Crib Chatter

The Illinois Association of Realtors is out with the August 2024 data. The Chicago market remained extremely tight with inventory and sales falling again. “The city of Chicago saw a 7.1 percent year-over-year home sales decrease in August 2024 with 2,083 sales, down from 2,242 in August 2023. The median price of a home in […]

This 3-bedroom duplex penthouse at 400 E. Ohio in Streeterville came on the market in July 2024. 400 E. Ohio was built in 1982. It has 182 units and attached garage parking. It has door staff, a pool, and exercise room along with an outdoor deck with sitting areas. This penthouse is a true penthouse […]

This 3-bedroom duplex down in 1307 W. Wrightwood in Lincoln Park came on the market in September 2024. Built in 2011, this condo complex has 19 units and attached heated garage parking. It’s an elevator building. This unit has its own private entrance and the listing says it lives like a single family home. The […]

This 1-bedroom at 20 E. Goethe in the Gold Coast came on the market in August 2024. 20 E. Goethe is a boutique vintage building built in 1899. It has 38 units. There is no door staff, nor parking, nor amenities. It does have an elevator. This unit is located on the top floor, or […]

This vintage 2-bedroom at 415 W. Aldine in East Lakeview came on the market in May 2024. Built in 1927, 415 W. Aldine has 60 units. It does not have door staff but has a clubhouse and a bike room. There is also leased parking attached to the building. This unit still has some of […]

This 2-bedroom in Pine Grove Court at 3600 N. Pine Grove in East Lakeview came on the market in September 2024. (Sorry, no picture. Yikes!) Built in 1926, this courtyard building has 55 units. It has a bike room and a rooftop deck. There is no parking with the building. The listing says Pine Grove […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at the Larrabee Commons at 1610 N. Mohawk in Old Town came on the market in September 2024. (Sorry, no picture. I don’t think we have chattered about this complex before, but here’s a picture of St. Michael Catholic Church which is nearby.) Built in 1989, Larrabee Commons has 49 townhouses around […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in Park Place at 600 N. Kingsbury in River North came on the market in May 2024. But many of you might remember it from our last chatter in September 2019. It had recently been renovated at that time. You can see our chatter here. Park Place was built in 2002 and […]

This 3-bedroom in 999 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast came on the market in June 2024. But it has been on, and off, the market since 2019. Built in 1912, having been designed by Benjamin Marshall, 999 N. Lake Shore Drive is an iconic Chicago building overlooking Lake Michigan. It has just […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up at 1760 N. Wells in Old Town came on the market on September 5, 2024. Built in 1897, 1760 N. Wells has 14 units, a shared roof deck and assigned parking behind the building. There is no door staff or other amenities. This unit has some vintage features including high ceilings, […]