Crib Chatter

This top floor 4-bedroom at 5052 S. Woodlawn in Kenwood came on the market in December 2021. Built in 1910, 5052 S. Woodlawn has 12 units. I found one former listing that said there were 3 parking spaces with the building available on a first come, first served basis. The listing for this unit says […]

This 4-bedroom condo at 1625 N. Burling in Lincoln Park came on the market in April 2022. Built in 2017, 1625 N. Burling has 13 units, an elevator and an attached heated garage. This unit is on the first floor and has a completely built-out and landscaped terrace which the listing says was designed by […]

This 3-bedroom in The Caravel at 635 N. Dearborn in River North came on the market in April 2022. I had posted the listing in the comments as it went under contract almost immediately upon listing, but it has come back on the market so now we can chatter about it. The Caravel was built […]

This 2-bedroom in the Water Tower Residences at 180 E. Pearson in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2022. Water Tower Residences were built in 1974 and has 260 units. It has a Ritz Carlton Hotel in the building and residents get all the amenities of the hotel, along with staff services […]

This 3-bedroom top floor unit in the Urban Treehouse at 1849 N. Hermitage in Bucktown came on the market in April 2022. The Urban Treehouse is the former Sisters of the Resurrection Convent. It was converted into 7 luxury condos in 2013. The old marketing materials for the development say it is a “century’s old” […]

This 3-bedroom in The Delta at 2762 N. Lincoln in Lincoln Park came on the market in April 2022. Built in 1997, the Delta is a boutique elevator building with 18 units and a gated parking lot behind the building. We last chattered about this building 11 years ago. At that time, many of you […]

The Illinois Association of Realtors is out with the March data. As we already know from Gary’s data, March sales did finally show a year-over-year decline, but last March was the hottest March of the last 25 years with the exception of 2006. That means March 2022 was the third hottest March since 1997. From […]

This vintage 2-flat building at 304 W. Concord Place in Old Town came on the market in April 2022 but was also listed in 2021. Built in 1881 on a smaller than standard Chicago lot of 24.1 x 94.22 lot, it still has room for 2-car parking. The listing says it is one lot with […]

This 1-bedroom in Newberry Plaza at 1030 N. State in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2022. Newberry Plaza was built in 1971 and has 556 units and attached leased parking. It is a full amenity building with 24/7 door staff, on site management and engineer, an outdoor pool, and an exercise […]

This 4-bedroom townhouse at 564 W. Stratford in East Lakeview came on the market in April 2022. Built in 1954, this courtyard complex has 10 units. This townhouse has mid-century features including floor to ceiling windows and skylights. There are 2 fireplaces including a wood burning fireplace on the main level with a brick surround. […]