Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom top floor “penthouse” unit at 1122 N. Dearborn in the Gold Coast just came on the market. Because it is the top floor unit, it has 12 foot ceilings and large windows. There are hardwood floors throughout. The kitchen has SubZero, Viking and Miele appliances, granite counter tops and cherry cabinets. The unit has […]

We’re still chattering about this renovated 2-bedroom in the John Hancock at 175 E. Delaware in the Gold Coast. Last February, you’ll recall, the price was actually RAISED by $100,000 even though the unit had been on the market about a year already. See our February 2012 chatter here. But never fear, it is now […]

Another full floor 2-bedroom has come on the market in the historic Patterson-McCormick Mansion at 1500 N. Astor in the Gold Coast. If you recall, we have chattered about Unit #6, owned by the Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan, which has been on and off the market since September 2008.  See our chatter on Unit #6 here. This […]

We last chattered about this 1-bedroom (now turned 2-bedroom) at 840 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast a year ago. See our prior chatter here. Originally described as a “little piece of Paris”, it has a balcony that overlooks the park and Lake Shore Drive/the lake. At 1800 square feet, it is not your typical […]

This condo-hotel unit at The Raffaello at 201 E. Delaware in the Gold Coast has been on and off the market since October 2011. The listing says it is bank owned. The condo-hotels were all the rage at the height of the housing boom. You own the hotel room which has a private, locked closet where you can […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom full floor unit in the Playboy Mansion at 1340 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast in September 2011. See our prior chatter here. Originally listed for $6.7 million, it was reduced to $5.8 million. It recently sold just 9 months after it came on the market for $5.2 […]

This 2-bedroom in the Cordova at 1427 N. Dearborn in the Gold Coast has been on and off the market since July 2010. It recently came back on the market significantly reduced from its prior list price. The third floor vintage unit has 1700 square feet and some of its vintage features like a wood […]

This 2-bedroom at 1300 N. Astor in the Gold Coast has been on and off the market since November 2009. The listing says it has been renovated. It has a modern minimalist look with new dark hardwood floors and a new kitchen and baths. The kitchen is a “chef’s kitchen” with upgraded appliances including SubZero, Bosch […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom at 1030 N. State in the heart of the Gold Coast in March 2011. See our prior chatter here. You may recall that this unit has been created from 3 combined units. Last year, some of you liked the rehab that was done and some of you thought it […]

This 2-bedroom on the 48th floor in the Water Tower Residences at 180 E. Pearson in the Gold Coast recently came on the market. It is bank owned. Listed at $570,000, it is the cheapest unit on the market in the building. The listing says it is in “original condition” (the building was built in 1975) and […]