Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom in Victorian Lane at 756 W. California Terrace in Lakeview came on the market in January 2024. Victorian Lane was built in 1901 and has 37 units in a private, gated complex. There’s some parking, a bike room, storage and a dedicated barbecue area. The listing says this is the first time this […]

This corner 2-bedroom in 630 N. Franklin in River North came on the market in January 2024. Built in 2005, in the “modern industrial style” which includes concrete walls and ceilings, 630 N. Franklin has 165 units and an attached parking garage. The last time we chattered about this building, in 2022, it appeared to […]

This 3-bedroom in The Portals at 425 W. Grant Place in East Lincoln Park came on the market in January 2024. The Portals, at 425 W. Grant Place, was built in 1972 and has 50 units and assigned outdoor parking. I believe all the units are 3-bedroom duplexes. It has a bike room and an […]

The Illinois Association of Realtors is out with the December 2023 data. Inventory remained near record lows but the year-over-year sales declines appear to be easing as sales were up in December. The city of Chicago saw a 1.6 percent year-over-year home sales increase in December 2023 with 1,470 sales, up from 1,447 in December […]

This 1-bedroom at 340 W. Superior in River North came on the market in January 2024. Built in 2001, 340 W. Superior has 87 units and attached garage parking. It has door staff, an exercise room, a party room and a shared top floor sundeck. The listing says this unit has been “updated.” It has […]

This 2-bedroom at 4017 N. Southport in the Southport Corridor in Lakeview came on the market in January 2024. I’m not sure when this building was built but it has 41 units and outdoor exterior parking. It also has storage in the basement and bike storage. We’ve actually chattered about this unit in the past, […]

This corner 2-bedroom in One Place Condos at 1 E. 8th in the South Loop came on the market in January 2024. Built in 2009, One Place Condos has 91 units and attached garage parking. The building does not have door staff and no amenities except, apparently, a clubhouse (?).  The listing says that residents […]

This 2-bedroom corner penthouse at 15 S. Throop in the West Loop came on the market in January 2024. Built in 2001, 15 S. Throop has just 46 units and attached garage parking. It doesn’t have any door staff and the only amenity appears to be a bike room. There’s no exercise room. This corner […]

This 2-bedroom at 4729 N. Paulina in Ravenswood came on the market in January 2024. I don’t have a picture but I wanted to crib on this so enjoy the statute instead. 4729 N. Paulina is a classic Chicago courtyard building. Built in 1927, it has 24 units and gated parking. The building is professionally […]

This 4-bedroom penthouse in 707 W. Junior Terrace in Buena Park neighborhood of Uptown came on the market in November 2023. (I don’t have my own picture of this building yet. Sorry.) Built in 1929, 707 W. Junior Terrace has just 15 units. There doesn’t appear to be any amenities or door staff. This is […]