Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom top floor duplex unit at 1547 N. Leavitt in Wicker Park just came on the market. This building is a former church that was converted to condos in 2004. It has 6 units and heated garage parking. We’ve chattered about this building several times in the past but never about one of the […]

This 1-bedroom loft in the Mergenthaler building at 531 S. Plymouth in Printers Row came on the market in May 2019. Built in 1886, this building has 20 units and a side parking lot which has only a few spots. It was among the first batch of loft buildings to be converted in this neighborhood […]

This 1-bedroom in 201 E. Chestnut in Streeterville came on the market in May 2019. This building was constructed in 1967 and has 120 units and valet parking. It’s a full service building with a doorman, pool and exercise room. This unit faces south and has a private terrace. The listing says it has had […]

This 3-bedroom greystone at 657 W. Roscoe in East Lakeview just came on the market. Built in 1901, it’s on a 25×134 lot. Thanks to Micah for noticing that we chattered about it in 2009. Back then, it ended up selling for less than the 2002 price. The chatterati comments are interesting as we clearly […]

The Illinois Association of Realtors is out with the April sales data. This was the heart of the spring buying season but in spite of lower mortgage rates compared to a year ago, sales didn’t pick up. The city of Chicago saw year-over-year home sales decrease 5.4 percent with 2,555 sales in April, compared to […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 1219 N. Rockwell in East Humboldt Park came on the market in October 2018. Built in 2011, it’s on a 24×126 lot and has a backyard and a 2-car garage. The picture above is not of this actual home. It’s the house at 1214 N. Rockwell, just down the […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up at 1351 W. George in West Lakeview just came on the market. I’m not sure when the brick building was actually constructed, but it was turned into 4 duplex-up units with garage parking in the 1990s. This unit has 13 foot cathedral ceilings and custom built-ins. The first floor has its […]

This 3-bedroom triplex up in 857 N. Dearborn in the Gold Coast just came on the market. It’s in the middle of the building in the picture above with the black door. According to the listing, this was a landmark mansion that was built after the Chicago fire by Treat and Foltz Architects. It has […]

This 2-bedroom duplex loft at 22 N. Morgan in the West Loop just came on the market. 22 N. Morgan is a brick and timber loft building with 24 units and outdoor parking. It has a unique interior courtyard with landscaping. Each loft has its own private entrance. This duplex loft has 28-foot timber ceilings […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 2200 W. Berwyn in the Bowmanville neighborhood of Lincoln Square came on the market in April 2019. (Sorry- no picture.) Built in 1907, on a standard 25×125 lot, it has a 2.5 car garage. The listing says the house has had a “complete gut rehab.” There’s new siding, windows, […]