Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 820 N. Dearborn in the Gold Coast just came on the market. If it looks familiar to some of you (and it should), that’s because we chattered about it many times during the bust. You can see our August 2012 chatter here. Back in 2012 it was a 2-bedroom but it’s […]

This top-floor 2-bedroom at 1325 N. Dearborn in the Gold Coast came on the market in February 2015. The 3-unit building was built in 1887 and the unit still sports some of its original vintage features. It has crown molding, stained glass windows and a wood burning fireplace. Yet it also has the modern conveniences […]

This 2-bedroom at 1300 N. Astor in the Gold Coast recently came on the market. It has floor to ceiling windows with lake and city views. The listing says it has a “NYC feel”. The unit had a gut renovation a couple of years ago. The kitchen has modern, white cabinets with “professional appliances” like […]

This 4-bedroom vintage unit at 220 E. Walton in the Gold Coast came on the market in November 2014. Built in 1919, the listing says it is being sold by only the second occupant in the last 95 years. Now those two owners saw a LOT of Chicago history from their windows. The building has […]

This large 1-bedroom vintage unit in an old mansion at 1450 N. Dearborn Parkway in the Gold Coast just came on the market. It was built in 1874 and has 4 units. The listing says it “feels like Paris.” The unit has many of its vintage features intact including 2 fireplaces, 12 foot ceilings with […]

This 1-bedroom at 1550 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast came on the market in November 2014. But it had previously sold just two months before, in September. It has come back on the market as “brand new.” There are new dark hardwood floors. The bathroom has been renovated. There’s also a completely new, […]

This 5-bedroom Gold Coast mansion at 1500 N. Dearborn Parkway came on the market in October 2014. But if it looks familiar, that’s because it is. We have chattered about it twice before- in April 2010 and July 2011. The house was built in 1880 and is on a corner lot measuring 33×150. It comes […]

This 2-bedroom in this vintage building at 1224 N. Dearborn Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in September 2014. If it looks familiar, it’s because we last chattered about it back in July 2010. See that chatter here. The unit never sold. It has returned to the market with the same finishes […]

This 2-bedroom in The Cordova at 1427 N. Dearborn in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2014. The Cordova is an 8-unit vintage building with an elevator. If this unit seems familiar, that’s because it is. It has been on and off the market since July 2010. We last chattered about it […]

Let’s talk about housing, shall we? This 3-bedroom in 1122 N. Dearborn in the Gold Coast came on the market in early August 2014. It’s a southwest corner unit on the 21st floor. The kitchen has maple cabinets and white appliances and is open to the living/dining space which has dark hardwood floors. The bedrooms […]