Crib Chatter

The February data is out from the Illinois Association of Realtors. Spring buying season appeared to start early this year due to the mild winter weather. Sales were up from last year, even with mortgage rates over 6%, as median price was at a 27-year high. From the Illinois Association of Realtors: The city of […]

This 3-bedroom loft at 1237 N. Honore in Wicker Park came on the market in March 2024. If it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about this loft the last time it was on the market in August 2019. See our chatter here. I don’t know when the building was built but 1237 N. Honore […]

This 2-bedroom loft penthouse at 420 W. Grand in River North came on the market in March 2024. Built in 1910, 420 W. Grand is an industrial loft building with 44 units and attached garage parking. It doesn’t have any amenities other than a common patio. This loft is an authentic loft with exposed brick […]

The Claude Seymour House at 817 W. Hutchinson in the Buena Park neighborhood in Uptown has returned to the market in March 2024, but is now owned by the bank. We have chattered about this 6-bedroom home numerous times over the years, but the last time was in 2020 when it was a short sale. […]

This 3-bedroom duplex penthouse in Parkside at 1530 N. Dearborn Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in March 2024. Built in 1972, Parkside has 49 units and attached garage parking. It does not have door staff but it does have an outdoor pool, exercise room, party room and an on-site engineer. The […]

This 2-bedroom in 1660 N. LaSalle in the Old Town neighborhood in Lincoln Park  came on the market in July 2022 and has been on, and off, the market since then. It re-listed in March 2024. Built in 1974, 1660 N. LaSalle has 492 units including studios, 1, 2 and 3-bedroom units. It has an […]

This 2-bedroom, turned into a 1-bedroom plus den, at 55 E. Erie in River North came on the market in March 2024. 55 E. Erie was built during the housing boom in 2004. It has 194 units and an attached parking garage. It’s a full amenity building with a 24-hour door staff, a pool, an […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 1819 N. Dayton in Lincoln Park came on the market in March 2024. (This is a picture of the complex and not necessarily this specific townhouse.) Built in 1985, this townhouse complex has 16 units and garage parking. It has an HOA. The listing says this townhouse has been “beautifully updated.” […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse in Dearborn Park II at 1236 S. Federal in the South Loop came on the market in March 2024. Built in 1994, Dearborn Park II has 118 townhouses with attached 1-car and 2-car garages. They vary from 1 to 3 bedrooms. Because it’s an older development, it’s surrounded by mature trees and […]

This 3-bedroom at 500 W. Armitage in East Lincoln Park came on the market in March 2024. I spent a few hours looking through my picture collection because I thought I certainly had a picture of this building as we’ve all walked/driven by it hundreds/thousands of times. But, alas, I don’t have one. Built in […]