Crib Chatter

The April sales data is out from the Illinois Association of Realtors. Inventory remains near record lows in Chicago. But sales appear to have bottomed for this cycle as they jumped 5.5% year-over-year in April. The city of Chicago saw a 5.5 percent year-over-year home sales increase in April 2024 with 2,189 sales, up from 2,074 […]

This 2-bedroom in Plaza 32 at 3232 N. Halsted in East Lakeview came on the market in May 2024. Built in 2000, Plaza 32 has 130 units and underground attached parking. Apparently, when it was first built in 2000, it was so popular there was a waiting list to buy a unit. It’s one of […]

This 4-bedroom vintage greystone at 456 W. Berry in East Lakeview came on the market in May 2024. Built in 1906, the house is on a bigger than standard lot measuring 35×178. It has a side drive that leads to a 2-car brick garage. The listing says the side drive can support guest parking. The […]

This 6-bedroom vintage greystone at 538 W. Deming Place in Lincoln Park came on the market in January 2024. Built in 1889, it is on an oversized Chicago lot measuring 27×190. It has a heated 2.5 car garage and both a true front, and back, yard. If it looks familiar, that is because we chattered […]

This 2-bedroom corner loft in the TRU Lofts at 2525 N. Sheffield in Lincoln Park came on the market in May 2024. I’m not sure when the TRU Lofts were built but it was converted into 28 lofts in 2007. It’s an elevator building with outdoor parking. The building has a bike room but no […]

The painting of brick, both interior and exterior, has always been controversial on the Internet. There are those who say you should NEVER do it. Others think it’s fine as long as you’re aware of the added maintenance involved. Homeowners have been painting brick in the Georgetown neighborhood in Washington DC for years. I was […]

This 1-bedroom in Tribune Tower Residences at 435 N. Michigan in Streeterville came on the market in May 2024. Tribune Tower was built in 1925 and was converted into condos in 2021. It has 162 units and attached garage parking. It’s a full amenity building with 24/7 door staff and 55,000 square feet of amenity […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 820 N. Dearborn in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2024. I can’t find a date for when this complex was built but the first sale is listed as 1988. It has 4 units and a shared garage. This unit is the Dearborn facing corner unit directly over […]

This 3-bedroom full floor unit in a Victorian Brownstone at 2733 N. Hampden in East Lincoln Park came on the market in May 2024. Built in 1911, it has 4 units and outdoor parking behind the building. There’s also storage in the basement and it would seem washer/dryer there as well. This unit has many […]

This 4-bedroom duplex down at 912 W. Webster in Lincoln Park came on the market in May 2024. Built in 2020, this is a 4-unit building that has “extra-wide” interiors. It is all brick construction and has garage parking. This is newer construction from Bak Homes. It is 55′ wide open floor plan with south […]