Crib Chatter

Looking back on all of the chatter we’ve done on the Gold Coast, I realized that we actually haven’t chattered all that much about Astor Street. Considered by many to be one of the most prestigious streets in all of Chicago, it has a mix of vintage and modern, single family homes, co-ops and condos. […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse in the Patterson-McCormick Mansion at 1500 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in February 2015. Built in 1891, the mansion was converted into 9 units in 2001. This unit is called a “townhouse” in the listing because it covers four floors and has an attached garage. The listing also […]

This 1-bedroom in 1550 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast came on the market a year ago, in October 2014. It has been under contract once, in April 2015. The unit is on the fourth floor and faces North with Lincoln Park and Lake Michigan views. The listing says the kitchen is “updated”. […]

This studio in The Constellation at 1555 N. Dearborn Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in June 2015. Located on the 23rd floor, the 450 square foot studio has floor-to-ceiling windows with Lincoln Park and Lake Michigan views. The listing says the kitchen has been “updated”. It has maple cabinets, granite counter tops and […]

This 12-bedroom Gold Coast mansion at 1547 N. Dearborn Parkway was originally listed in May 2013. The Romanesque-style house was built in 1891 by architect August Fielder and is on an oversized 82.5×133 lot. It has an 8-car garage and central air. The house has some of the original stained glass, moldings and carvings. It has 9 […]

This 2-bedroom at 30 W. Oak in the Gold Coast came on the market in August 2015. It went under contract almost immediately but then came back on the market. 30 W. Oak is one of the most popular buildings in the Gold Coast with units re-selling quickly and at high price points. Most of […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse at 1 E. Scott in the Gold Coast just came on the market. The corner unit faces south with views of most of the city skyline, including the John Hancock. Built in 1969, the building has 240 units, a doorman, a rooftop pool with city and lake views and an attached parking garage […]

This 3-bedroom duplex up in 20 E. Cedar in the Gold Coast recently came on the market. Built in 1928 as apartments, the Gothic style building has 48 units. Most of them are duplexes. This unit on the 10th floor has South and East views. The living room has a 23 foot coved cathedral ceiling […]

This 2-bedroom in The Warwick at 1501 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast recently came on the market. The Warwick was built in 1975. It has 55 units with balconies. It’s a full service and amenity building with a doorman, a parking garage, with guest parking, a sun deck, an indoor pool and a […]

We’ve chattered about this 3-bedroom townhouse at 820 N. Dearborn in the Gold Coast several times over the years. It had previously been bank owned but finally sold again in 2012. We last chattered about it in April, when it came back on the market as a 3-bedroom asking $180,000 more. See our April 2015 chatter […]