Crib Chatter

This 1-bedroom duplex up in the Fisher Studio Houses at 1209 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast just came on the market. Designed by Andrew Rebori in 1936, the Fisher Studio Houses has 12 units and a central courtyard. It was landmarked in 1996 and converted into condos in 2000. From the Chicago Landmark’s […]

This 3-bedroom in the Astor Villa at 1430 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in August 2019. The Astor Villa was built in 1972 and has 49 units and assigned parking. It has a doorman and exercise room. This unit has been “completely renovated” with all wood floors. It has a […]

This 5-bedroom historic home at 1328 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast was recently re-listed in October 2018. Built in 1938, the house, known as the Florsheim Mansion, was designed by Andrew Rebori and then added onto by Bertrand Goldberg in the 1950s. There are actually two separate townhouses with a courtyard and a […]

This 1-bedroom on the 19th floor at the Walton Colannade at 100 E. Walton in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2019. Built in 1972, the building has 240 units along with a rental parking garage. It’s a full service building with a doorman and a rooftop pool. This is a corner […]

This 2-bedroom in 30 W. Oak  in the Gold Coast came on the market in August 2018. If it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it a year ago. You can see our chatter here. 30 W. Oak was built in 2006 and has 44 units and a parking garage. It was built as […]

This 2-bedroom in 73 E. Elm in the Gold Coast came on the market in July 2019. Built in 1928, this building has 48 units, a rooftop deck and a doorman. This 11th floor unit has many of its vintage features including a barrel vaulted ceiling in the entryway, dark parquet flooring, crown molding and […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up at 1434 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in November 2018 but still hasn’t sold. We chattered about it in January 2019. See our chatter here. Just a reminder that it is bank owned. Built in 1889, it has a 3-unit self-managed association. The two bedrooms, which […]

This 2-bedroom in the Ambassador House at 1325 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast recently came on the market. The Ambassador House was built in 1969 and has 112 units and a rental parking garage. If this unit looks familiar that’s because we chatted about it the last time it was on the market. […]

This 4-bedroom Tudor mansion at 1221 N. Astor first came on the market in July 2013. It has been on and off the market since then with the latest listing coming on in February 2019. Built in 1892 on a 50×67 irregular Chicago lot, it has a 12 foot gated entry with 3 parking spaces […]

This 2-bedroom in the Astor Villa at 1430 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in June 2019. The Astor Villa was constructed in 1972 and has 48 units and a parking garage. It’s a doorman building which also has an exercise room. This unit has been renovated by the prior owner […]