Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom duplex down at 1760 N. Wells in Old Town just came on the market. This is vintage building but it doesn’t say when it was built. It has 13 units and a common, shared deck. This unit has some vintage features including wainscoting and crown molding. There’s a gas fireplace in the living […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Lincoln Lofts at 3151 N. Lincoln in Lakeview came on the market in July 2019. We chattered about this loft last August, as it was the first time it had been on the market in 19 years. See our chatter here. We then chattered about it again in November 2019, […]

This 2-bedroom at 562 W. Arlington in East Lincoln Park just came on the market. Built in 1893, this building was converted to condos during the housing bubble years, in 2005, and has 4 units and gated parking. This is the third floor unit and has 2 outdoor spaces,  including a front balcony and a […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up in The Citadel at 2300 W. Armitage in Bucktown came on the market in March 2020. Built in 1900, The Citadel has 12 units and garage parking with a unique open courtyard design where each unit has a private entrance. This 1600-square foot unit has the living room, kitchen and bedroom […]

This 3-bedroom in Benjamin Marshall’s Gold Coast masterpiece at 1544 N. State Parkway came on the market in May 2019. We chattered about it several times in the past including last December 2019 after it had been renovated. See our chatter here. 1550 N. State Parkway was constructed in 1912 and has just 32 units. […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up at 1020 W. Armitage in Lincoln Park came on the market in February 2020. Built in 1995, this building has 8 units and attached parking. It doesn’t appear to have an elevator, however. This unit is a duplex up penthouse. The main level has the living room, dining room and kitchen, […]

This 8-bedroom mansion at 1900 S. Prairie in the Prairie Historic District of the South Loop has been on and off the market since 2008. The house is known as The Elbridge Keith House. Built in 1870, here’s more information from the listing: Built in 1870 and designed by J. R. Roberts, the Keith House […]

This studio loft in the Mergenthaler Lofts at 531 S. Plymouth in Printers Row came on the market in February 2020. 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 3-bedroom with an arched porch at 847 W. Bradley in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Lakeview just came on the market. If it seems familiar, that’s because we actually chattered about it 12 years ago, all the way back in November 2008. Back then, several of you liked the covered porch but thought that, given […]