Crib Chatter

The Illinois Association of Realtors is out with the August data. August was before the rates spiked to 20+ year highs but rates were still over 7% in the month. It was still the lowest August since 2011, which was during the housing bust. From the IAR: The city of Chicago saw a 7 percent […]

This 5-bedroom duplex up penthouse in The Hayden at 1109 W. Washington Blvd in the West Loop came on the market in September 2023. Built in 2019, The Hayden was designed by Booth Hansen and has 28 units and attached garage parking. It’s an elevator building with a 24/7 door staff. It doesn’t appear to […]

This 3-bedroom duplex-up penthouse at 1239 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in September 2023 (yes, the house next door in the picture above, featured in The Lake House movie with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, is no longer there as it was torn down for a new mansion). Built […]

This 3-bedroom vintage row house at 554 W. Fullerton Parkway in Lincoln Park came on the market in July 2023. Built in 1886, the row house is on a 20 x 101 sized lot. It has a parking pad behind the row house with one parking space. It’s not gated. If it looks familiar, that’s […]

This 3-bedroom in The Renaissance at 5510 N. Sheridan in Edgewater came on the market in September 2023. Built in 1927, The Renaissance is an elevator building with just 32 units. It’s on the National Register of Historic Places. There are only 2 units per floor. It has indoor and outdoor parking as well as […]

This 4-bedroom Block Y townhouse at 28 S. Throop Parkway in the West Loop came on the market in September 2023. (This picture is not one of this particular unit but it is some of the townhouses in the complex.) Built in 2004, this group of townhouses has some which front the street and some […]

This 1-bedroom in the John Hancock at 175 E. Delaware in the Gold Coast came on the market in September 2023. Yes, I’m still calling the building the John Hancock until someone else buys the naming rights. The Hancock was built in 1969 and has 703 units and attached rental parking. It’s one of America’s […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in Gateway Lofts at 1738 W. Belmont in Roscoe Village came on the market in September 2023. Built in 2001, Gateway Lofts is a boutique elevator building with 14 units and attached heated garage parking. It does have some amenities, including an exercise room and club room with a ping pong table […]

This 3-bedroom Sandburg Village townhouse at 1314 N. Sandburg Terrace in Old Town came on the market in August 2023. (The picture above is of some of the Sandburg Village townhouses but not this specific one.) Thanks to The Cat for requesting that we chatter about this property. Built in 1965, Sandburg Village was a […]

This 2-bedroom in the Astor Tower at 1300 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 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 78 condo units and garage parking. […]