Crib Chatter

This 5-bedroom former dairy farm turned into a single family home at 321 W. Menomonee in the historic Old Town Triangle just closed. Normally I don’t crib on closed properties but it went under contract with days of being listed in late June. Built in 1918, the listing says its a former dairy farm which […]

This 3-bedroom in 3534 N. Hermitage in Lakeview just came on the market. This building was constructed in 2008 and has 8 units. It’s an elevator building with attached garage parking. This unit has some unique features for recent construction. It has a wall of exposed brick in the living room and on the kitchen […]

This 2-bedroom co-op in the Park Shore at 1765 E. 55th Street in East Hyde Park came on the market in June 2020. Built in 1921, the Park Shore has 119 units. It’s a full amenity building with a doorman, an exercise room for which you have to pay a fee, and a garden with […]

This mid-century modern townhouse in the Sheridan Courts at 2900 N. Sheridan in East Lakeview came on the market in August 2020. Built in 1955, the Sheridan Courts has 18 units and an underground parking garage with assigned parking. This is an end unit. It has floor to ceilings windows that face north and south. […]

July’s sales data is out from the Illinois Association of Realtors. While the housing market has been red hot across the country, Chicago notched only a 0.6% sales gain in July. The city of Chicago saw year-over-year home sales increase 0.6 percent with 2,725 sales in July, compared to 2,708 a year ago. The median […]

This 3-bedroom in Millennium Centre at 33 W. Ontario in River North came on the market in July 2020. Built in 2003 during the housing boom, it has 365 units and an attached parking garage. It’s a full service building with an outdoor pool, an exercise room, a clubhouse and a doorman. This is a […]

This 3-bedroom in 875 N. LaSalle in the Gold Coast came on the market in July 2020. This boutique building was constructed in either 1884, 1888 or 1891 (three different listings have different dates) and has 8 units. It’s an elevator building with outdoor assigned parking behind the building. The unit has high ceilings and […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 918 W. Webster in Lincoln Park came on the market in April 2020. Built in 1890, on a smaller than standard Chicago lot measuring 24×115, it was remodeled in 2013 with a contemporary interior. The house now has a rear wall of windows on both levels. The first floor […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Lincoln Lofts at 3151 N. Lincoln in Lakeview came on the market in July 2019. The Lincoln Lofts has 52 units and attached garage parking. It’s an elevator building. We chattered about this loft last August, as it was the first time it had been on the market in 19 […]

This 4-level loft in 2222 N. Racine in Lincoln Park came on the market in August 2019. This building was constructed in 1911 and consists of 16 multi-level lofts and an attached parking garage. Not all of the units have parking. This 4-level loft functions more like a townhouse or row home, than a condo. […]