Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom at 1230 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in August 2025.

Built in 1981, 1230 N. State Parkway has 92 units and attached garage parking.

It has 24-hour door staff, an onsite gym, party room, and rooftop deck. It used to have some extra guest parking behind the building on a first come, first serve basis (not sure if that’s still a perk).

The listing says this unit has been “completely redone with bespoke finishes.”

It’s an oversized corner 2/2 with floor-to-ceiling windows and an open floor plan.

The unit has hardwood floors throughout, custom window treatments and shades, brand new doors, organized closets and new lights with dimmers.

The kitchen has custom Shaker white cabinets, an oversized breakfast bar, stone countertops and backsplash, and stainless steel appliances.

There’s a dry bar with a drink fridge with a marble backsplash.

It has a separate dining room.

The primary suite is a “private oasis” with a marble and porcelain bath with dual sinks, a walk-in-shower, organized closet, decorative millwork and built-ins.

The second bedroom has an organized closet.

The hall bath was perfectly redone with marble and porcelain.

The unit has a laundry room with storage.

There’s a private balcony with city views.

It has central air, washer/dryer in the unit and there’s a second floor garage parking spot available for $50,000.

This building is near the shops and restaurants on Rush and Division, the Jewel and the shops and restaurants of old town. There are numerous bus lines and the Red Line at Clark nearby.

Listed in August 2025 for $615,000 plus $50,000 for parking, that’s $220,000 above the 2016 sales price.

Buyers love “new.”

Will the remodel make a quick sale?

Mary Mac Diarmid and Davia Lipscher at @properties Christie’s have the listing. See the pictures here. Sorry, no floor plan.

Unit #8C: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1461 square feet

• Sold in April 1985 for $169,500 (per Redfin)
• Sold in April 2016 for $445,000
• Currently listed at $615,000 (plus $50,000 for garage parking)
• Assessments of $1451 a month (includes heat, a/c, gas, parking, doorman, cable, exercise room, exterior maintenance, scavenger, snow removal)
• Taxes of $10,400
• Central Air
• Washer/dryer in the unit
• Bedroom #1: 14×12
• Bedroom #2: 12×10
• Living room: 18×14
• Kitchen: 17×8
• Dining room: 14×13
• Laundry room: 6×3
• Foyer: 8×5
• Deck