Crib Chatter

This 4-bedroom row home at 24 W. Chestnut in the Gold Coast came on the market in March 2026. Built in 1882, 24 W. Chestnut is on a 20×120 lot. It has a 2-car garage. The listing describes this row house as having “classic architecture.” It has some of it vintage features including hardwood floors, […]

This 3-bedroom at 1544 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in March 2026. But if it looks familiar, that’s because we’ve been chattering about it since 2019. It has never sold. The last time we chattered about it was in August 2023. Back then, the listing called it a maisonette, […]

This 5-bedroom vintage duplex penthouse in 1320 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2024. 1320 N. State Parkway was designed by Robert S. De Goyler in 1927. It has 40 units and a brick and limestone façade. There’s no parking with the building. It is a co-op building with […]

This 6 bedroom duplex in the One Magnificent Mile Condos at 950 N. Michigan Avenue in the Gold Coast came on the market in September 2025. Built in 1983, One Mag Mile Condos has 181 units and rental garage parking. The building has 24/7 door staff, an exercise room and pool. The listing says this […]

This 1-bedroom coach house at 1226 N. Dearborn Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in December 2025. 1226 N. Dearborn Parkway was built in 1901 and has a mansion house in the front (see above) and several coach houses with their own private entrances, behind the main house. There are 13 units […]

This 2-bedroom in 1516 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in June 2025 but has been on and off the market since. Built in 1974, 1516 N. State Parkway has 64 units and attached rental parking. The building has just 4 units per floor, door staff, an exercise room, an […]

This 2-bedroom at 100 E. Walton in the Gold Coast came on the market in November 2025. 100 E. Walton was built in 1969 and has 260 units and attached garage parking. It has 24/7 door staff, an exercise room, an on-site engineer, a party room, a roof top outdoor pool, and a sundeck. This […]

This 2-bedroom in The Belvedere at 270 E. Pearson in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2025. The Belvedere was built in 2005 and has just 40 units and attached garage parking. It’s a luxury boutique building. However, the building has many of the amenities you would find in a larger building […]

This 3-bedroom duplex down at 1329 N. Dearborn in the Gold Coast came on the market in October 2025. It doesn’t list when it was built but we can guess probably 1880-1900. It has 4 units and outdoor parking behind the building. This is a first floor duplex down. The listing says the home, at […]

This 2-bedroom duplex in 50 W. Schiller in the Gold Coast came on the market in September 2025. 50 W. Schiller and 40 W. Schiller were designed by Andrew Rebori in 1923. The buildings are combined with a private courtyard with seating, gardens and a fountain (it’s the area behind the arched wall). The listing […]