Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom row house at 3637 S. Prairie in the Douglas neighborhood of Bronzeville came on the market in September 2021. I don’t have a picture and by the time I get one, it will probably be under contract. Built in 1885, it’s on a standard 25×125 Chicago lot but it doesn’t have a garage […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 623 W. Drummond in East Lincoln Park came on the market in September 2021. Built in 1989, this complex has 14 units with attached 1-car garages. It looks to be fee simple, which means it doesn’t have any assessments. The listing says this unit has been “newly renovated.” The first floor […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse in Wolcott Row at 1801 W. Diversey in Lincoln Park came on the market in August 2021. Built in 1996, Wolcott Row is a gated complex with 36 townhouses. This is an end unit with windows on three sides. It has refinished hardwood floors on the first and second floors. There’s a […]

This 1-bedroom at 2000 N. Lincoln Park West in East Lincoln Park came on the market in September 2021. Built in 1931 by William Wrigley Jr, this building has 195 units. It was originally apartments until it was converted to condos during the housing boom in 2004-2005. The building has full time door and maintenance […]

This corner 2-bedroom in SkyTech Lofts at 6 S. Laflin in the West Loop came on the market in August 2021. 6 S. Laflin was built in 2003 and has 150 units and attached parking garage. It’s a doorman building and has a rooftop deck but no other amenities. This loft is a northeast corner […]

This 2-bedroom triplex at 29 W. Chestnut in the Gold Coast came on the market in September 2021. (Sorry about the bad photo.) Built in 1889, this building has 5 units and one street facing garage space. This unit is accessed through the central courtyard and has its own private entrance. The kitchen, dining room […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 5306 N. Normandy in Norwood Park came on the market in September 2021. I don’t have a picture of it, but given how quickly single family homes have been selling, I still wanted to crib about it. Built in 1926, I can’t tell what the housing style is supposed […]

This 2-bedroom in 1150 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2021. 1150 N. Lake Shore Drive was built in 1957 and has a unique curved facade. It has 246 units and an attached garage with valet parking. The building has door staff, an exercise room, and a […]

This 1-bedroom in The Carlyle at 1040 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast came on the market in June 2020. The Carlyle was built in 1964 and has 128 units. It’s a full service building overlooking the Lake with doormen, an exercise room and an indoor rooftop pool. It has valet garage parking […]

This 3 bedroom in 990 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast originally came on the market in September 2015, and has been on, and off, the market since. Built in 1973, 990 N. Lake Shore Drive has 145 units and an attached heated garage. It’s a full amenity building with 24 hour door […]