Crib Chatter

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 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 […]

This 3-bedroom in No. 9 Walton at 9 W. Walton in the Gold Coast came on the market in October 2024. Built in 2018, No 9 Walton has only 66 units and attached garage parking. When it was built, it sold out quickly. The listing says these are the amenities: “fitness room, indoor pool, hospitality […]

This 2-bedroom in the John Hancock at 175 E. Delaware in the Gold Coast came on the market in October 2024. Yes, I’m still calling it the Hancock even though the name has been removed. It will forever be named this, naming rights be damned. Built in 1970, it has 703 units and commercial space […]

This 2-bedroom in 73 E. Elm in the Gold Coast came on the market in September 2024. 73 E. Elm is a favorite of vintage lovers. It was designed by famed Chicago architects McNally & Quinn in 1928. It’s a boutique elevator building with just 48 units. There is 24-hour door staff and a roof […]

This 1-bedroom at 20 E. Goethe in the Gold Coast came on the market in August 2024. 20 E. Goethe is a boutique vintage building built in 1899. It has 38 units. There is no door staff, nor parking, nor amenities. It does have an elevator. This unit is located on the top floor, or […]

This 3-bedroom in 999 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast came on the market in June 2024. But it has been on, and off, the market since 2019. Built in 1912, having been designed by Benjamin Marshall, 999 N. Lake Shore Drive is an iconic Chicago building overlooking Lake Michigan. It has just […]

This 5-bedroom vintage home at 1520 N. Dearborn Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in September 2023. Built in 1898, it’s on a 22×149 lot. It has an attached 3-car heated garage. If it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it in 2019. Back then, it was listed at $4.95 million. […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in Ritchie Tower at 1310 N. Ritchie Court in the Gold Coast came on the market in June 2024. Ritchie Tower was built in 1963 and has 99 units with an attached parking garage. It has 24/7 door staff, an exercise room, onsite management, an outdoor pool, and a landscaped terrace with […]

This 3-bedroom in The Carlyle at 1040 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast came on the market in August 2024. The Carlyle was built in 1964 and has 128 units. There are just 2 units per floor. It’s a full service building overlooking the Lake with doormen, an exercise room, a top floor […]