Crib Chatter

This 1-bedroom in the Westgate Lofts at 331 S. Peoria in the West Loop came on the market in May 2020. Built in 1911, Westgate Lofts was among the earlier loft condo conversions in the neighborhood as it was converted in 1989. There are 35 units, but no parking. This is a southeast corner unit […]

This top floor 3-bedroom in Hampden Tower at 2754 N. Hampden in Lincoln Park came on the market in January 2020. Built in 1973, Hampden Tower has 132 units and a parking garage. It’s a full service building with doormen, a pool and an exercise room. The listing says this unit was “gut renovated in […]

This 4-bedroom vintage row house at 1241 W. Webster in Lincoln Park came on the market in April 2020. It doesn’t list the date it was built but it’s one of two row houses with 1 shared wall. It has a covered parking space behind the home. There is also a separate entrance for the […]

This 3-bedroom in The Hayden at 1109 W. Washington in the West Loop came on the market in June 2020. The Hayden was constructed in 2019 and has 28 units and a parking garage. It has 38 foot wide floor plans and a doorman. It has, apparently, supplanted the nearby Illume as the hottest building […]

This 3-bedroom at 2326 W. Giddings in Lincoln Square came on the market in June 2020. Built in 2008, at the height of the housing bubble, it has 18 units and an elevator with direct access to the heated underground parking garage. The listing says this building is a LEED registered green building. The unit […]

Chatterers and lovers of Chicago housing: It’s summer and it’s time to go on vacation. Alas, due to COVID-19, I won’t be traveling to the Caribbean this year and, given the outbreaks in states along the Gulf Coast, which have lovely beaches, I won’t be traveling there either. Looks like Galena for me. See you […]

This 3-bedroom duplex up penthouse at 120 W. Oak in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2020. Built in 2001, this building has 14 units, a garage and an elevator. This penthouse has south and east windows and views. It has an interesting layout with one bedroom, the living/dining rooms, the kitchen […]

This 4-bedroom Victorian row house at 900 W. Webster in Lincoln Park came on the market in February 2020. Built in 1886 on a 25×116 corner lot, it has a two car garage with space for 2 cars on the parking pad which is on Fremont. The listing describes this row house as being “newly […]