Crib Chatter

This single family home at 79 E. Cedar in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2025. Anyone who has walked down Cedar, notices this home. I have taken pictures of it for 15 years. And now we get to see inside. Built in 1884, the listing says it was Bertha Palmer who […]

  This 2-bedroom loft in the Franklin Building at 720 S. Dearborn in Printers Row came on the market in April 2025. Built in 1916, the Franklin Building was converted to loft condos in the 1980s. It has 64 units. There is no parking with the building and no door staff or other amenities. The […]

This 2-bedroom at 2221 N. Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Park came on the market in April 2025. Some of you may remember this building as we’ve chattered about it in 2020 and in 2022. In 2022, the chatterati complained about living above the taqueria and we had an extensive discussion about what kind of loan […]

This 4-bedroom at 2130 N. Lincoln Park West in East Lincoln Park came on the market in April 2025. Built in 1929, 2130 N. Lincoln Park West is a boutique building with just 33 units and 39 garage spaces. The building has a on-site building concierge and engineer, extra storage, an exercise room and a […]

This 3-bedroom in The Barry at 3100 N. Sheridan in East Lakeview came on the market in February 2025. Built in 1925, The Barry is celebrating its centennial this year. It has just 65 units. There is no attached parking. The building has 24/7 door staff, maintenance staff, a common courtyard with teak furniture and […]

This 4-bedroom duplex-up penthouse in the Meeker Mansion at 3030 N. Lake Shore Drive in East Lakeview came on the market in March 2025. Built in 1913 for industrialist Arthur Meeker, it was converted into 4 luxury condos by LR Development in 2010. The mansion is in the Georgian-style with a brick and limestone exterior. […]

This 2-bedroom in 1400 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in March 2025. Built in 1960, 1400 N. State Parkway is a boutique building with 96 units and attached garage parking. It has door staff, storage and bike storage. This unit is a “super bright” corner unit with south, north […]

This 3-bedroom triplex penthouse in the historic Playboy Mansion at 1340 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in February 2025. The Playboy Mansion was built in 1903 and was previously owned by Hugh Hefner. Yes, Playboy bunnies actually lived on the top floor. In 1993, it was split into 7 […]

This 3-bedroom single family home known as the “Yellow House” at 314 W. Menomonee in Old Town came on the market in February 2025. Built in 1875, it is a landmarked home in the Old Town Triangle historic district with brick sidewalks out front and a white picket fence. Built on a 34×60 lot, it […]

This 3-bedroom in the Pinnacle at 21 E. Huron in River North came on the market in March 2025. Built in 2004, the Pinnacle has 213 units and attached garage parking.  It has full service amenities including 24-hour door staff, indoor pool, a gym, a theater, party room, a dog run and a sundeck. The […]