Crib Chatter

This top floor vintage 3-bedroom at 2233 N. Bissell in Lincoln Park came on the market in June 2021. Built in 1890, the building is on a wider than average lot measuring 30 feet across and has 3 units. It also has garage parking. The building is not on the El side of the street. […]

This 2-bedroom in The Palmolive at 159 E. Walton in Streeterville came on the market in June 2021. I never know if this area is Streeterville or Gold Coast. I’ve called it Gold Coast in the past but “old” Streeterville seemed to extend further north. The listing calls it the Near North Side but that’s […]

This 3-bedroom in 609 W. Stratford in East Lakeview came on the market in May 2021. Built in 1928, this boutique elevator building has 30 units, with just 2 per floor. It has a shared yard with grills and a fire pit. There’s no parking with the building but this unit has “leased transferable garage […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 1450 W. Pensacola in the Graceland West neighborhood of Lakeview came on the market in late June 2021. It went under contract within 3 days. Built in 1901, the listing says it had a 2-story addition in 2016. It’s on a 25 x 121.9 size lot and has a […]

This 3-bedroom worker’s cottage at 2110 N. Hoyne in Bucktown just came on the market. If it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it all the way back in 2009. Yes, Homedelete was complaining about the sales price, even in 2009. See our chatter here. Built in 1891, this worker’s cottage is all brick […]

This 3-bedroom in The Citadel at 2300 W. Armitage in Bucktown just came on the market. 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 triplex is a corner unit with 11.5′ ceilings and 7′ black windows. It has […]

The Illinois Association of Realtors is out with the May sales report. Yes, the market is still red hot, with the highest number of May sales since 2008. Just a reminder: year-over-year comparisons will be skewed due to the plunge in sales in May 2020. Last year, sales crashed 43.6% compared to May 2019 due […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse loft at 154 W. Hubbard came on the market in September 2020. Built in 1924, 154 W. Hubbard was converted into 18 luxury lofts by Studio Dwell in 2008. The building has an elevator and heated garage parking. There is no doorman or other amenities. This penthouse loft has authentic loft features […]

This 5-bedroom penthouse at 3512 N. Southport in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview came on the market in January 2021. Long time readers will remember it from 2011 when it had a putting green on the rooftop deck. See our 2011 chatter here. Built in 2008, the building has 7 units and garage parking. It’s […]

This 1-bedroom in 1111 S. Wabash in the South Loop came on the market in May 2020. Built in 2005, 1111 S. Wabash has 247 units and attached garage parking. It’s a full amenity building with a doorman, pool and exercise room. At 1200 square feet, the listing says this 1-bedroom has been opened up […]