Crib Chatter

Four years after first being listed on the market this 3-bedroom true penthouse at 220 E. Walton in the Gold Coast has finally sold. We chattered about this property numerous times over those 4 years. See our May 2011 chatter here. In our last chatter, not many people talked about the price- although, as usual, […]

Crain’s is reporting that William Wrigley Jr. has buyers for both his Lake Forest home and 2 out of the 3 multi-million dollar units he had listed as raw space in 65 E. Goethe in the Gold Coast. He is taking a loss on the Lake Forest home. The 11,000-square-foot Lake Forest home on Lake […]

This 3-bedroom at 221 E. Walton in the Gold Coast is among the most unique penthouses on the market right now. The triplex unit has a two story living room with an 18 foot wall of windows overlooking Lake Michigan. But if you long for city views, it has a third floor terrace with hot tub overlooking the […]

This 1-bedroom in Benjamin Marshall’s 1200 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast has been on the market for 10 months. Built in 1912 with 10 full floor apartments, the first two floors of the 12-story building were used for servants (and are now maisonette units) and the top floor for playrooms and extra maid rooms. […]

We’ve chattered about this renovated 2-bedroom in the John Hancock Center at 175 E. Delaware in the Gold Coast several times in 2011. See our last chatter in July 2011 here. This 2-bedroom has been completely renovated with contemporary kitchen and bath finishes to bring it up to today’s standards. You can see the before and after […]

This vintage 2-bedroom at 257 E. Delaware in the Gold Coast recently came on the market. It last sold in 2002 for $1.05 million and is now bank owned and listed at just $481,140. We’ve actually chattered about several units in the building over the years, including at least one other bank owned unit, which […]

We’ve chattered about Nate Berkus’ 3-bedroom at 1325 N. Astor in the Gold Coast several times before. See our March 2011 chatter here. Originally listed in January 2011, it has now been reduced $500,000 to $2.15 million. Berkus renovated it but kept the original St. Charles metal cabinets in the kitchen and the Samuel Marx […]

This picture was taken on Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Park over the weekend. I was struck by the sheer number of for sale signs all in a row. Will we be seeing scenes like this all winter long? And on a different topic- but in an area we have chattered about before- why DO people […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 1218 N. Astor in the Gold Coast has been on and off the market for just over 2 years. Built in 1900 on a 25x109x25x113 lot, it is located on prestigious Astor Street yet is just steps from the restaurants of Rush Street. It has a modern eat-in kitchen […]

This 2-bedroom at 1122 N. Dearborn in the Gold Coast has been on the market since June 2011. In that time it has been reduced $50,000. It is now listed $26,000 under the 2007 purchase price. The 6th floor corner unit has plenty of outdoor space in the form of a 12×36 private terrace that runs […]