Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom at 1342 W. Belmont in Lakeview came on the market in June 2019. This building was constructed in 2017 and has 6 units, an elevator and garage parking. This unit has upscale finishes including white oak hardwood floors throughout. It has a custom kitchen with modern cabinets and high end European appliances. The […]

This 4-bedroom in Hampden 53 at 2753 N. Hampden in East Lincoln Park just came on the market. This is a new construction 15-unit boutique building with heated garage parking. It’s an elevator building where the elevator opens directly into your unit. This unit has high end upgrades. The kitchen has Archicesto cabinetry and Wolf […]

This 2-bedroom in the Fulton Station at 560 W. Fulton on the Near West Side just came on the market. This building in Fulton Station, which also includes townhouses, was built  in 2000 and has 40 units and heated garage parking. This is a corner unit which faces the courtyard. The listing says it has […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Epicenter Lofts at 1000 W. Washington in the West Loop just came on the market. I finally have a new picture. Yay! The Epicenter is a brick industrial building constructed in 1882. It has 178 units, a doorman and a heated parking garage. This is a concrete loft with tall ceilings and […]

This 1-bedroom on the 19th floor at the Walton Colannade at 100 E. Walton in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2019. Built in 1972, the building has 240 units along with a rental parking garage. It’s a full service building with a doorman and a rooftop pool. This is a corner […]

This 1-bedroom in Oakdale Towers at 431 W. Oakdale in East Lakeview came on the market in May 2019. Oakdale Towers was built in 1926 and has 57 units. It doesn’t have parking. This unit is on the 13th floor and has some lake views from the bedroom. It has some vintage features including a […]

This 2-bedroom in 30 W. Oak  in the Gold Coast came on the market in August 2018. If it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it a year ago. You can see our chatter here. 30 W. Oak was built in 2006 and has 44 units and a parking garage. It was built as […]

This 3-bedroom duplex down at 445 W. Arlington in East Lincoln Park came on the market in October 2018. This is a new construction building designed by Booth Hansen Architects to mimic the look of vintage row homes even though it’s really 8 units. There are 2 units per floor and 2 of them,  including […]

We haven’t chattered about the rental apartment market for a while. Even though developers have been building lots of high-end luxury condo buildings, they also have been rapidly adding rental apartment buildings throughout the city. Last year, we debated whether or not there was a bubble brewing in luxury apartments. Recently, Crain’s updated the second […]

This 2-bedroom in 73 E. Elm in the Gold Coast came on the market in July 2019. Built in 1928, this building has 48 units, a rooftop deck and a doorman. This 11th floor unit has many of its vintage features including a barrel vaulted ceiling in the entryway, dark parquet flooring, crown molding and […]