Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom in The Manor House at 1031 W. Bryn Mawr in Edgewater has been on and off the market since August 2014. There are few buildings with the uniqueness and the grandeur of The Manor House at 1021 and 1031 W. Bryn Mawr. Built in 1908, in the Tudor Revival style, it has 16 units. It’s located in […]

If you drive down Lake Shore Drive from the north, you can’t help but notice the Pink Palace, aka the Edgewater Beach Apartments, at 5555 N. Sheridan in Edgewater. Built in 1929 with 300 units, it’s a full amenity building with a doorman, extensive gardens and a pool. The building is a co-0p and requires […]

This 2-bedroom in the Substation Lofts at 1128 W. Ardmore in Edgewater came on the market in August 2013. It is a short sale. This former Commonwealth Edison substation was converted into lofts in 2006. This loft has 18 foot concrete ceilings with exposed brick walls. The kitchen has 42 inch maple cabinets, granite counter […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 5801 N. Glenwood in Edgewater has been on the market since April 2013. At least I think it’s a single family home. That’s how it is listed. Built in 1918, it is on a 50×125 corner lot. The property is 12,000 square feet on 2 levels. The listing says it […]

This 2-bedroom in the Renaissance at 5510 N. Sheridan in Edgewater came on the market in April 2013. The Renaissance was built in 1927 and has 32 units. This unit is on the 16th floor and has lake and city views. At 1875 square feet, it has the expansive feel of the pre-war vintage units […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 1414 W. Highland in Edgewater came on the market in May 2013. In its previous life, it was apparently a butter factory. Now, it’s a 4200 square foot contemporary home on a 50×112 lot with a 2-car garage. It has a large master suite and sunroom on the top […]

They don’t build them like the Edgewater Beach Apartments at 5555 N. Sheridan in Edgewater anymore. This 2-bedroom unit is one of 5 first floor duplexes in the building. The listing says it has park views. It has 10 foot ceilings on both levels and an elegant staircase. The living/dining and kitchen are on the […]

This 2-bedroom in the Park Tower at 5415 N. Sheridan in Edgewater recently came on the market. We haven’t chattered about this building in a few years. Park Tower is one of the larger buildings on the north side with 744 units. It is a full service building with a doorman and a pool. This […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom duplex penthouse in the Park Edgewater at 6101 N. Sheridan in Edgewater all the way back in July 2010. See our prior chatter here. At that time it was a short sale listed for $799,000. Over 2 years later, it is still listed and is still a short sale only […]

This 2-bedroom on the 29th floor of The Tiara at 6145 N. Sheridan in Edgewater has been on the market since August 2011. Built in 1970, The Tiara is a full service high rise directly on the lake with a rooftop pool, doorman and parking. This unit has dead on lake views from a 16×5 […]