the govt data section

• Sold in June 1989 for $69,000
• Sold in May 2013 for $315,000
• Sold in July 2017 for $260,000
• Sold in July 2022 for $220,000
• Sold in August 2025 for $223,000
• Currently listed at $399,500
• Assessments of $1110 a month (includes heat, a/c, doorman, cable, exterior maintenance, scavenger, snow removal, exercise room, on-site engineer, party room. pool and a sundeck.
• Taxes of $5517 
• Central Air
• Washer/dryer in the unit
• Parking is available
• Electric fireplace
• Bedroom #1: 15×16
• Bedroom #2: 14×18
• Kitchen: 11×11
• Living room: 19×17

It’s been difficult to find properties to crib on as the inventory continues to drop in the GreenZone.

November and December are usually the low points of the year anyway, due to the holidays and the slower winter market. Sellers wait until January to list to get the spring buyers.

This year, inventory was already at a low in November but it has fallen further. I was wondering if Lincoln Park would eventually fall under a 100 homes, and now it has.

All this data is from a Redfin neighborhood search..

• Lincoln Park: 98 homes
• Lakeview: 165 homes
• Bucktown: 26 homes
• Wicker Park: 23 homes
• West Loop: 115 homes
• Streeterville: 185 homes
• Andersonville: 13 homes
• Hyde Park: 57 homes
• South Loop: 195 homes

For some perspective, when I started this blog in 2007, Lakeview would have 4,000 properties listed on any given day. In the South Loop, during the housing bubble, developers were planning 10,000 new condos (they all didn’t get built before the bust.)

The low inventory in the downtown markets should help boost prices there.

We have already seen low inventory cause bidding wars in the other GreenZone neighborhoods like Lincoln Park and Lakeview.

This townhouse at 820 W. Wolfram in Lakeview just came on the market this week. If it looks familiar, that’s because we have chattered about it several times over the years.

Built in 1979, it’s one of the front-facing units with “seamless indoor/outdoor” living.

The unit was remodeled in 2014 and last sold in 2020.

From our 2019 chatter which you can read here:

It has a glass wall that opens to a protected, brick walled landscaped garden that faces the street thus the “indoor/outdoor” seamless living.

The kitchen has white modern cabinets with Wolf, Bosch and Subzero appliances and waterfall countertops.

There are frosted sliding room doors and walls of marble.

The third bedroom is on the third floor with the other two bedrooms on the second floor.

This floor has walls of solid glass doors that opened and closed depending on how you want to define the space.

There is no basement.

The townhouse has the other features buyers look for including central air and an outdoor parking space.

The current listing now says:

***MULTIPLE OFFER RECEIVED, HIGHEST AND BEST DUE WEDNESDAY AT 7.

What will this sell for this time with record low inventory in Lakeview?

Will prices continue to soar in 2026 due to low inventory?

Jim Abbott at Baird & Warner has the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here.

Unit #F: 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, no square footage listed once again (but old listings show these townhouses as 1530 square feet)

• Sold in April 1990 for $360,000
• Sold in November 1993 for $197,000
• Sold in August 2013 for $80,000 (according to public records)
• Renovated
• Sold in August 2014 for $775,000
• Sold in October 2018 for $715,000
• Sold in May 2020 for $705,000
• Currently listed at $825,000
• “Multiple offers, highest and best due”
• No assessments because it’s fee simple
• Taxes are now $12,448 (they were $9,362 in 2019, $11,220 in 2018 and $6916 in 2014)
• Central Air
• Parking included
• Washer/dryer in the unit
• Bedroom #1: 17×15 (third floor)
• Bedroom #2: 12×11 (second floor)
• Bedroom #3: 12×11 (second floor)
• Kitchen: 18×9 (main floor)
• Living room: 15×14 (main floor)
• Walk-in-closet: 8×6 (third floor)
• Laundry: 3×3 (main floor)
• Terrace: 20×15

This 3-bedroom at 2919 N. Southport in Lakeview came on the market in November 2025.

I was actually taking the picture of the new building but managed to capture 2919 N. Southport, which is on the right of the new building, just behind the tree.

2919 N. Southport was built in 2000. It has 4 units and a garage.

There are no amenities and no elevator.

This unit has been “updated” and now has “effortless luxury.”

The kitchen has white cabinets and an island with gray cabinets, along with stainless steel appliances and the listing says a new dishwasher.

There’s a wood burning fireplace in the living room.

The primary suite is in the back of the unit and has a private outdoor deck as well as an en suite bathroom.

Both bathrooms have been “reimagined” with designer-inspired details and modern vanities.

Other updates are “enhanced” electrical, a new hot water tank (2024), and a new roof on the building, garage and over the deck.

The entire 1600 square foot home has been repainted.

This unit has the features buyers look for including central air, washer/dryer in the unit and garage parking.

It also has a extra storage.

The listing says this building is in the Burley School District. It’s also steps from St. Alphonsus School, restaurants, cafes, a bookstore and the other amenities of Central Lakeview.

Listed at $800,000, that’s $307,000 above the 2020 sales price of $493,000.

Other 3-bedrooms in the neighborhood are selling between $700,000 and $850,000. The new construction building next door has units at 1914 square feet listed at $999,000 up to $1.35 million.

There are just 163 properties on the market in Lakeview, a new low in 2025.

Will this seller get the premium?

Sarah Ahmed at @properties Christie’s has the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here.

Unit #3: 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1600 square feet

• Sold in August 1999 for $344,000
• Sold in July 2002 for $405,000
• Sold in July 2015 for $429,000
• Sold in August 2020 for $493,000
• Listed in November 2025 for $800,000
• Still listed at $800,000
• Assessments of $189 a month (includes scavenger and water)
• Taxes of $9216
• Central Air
• Washer/dryer in the unit
• Garage parking included
• Wood burning fireplace
• Bedroom #1: 14×14
• Bedroom #2: 10×11
• Bedroom #3: 10×11
• Kitchen: 14×10
• Living/dining room: 20×16
• Storage: 5×6
• Laundry: 6×7
• Deck: 13×13

This 3-bedroom in the Windsor Beach Co-Op Apartments at 7321 S. South Shore Drive in the South Shore neighborhood came on the market in October 2025.

Built in 1928, the Windsor Beach Co-Op Apartments has 64 units and gated parking which used to be $20 a month but I’m not sure what it is today.

The building has door staff, an on-site engineer, a vintage lobby, an outdoor deck, a garden and direct beach access.

The Windsor Beach is on the National Register of Historic Places.

This unit has some of its vintage features including crown moldings, a formal entry foyer and hardwood floors throughout.

There is a separate dining room and a fireplace in the living room.

This unit has multiple exposures including dead on lake views from the dining room.

The kitchen has a checkerboard floor, white cabinets and stainless steel appliances.

There is a large primary suite with an en suite bathroom and a walk-in-closet.

A second bedroom also has an en suite full bathroom.

This unit has some of the features buyers look for including washer/dryer in the unit (tucked into the half bath), parking is available, but it doesn’t have central air but has window units.

This building is near the South Shore Cultural Center.

Listed at $245,000, it sold last March for $230,000.

Is this a deal for the 2000 square feet?

Jarrod Enright at Redfin has the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here.

Unit #8D: 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2000 square feet, co-op

• Sold in December 2016 for $70,000 (per Redfin)
• Sold in August 2018 for $150,000 (per Redfin)
• Sold in March 2025 for $230,000 (per Redfin)
• Listed in October 2025 for $245,000
• Currently still listed at $245,000
• Assessments of $1293 a month (includes electricity, gas, property taxes, cable, exterior maintenance, snow removal, Internet, gated parking, doorman, outdoor deck)
• Taxes are included in the assessments
• No central air (window units)
• Washer/dryer in the unit
• Gated parking (cost?)
• Fireplace
• Bedroom #1: 18×13
• Bedroom #2: 17×12
• Bedroom #3: 12×11
• Foyer: 5×8
• Living room: 24×15
• Dining room: 18×15
• Kitchen: 15×9
• Pantry: 12×6
• Primary closet: 5×3

This 2-bedroom in The Belvedere at 270 E. Pearson in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2025.

The Belvedere was built in 2005 and has just 40 units and attached garage parking. It’s a luxury boutique building.

However, the building has many of the amenities you would find in a larger building including 24/7 door staff, an on-site manager and engineer, a fitness center and dry cleaner.

The building is pet friendly.

The listing says this is “Gold Coast at its finest.”

It has an open layout and a split floor plan for the two bedrooms along with hardwood floors in the main living areas and carpet in the bedrooms.

The unit has floor-to-ceiling windows with southern views of Lake Shore Park.

There is a gas fireplace in the living room.

This unit has a split floor plan and both are en suite.

The primary bedroom has an oversized walk-in-closet and an en suite with dual sinks and a separate shower.

The second bedroom has a Murphy Bed.

It has a south facing private balcony off the living room.

The kitchen is a “chef’s dream” with custom wood cabinets and stainless steel appliances. It appears it has some kind of stone countertops (granite?)

The unit has all the features that buyers look for including central air, washer/dryer in the unit and a tandem deeded parking space is included.

This building is across from Lake Shore Park with its jogging track, tennis courts, and outdoor workout machines. It is also near the shops and restaurants of the Mag Mile.

Listed in May 2025 for $945,000, it has been reduced to $875,000.

That price is now $290,000 under the 2007 purchase price of $1.165 million. It is bank owned.

Is this a deal?

Grazyna Przybysz at Chicago Area Realty has the listing. See the pictures here.

Unit #602: 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 1725 square feet

• Sold in November 2007 for $1.165 million
• Lis pendens foreclosure filed in February 2023
• Bank owned in February 2025
• Originally listed in May 2025 for $945,000
• Reduced several times
• Currently listed at $875,000
• Assessments of $1824 a month (includes parking, doorman, exercise room, exterior maintenance, lawn care, scavenger, snow removal)
• Taxes of $24047
• Central Air
• Washer/dryer in the unit
• 2-car tandem garage parking space included
• Gas fireplace
• Bedroom #1: 12×15
• Bedroom #2: 11×13
• Living room: 15×17
• Dining room: 11×14
• Kitchen: 12×13
• Laundry: 7×8
• Balcony

This 3-bedroom in 680 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville came on the market in September 2025.

680 N. Lake Shore Drive is a unique building.

According to Wikipedia, it was completed in 1926. It was originally called the American Furniture Mart and was the largest building in the world when finished.

It has a total of 415 units in 3 different condo associations: The Tower, The Lake and the South Residences.

The South Residences has 120 units, the Tower has 131 units, and the Lake, 264. This listing, which appears to be in the Lake building, says the building has 154 units, but that doesn’t add up.

This is a full amenity building with an indoor pool, exercise room and 24-hour door staff. It has attached garage parking.

There is commercial space in the building as well as a shopping concourse with a restaurant, coffee shop, Walgreens, a bank and other amenities.

This unit has been “reimagined” with large scale entertaining in 2900 square feet.

It has over 9 foot ceilings, which were raised during the rehab, and brand new wide plank hardwood floors.

There are east facing arched windows in the living room which overlook Navy Pier. They have solar blinds.

The Chef’s kitchen is a “masterpiece” with white and light wood cabinets, stainless steel appliances including a 36″ Thor Electric stove with an external venting hood and a Samsung refrigerator. It has Taj Quartz countertops with a full backsplash, an 8-foot extra wide waterfall island, a walk-in pantry, and a bar area with a wine fridge.

The primary bedroom has fluted paneled wood walls, a walk-in-closet with a custom build-out and storage with a barn door. It’s ensuite with a “spa-like” bath with a double vanity, soaking tub and separate shower.

It has an arched window that faces the lake. The second bedroom is also ensuite and it too has an arched window with a lake view.

The third bedroom has no windows and is listed as a “bedroom/den” on the floor plan. It does have a closet.

This unit has the features that buyers look for including central air, side-by-side washer/dryer in the unit, and has one prime garage parking space for an additional $60,000.

This building is near the shops and restaurants of Streeterville and Northwestern University Hospital.

Listed in September 2025 for $1.175 million, it went under contract in October. It came back on the market and has reduced several times to $1.05 million.

Buyers love “new.”

Will this go under contract again before Christmas?

Julie Latsko at Compass has the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here.

Unit #604: 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, 2900 square feet

• Sold in January 1989 for $286,000
• Sold in October 1992 for $380,000
• Sold in February 1994 for $660,000 (?)
• Sold in April 2024 for $470,000
• Originally listed in September 2025 for $1.175 million
• Under contract in October 2025
• Reduced
• Currently listed at $1.05 million
• Assessments of $2231 a month (includes heat, doorman, cable, exercise room, pool, exterior maintenance, lawn care, scavenger, snow removal)
• Taxes of $18,043
• Parking, which is on the same floor as the unit, is $60k extra
• Bedroom #1: 13×34
• Bedroom #2: 13×34
• Bedroom #3: 13×12
• Kitchen: 18×17
• Living room: 28×20
• Dining room: 20×14
• Foyer: 6×12
• Laundry: 10×10

This 2-bedroom on the second floor of 2851 N. Burling in Lakeview came on the market in November 2025.

Built in 1916, this building has 6 units and some garage parking in the rear. It’s a walk-up so no elevator.

There is a bike room and large storage units for each unit. The building allows cats and dogs.

If it looks familiar, that’s because we last chattered about it in May 2020, which was during the pandemic.

In our prior chatter, there was a lot of discussion about the street this building is on as well as the price of the unit not really appreciating for over a decade.

You can see our chatter here.

The listing says this unit has been “beautifully updated” and is “vintage charm with modern amenities.”

It still has some of its vintage features including tall ceilings, crown molding, and a sun room/mudroom which has new windows as of 2020.

All the windows are double paned and there are hardwood floors throughout.

The primary will fit a king bed and has an en suite bathroom but it’s not private to the bedroom as you can access it from the hall. This bathroom has been renovated with new plumbing, marble floors and Kohler fixtures.

The second bathroom was originally a half bath but a small walk-in shower was added.

The listing says the dining room fits a table for 12.

The kitchen has white 42″ cabinets, granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances and a “newer” dishwasher. It’s open to the bonus sunroom which is being used as an exercise room with a Peloton in it.

There’s already a separate office, with a window. The listing says the second bedroom will fit a queen bed.

The unit has outdoor space in a private west facing balcony that overlooks the street.

It has the features that buyers look for including washer/dryer in the unit, space pak cooling and one garage parking space (although the listing says “covered”- but the 2020 chatter says it was a garage).

This building is in the Alcott and Lincoln Park High School school districts.

It’s near the Trader Joe’s, the Brown/Purple Line El at Diversey and the shops and restaurants of East Lakeview and East Lincoln Park.

The listing says the building is 100% owner occupied. Rentals are not allowed.

Listed at $650,000, that’s $177,000 above the 2020 sales price of $473,000.

Will this property be under contract this week?

Shay Hata and Lauren Calderone at @properties Christie’s has the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here.

Unit #2S: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1550 square feet

• Sold in June 1993 for $181,000
• Sold in April 1995 for $186,500
• Sold in October 1996 for $185,000
• Sold in April 2002 for $350,000
• Sold in May 2009 for $406,000
• Sold in August 2013 for $470,000
• Sold in September 2020 for $473,000 (1-car garage parking included)
• Currently listed at $650,000 (1-car covered parking included)
• Assessments of $411 a month (they were $357 a month in 2020) (includes heat, exterior maintenance, scavenger, snow removal)
• Taxes are now $10,617 (they were $8940 in  2020)
• Space Pak cooling
• Washer/dryer in the unit
• Bedroom #1: 12×11
• Bedroom #2: 11×9
• Living room: 21×14
• Dining room: 19×12
• Kitchen: 14×8
• Office: 10×7
• Sunroom: 9×7
• Front balcony

This 1-bedroom loft in No. Ten Lofts at 1040 W. Adams in the West Loop came on the market in November 2025.

Built in 1913, 1040 W. Adams was converted into 266 loft condos in 2006, including attached heated garage parking.

This building has 24/7 door staff, a fitness room, a yoga studio, media and business centers, and entertainment and party rooms.

This loft is an authentic loft with exposed brick walls, 12 foot timber ceilings and “expansive” windows.

It is open concept with the living/dining room open to the kitchen.

The kitchen has white cabinets, black appliances, a peninsula with quartz and granite countertops and seating for 3.

The loft has “upgraded” hardwood floors in the living/dining room.

The bedroom does not have a window but it does have a “generous” walk-in-closet with custom built-ins.

It has a “spa-like” bath.

This unit has the features buyers look for including central air, washer/dryer in the unit and heated garage parking is available for $30,000 extra.

This loft is a terrace unit and the listing says these units are rarely available. It has a large private terrace off the living room that is in the building’s central courtyard.

This building is near the shops and restaurants of Randolph Street and is walkable to the Fulton Market restaurants.

Listed at $370,000 plus $30,000 for the parking, that’s $400,000 for this 1-bedroom.

It last sold in 2021 for $340,000.

Will the seller get the premium over the 2021 sale?

Brian Ban at @properties Christie’s has the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here. (did they use the same pictures as 2021?)

Unit #226: 1 bedroom, 1 bath, 815 square feet

• Sold in April 2006 for $215,000
• Sold in August 2006 for $277,500
• Sold in April 2010 for $252,500
• Sold in June 2018 for $337,000
• Sold in July 2021 for $340,000
• Listed in November 2025 for $370,000
• Assessments of $549 a month (includes doorman, exercise room, exterior maintenance, lawn care, scavenger, snow removal)
• Taxes of $6537
• Central Air
• Washer/dryer in the unit
• Heated garage parking is $30,000 extra
• Bedroom: 14×10
• Living room: 14×8
• Dining room: 14×10
• Kitchen: 18×10 (is the kitchen and living room switched?)
• Foyer: 17×6
• Laundry: 7×6
• Walk-in-closet: 9×5
• Terrace: 19×8

This 1-bedroom in 400 E. Randolph in Lakeshore East came on the market in October 2025.

Built in 1963, 400 E. Randolph was designed by Hirshfield, Pawlan, Reinheimer and has 944 units and attached leased parking.

It has a lot of unique amenities including a basketball court, squash and tennis courts, 2 saunas with one being Turkish and one being Scandinavian, an exercise room, a library, a clubhouse and a glass roof indoor pool.

At 825 square feet, this one bedroom has the preferred direct south views of the Lake and Millennium Park from its 17×5 balcony.

The listing calls it “elevated city living.”

It has an open concept kitchen with sleek gray cabinets, dual pantries, stainless steel appliances, quartz counter tops, a breakfast bar with seating for two, recessed lighting and a built-in bar.

The living room has hardwood floors and a custom accent wall with an electric fireplace.

The primary bedroom is an “oversized” room with 2 custom organized walk-in-closets.

The listing says the bathroom is “spacious” and has “exquisite” tile work.

It also says the unit has “subtle designer touches” such as the built-in bar in the kitchen/living room.

The unit has some of the features that buyers look for including central air and 2-car leased parking is available. It doesn’t have washer/dryer in the unit but there’s a laundry room in the building.

This building is in Lakeshore East, but is obviously one of the original buildings. It’s near the Mariano’s supermarket, the shops and restaurants of Lakeshore East, Michigan Avenue and the Loop.

You have views of the Millennium Park and the downtown skyline.

Listed at $499,900, is this the perfect in-town?

Lawrence Zukas at Unlimited Realty has the listing. See the pictures here.

Unit #3715: 1 bedroom, 1 bath, 825 square feet

• Sold in December 1979 for $82,000 (per Redfin)
• Sold in October 1985 for $100,000 (per Redfin)
• Sold in July 1993 for $136,000 (per Redfin)
• Originally listed in October 2025 for $499,900
• Still listed at $499,900
• Assessments of $820 a month (includes heat, a/c, gas, doorman, cable, clubhouse, exercise room, pool, exterior maintenance, lawn care, scavenger, snow removal, Internet)
• Taxes of $6804
• Central Air
• No washer/dryer in the unit but a laundry room in the building
• 2 car leased parking available (no idea about the price)
• Electric fireplace
• Bedroom: 19×11
• Living room: 18×17
• Kitchen: 13×10
• Walk-in-closet: 4×6
• Walk-in-closet: 4×7
• Balcony: 17×5