Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom at 2221 N. Lincoln in Lincoln Park just came on the market. I can’t find an age on the building but it’s old and has 5 units and is a self-managed association. It was converted into condos in 1999. This unit has the only private garage for the building, which is down the […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 610 W. Kemper Place in Lincoln Park just came on the market. Built in 1881, it’s on a smaller than standard Chicago lot measuring 50×21 and doesn’t have parking. If it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it in 2012 and 2013, the last time it was on […]

This 3-bedroom in The Barry at 3100 N. Sheridan in East Lakeview came on the market in January 2020. The Barry was built in 1923 and has 65 units and a doorman. There’s no parking but it’s available for rent in the neighborhood. This listing says that there was “no surface left untouched during the […]

This 2-bedroom on the twenty second floor in 600 N. Fairbanks in Streeterville came on the market in June 2019. 600 N. Fairbanks was designed by famed architect Helmut Jahn. It was built in 2007, just as the housing bust was about to happen, but most of the units in the building were already sold, […]

This 2-bedroom in the Park Newberry at 55 W. Delaware in the Gold Coast just came on the market. The Park Newberry was built in 1996 and has 182 units and a parking garage. It’s a full amenity building with an exercise room and doorman. The listing says this unit has a 4-season view of […]

This 5-bedroom duplex in 2430 N. Lakeview in Lincoln Park came on the market in April 2015. This building was constructed in 1927 and has just 17 luxury units and parking. It’s a doorman building that faces Lincoln Park and the lake. This 5600 square foot co-op has many of its vintage features including restored […]

This 4-bedroom brick bungalow at 2434 N. Sawyer in Logan Square just came on the market. Built in 1912, it’s on a bigger than standard Chicago lot measuring 31.5 x 186.5. It has a 2-car garage. If it looks familiar, that’s because we last chattered about it in 2009. Thanks to DSquareD who pointed out […]

This 1-bedroom in 530 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville came on the market in June 2019. 530 N. Lake Shore Drive was built during the housing boom years, in 2004. It has 180 units, a parking garage, a doorman, and common amenities like a shared deck, clubhouse and exercise room. The listing says this […]

This 5-bedroom historic home at 1328 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in October 2018. Built in 1938, the house, known as the Florsheim Mansion, was designed by Andrew Rebori and then added onto by Bertrand Goldberg in the 1950s. There are actually two separate townhouses with a courtyard and […]