Crib Chatter

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 vintage row home at 1873 N. Leavitt in Bucktown came on the market in April 2024. I don’t have a picture of this group of row homes but I wanted to talk about this one nevertheless. Built in 1888 on a 16×124 lot, it has a 1.5 car garage and yard. This is […]

This 3-bedroom in 1611 N. Hermitage in Bucktown/Wicker Park came on the market in September 2023, was withdrawn in November 2023, and came back on the market in February 2024. Built in 2015, 1611 N. Hermitage has 17 units, garage parking and an elevator. This unit is a corner with windows on 3 sides with […]

This 3-bedroom in the Clock Tower Lofts at 2300 W. Wabansia in Bucktown came on the market in November 2023. Built in 1916, Clock Tower Lofts was originally the Kling Brothers wholesale clothing business. It was converted into residential lofts in 1996. The building has an exercise room, a shared rooftop deck, an elevator, and […]

This 3-bedroom duplex-up penthouse loft in the Churchill Row at 2111 W. Churchill in the Bucktown came on the market in June 2023. Churchill Row is a former cabinet factory which was converted into 39 loft condominiums in 2002. It has attached garage parking but no other amenities. When it was first converted, the big […]

This corner 2-bedroom duplex up loft in the Paulina Lofts at 1737 N. Paulina in Bucktown came on the market in September 2022. Built in 1904, the Paulina Lofts have 27 units and exterior gated parking.  There’s no doorman or amenities. This is a top floor corner unit with exposed brick and 14 foot timber […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in 2136 W. Armitage in Bucktown came on the market in July 2022. Built in 2007, this building has 5 units and garage parking. This unit is the entire top floor and has 10 foot tall ceilings and Brazilian teak floors. The kitchen has modern cabinets, an island, high end appliances including […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up at 1712 N. Wood in Bucktown came on the market in May 2022. This is a vintage building but I don’t have a year that it was built. It has 6 units on a bigger than standard lot as it has a “half lot side yard and garden.” There are some […]

This 3-bedroom top floor unit in the Urban Treehouse at 1849 N. Hermitage in Bucktown came on the market in April 2022. The Urban Treehouse is the former Sisters of the Resurrection Convent. It was converted into 7 luxury condos in 2013. The old marketing materials for the development say it is a “century’s old” […]

This 3-bedroom duplex down in the Cloister of Wicker Park at 2112 W. North Avenue in Bucktown came on the market in May 2021. Built in 1911, the Cloister of Wicker Park was converted to 38 condos in 1990. It has a fenced courtyard with a fountain, a bike room, laundry room and extra storage […]