Crib Chatter

This 6-bedroom single family home at 3424 N. Greenview in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview came on the market in October 2024. Built in 2006, it is a custom built solid brick home with 7209 square feet. The house is on an extra wide Chicago lot measuring 37.5 x 124. It has a 3 1/2 […]

The Illinois Association of Realtors is out with the latest data. Sales bounced off last year’s lows but inventory continued to fall. And last year was a record low for inventory. From the IAR: The city of Chicago saw a 3.1 percent year-over-year home sales increase in October 2024 with 1,688 sales, up from 1,637 […]

This 4-bedroom Wolcott Row townhouse at 1801 W. Diversey Parkway in Lincoln Park was listed in June 2024. Built in 1996, Wolcott Row was built in 1996 and has 36 townhomes along with attached garage parking. It has a gated driveway. This townhouse has the living room, dining room, kitchen and laundry on the first […]

This 2-bedroom at 2116 W. North in Bucktown (but johnc would say Wicker Park) came on the market in November 2024. The agent lists it in West Town and then never says if it’s in Bucktown or Wicker Park in the listing description. Built in 1911, this courtyard complex has 41 units. There’s no parking […]

This 2-bedroom in the Millennium Park Lofts at 20 N. State in the Loop came on the market in September 2024. Built in 1929, Millennium Park Lofts was converted into 100 lofts in 2003. It does not have any parking nor door staff. However, it does have extra storage and a fitness center. This loft […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the 15th Street Lofts at 1503 S. State in the South Loop came on the market  in October 2024. I don’t have a good picture of this building. Sorry. Enjoy the fall leaves in Millennial Park instead. Built in 1895, 15th Street Lofts has 78 units and attached heated garage parking. […]

This 3-bedroom on the 12th floor in The Conservatory at 2314 N. Lincoln Park West in East Lincoln Park came on the market in November 2024. The Conservatory was started in 1976, but per Dan #2 in another chatter about the building from 5 years ago, it appears it wasn’t completed until 1979. It has […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in One East at 1 E. Schiller in the Gold Coast has been on and off the market since 2022. We last chattered about it in March 2023. Back then, some of you thought it was overpriced. See our chatter here. One East was built in 1964 and has 78 units and […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up in 919 N. Wolcott in West Town came on the market in October 2024. Built in 2004 by Ranquist, this building has 9 units and attached garage parking. This contemporary unit has a 19-foot wall of floor-to-ceiling windows that faces the street and the large 32×15 “zen-like” private outdoor space. The […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 1524 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in January 2024. But many of you will remember it from our last chatter in February 2021. Back then, most of you focused on how high the taxes were. See the chatter here. If you recall, it was […]