Crib Chatter

It’s time for a break. Plenty is going on but some properties are selling so fast I don’t have time to crib on them. Downtown is still slower, though, which is why the blog is focusing on those neighborhoods right now. Once the weather gets better, I’ll head out for some new pictures of new […]

March sales were down again. But last March was the month the Fed first started raising rates in this cycle. Mortgage rates started sharply rising in March 2022. Those rates quickly cooled the housing market. But is the slowdown playing out as we all thought? From the Illinois Association of Realtors: The city of Chicago […]

This 2-bedroom in The Donohue Annex at 727 S. Dearborn came on the market in April 2023. The original portion of The Donohue was built in 1883 and it was the first printer building in the neighborhood. The Annex, at 727 S. Dearborn, was added in 1913. It was one of the first loft buildings […]

This 2-bedroom in 2000 N. Lincoln Park West in East Lincoln Park came on the market in April 2023. Built in 1931 by William Wrigley Jr, the 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 staff, […]

The New York Times reported on some recent Zillow data that has everyone all abuzz. A new study by HouseFresh examined average daily search traffic for more than 108,000 active Zillow listings in the 100 largest U.S. metros as of Oct. 25, 2022. The company, which specializes in air purifiers, humidifiers and dehumidifiers, initially pulled the data […]

This 1-bedroom 2-story coach house at 1226 N. Dearborn Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2023. Built in 1901, this coach house is part of a 13 unit condo association which includes the building in front of it, as seen above, and several other coach houses surrounding a shared interior […]

This 2-bedroom duplex down at 838 W. Wrightwood in Lincoln Park came on the market in April 2023. Built in 1894, this building has 15 units and outdoor parking behind the building. This unit has some of its vintage features including custom millwork and exposed brick. It has two fireplaces including in the living room […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse at 3606-08 N. Pine Grove in East Lakeview came on the market in April 2023. I thought I had a picture of this building and looked through thousands of pictures last night, but, alas, I was wrong. However, I stumbled across these flowers I snapped 11 years ago, in April 2012, just […]

This 2-bedroom corner duplex penthouse in 400 W. Ontario in River North came on the market in April 2023, but it has been on, and off, the market since September 2019. We actually chattered about this unit when it was last on the market in February 2018. See our chatter here. 400 W. Ontario was […]

This 4-bedroom penthouse loft at River Bank Lofts at 550 N. Kingsbury in River North came on the market in April 2023. Built in 1910, River Bank Lofts has 150 units and an attached parking garage. It was converted into condos in 1995. The building has door staff, an exercise room and a common shared […]