Crib Chatter

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 […]

This 6-bedroom vintage row house at 31 E. Scott in the Gold Coast came on the market in June 2024. It was built in 1889 and does not have parking. From Crain’s: Built around 1889, the house was purchased in 1922 by Joseph and Grace Allworthy. Joseph Allworthy painted portraits of, among others, Illinois Gov. Adlai Stevenson, […]

This 3-bedroom in the Brownstone at 1440 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in October 2023. The Brownstone was built in 1974 and has 75 units. It has attached garage parking which is rental. The building has 24/7 door staff, on-site maintenance staff, an exercise room, party room and a […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 820 N. Dearborn in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2024. I can’t find a date for when this complex was built but the first sale is listed as 1988. It has 4 units and a shared garage. This unit is the Dearborn facing corner unit directly over […]

This 2-bedroom at 1216 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2024. Built in 1891, 1216 N. Astor has 9 units. The listing says it has a recently renovated lobby and elevator. The building does not appear to have any parking. Although this is a vintage building, the unit does […]

This 3-bedroom duplex penthouse in Parkside at 1530 N. Dearborn Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in March 2024. Built in 1972, Parkside has 49 units and attached garage parking. It does not have door staff but it does have an outdoor pool, exercise room, party room and an on-site engineer. The […]