Crib Chatter

Sales continue to be anemic in 2023 as 30-year mortgage rates remain over 6%. Sales were the lowest in February since 2011, which was, gulp, during the housing bust. From the Illinois Association of Realtors: The city of Chicago saw a 37.3 percent year-over-year home sales decrease in February 2023 with 1,207 sales, down from […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse in Astor Tower at 1300 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in March 2023. Astor Tower Condos was built in 1962 by Bertrand Goldberg. It was originally the Astor Tower Hotel and had some famous customers including the Beatles. It now has 74 condo units and garage parking. […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 579 W. Hawthorne in East Lakeview came on the market in March 2023. 579 W. Hawthorne was built in 1928 (in 2011 the listing said it was built in 1924) on a rare double lot measuring 50×130. It has a front facing 2-car garage and a brick paver driveway, […]

This 2-bedroom vintage unit in 405 W. Briar in East Lakeview came on the market in March 2023. Built in 1912, this building has 15 units. There’s no parking or amenities but it does have private storage units. The listing says this unit has been “completely redone in 2021” and now has a modern, contemporary […]

This 2-bedroom at 823 W. Oakdale in Lakeview came on the market in March 2023. 823 W. Oakdale was built in 1929 and has 10 units. The building does not have parking and is in the Oakdale historic landmark district, with its famous terra cotta wall and homes and buildings. The block was landmarked in […]

This 2-bedroom triplex penthouse in the Seminary Flatiron Building at 1920 N. Seminary in Lincoln Park came on the market in March 2023. Built in 1883, the Seminary Flatiron Building was renovated in 1985 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. It has 8 units. Is there any parking? I thought we’ve chattered […]

This 3-bedroom at 1510 W. Cortez in the Noble Square neighborhood in West Town came on the market in March 2023. The listing says this is in Wicker Park. Normally I go with what the listing agent says, but we have chattered about this building before and it was always Noble Square. The building was […]

This 2-bedroom townhouse at 2850 N. Lakewood in West Lakeview came on the market on March 10, 2023 and went under contract withing 4 days. But it fell out of contract and was re-listed on March 17, 2023. Built in 1997, this townhouse complex has 16 units. The photo above is of an original brick […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in 1 E. Schiller in the Gold Coast came on the market in June 2022. One East was built in 1961 and has 77 units and attached garage parking. It has door staff. The listing for this penthouse says the current owner has done “extensive remodeling to make the unit move-in ready.” […]

This 3-bedroom duplex-up penthouse in Admiral’s Pointe at 645 N. Kingsbury in River North came on the market last October 2022. Admiral’s Pointe was built in 2002 and has 171 units and attached garage parking. The building has door staff and an exercise room. The corner unit has floor-to-ceiling windows and appears to be a […]