Crib Chatter

This 1-bedroom in the Grand Ohio at 211 E. Ohio in Streeterville has been on the market since September 2012 but it has also been on and off the market in the prior few years without a sale. At 700 square feet, it has south facing windows and hardwood floors. However, several features about this […]

I know all of you Crib Chatterers are savvy real estate watchers who know where to go to get information in Cook County on properties in distress. But even for the savvy, finding out information about a property usually means figuring out the PIN number and visiting various different websites until the full story of […]

We last chattered about this 6-bedroom historic mansion at 817 W. Hutchinson in the Buena Park neighborhood of Uptown in October 2011. See our prior chatter here. The Claude Seymour House is one of the many historic mansions that line Hutchinson on this landmarked block. The Elite Street column in the Chicago Tribune recently highlighted it: […]

This 4-bedroom Prairie style vintage home at 5039 W. Hutchinson in Olde Portage Park has been on the market since July 2012. Built in 1910 on an oversized 35×125 lot, it even has a picket fence (sorry- not white though.) The listing says it has a new kitchen with white cabinets, stainless steel Bosch appliances […]

This 1-bedroom loft at 2332 S. Michigan in the Motor Row neighborhood of the far South Loop just came on the market. It is bank owned. This is a 22-unit building which was converted into upscale lofts in 2006/2007. This unit has exposed brick and a beamed ceiling. There is a marble bath with rain […]

This 5 bedroom French Provincial single family home at 1652 N. Bell in Bucktown has been on the market since March 2012. It looks to be newer construction possibly circa 2006. Built on an oversized 38.5×150 lot, the house has a 3-car garage and is located at the end of a no outlet street. It […]

We’ve finally seen the interiors of the new luxury building at 2550 N. Lakeview in Lincoln Park. Now it’s the Ritz’s turn. Here are interior pictures of the luxury 1-bedroom unit in the new construction Ritz at 118 E. Erie in River North. This unit is 1423 square feet and has 1.5 baths. The kitchen […]

This 2-bedroom at 630 N. Franklin in River North just came on the market listed at $299,900. It appears to include a parking space (though I can’t tell 100% for sure.) The unit has 1200 square feet with sunny south facing views. It has concrete walls and ceilings as well as new hardwood floors. I […]

This 2-bedroom in 319 W. Erie in River North has been on the market since July 2012. The 7-unit boutique building was built in 1888 and was converted into condos in 2006. This unit has 2296 square feet in an open floor plan and is a half floor unit. It has Snaidero cabinets in the […]

We last chattered about this true penthouse at 6 N. Michigan in the Loop directly across from Millennium Park in March 2010. See our prior chatter here. Back then, the property was 8,000 square feet and was listed for $7 million. (The Groove was playing the Mega-ball that night in order to come up with the […]