Crib Chatter

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom vintage Gold Coast rowhouse at 112 W. Oak in June 2009. See our prior chatter here. Back then it was listed for $2 million and the listing said it was being sold “as is.” It is actually zoned live/work. Built in 1890 on a 20×105 lot, it has rare […]

This 1-bedroom penthouse at 71 E. Division in the Gold Coast has one big selling point: its unique terrace. The listing says the 21×20 terrace has Lake Michigan and North Side views, but it is also enclosed by the unit on three sides making it much more like an extension of the living space than […]

This vintage 4-bedroom penthouse in Benjamin Marshall’s 1200 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast has been on the market since March 2011. In that time, it has been reduced $275,000. Built in 1912 with 10 full floor apartments, the first two floors of the 12-story building were used for servants and the top floor for […]

We last chattered about this bank owned 3-bedroom at 190 E. Walton in the Gold Coast in February 2011. See our prior chatter here. The chatter evolved into a discussion about using videos to market upscale properties- as Joe Zekas from YoChicago did a video on this property last winter. Some of you (myself included) […]

You can’t miss 1325 N. Dearborn in the Gold Coast when you walk or drive by because it has very distinctive architecture with yellow brick and keyhole windows. This 3-bedroom duplex down has been listed since May 2011. In that time, it has been reduced $151,000. The unit has 11-foot vaulted ceiling on the main […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom vintage Gold Coast single family home at 1500 N. Dearborn Parkway in April 2010. See our prior chatter here. At that time, it was listed at about $5.5 million but the listing said it was “priced to sell” and they would “entertain all offers.” Since then, it has been […]

We last chattered about this completely renovated contemporary 2-bedroom on the 69th floor of the John Hancock at 175 E. Delaware in the Gold Coast in April 2011. See our prior chatter here with the before and after pictures of the renovation. Back in April, some of you simply didn’t like the Hancock at all […]

This 3-bedroom duplex down at 20 E. Goethe in the Gold Coast came on the market in June 2011. At 1600 square feet, it is unusual for the building as 20 E. Goethe is mainly smaller units. 2 of the bedrooms are on the main level with the third on the lower level. The kitchen […]

This 2-bedroom just came on the market in the Water Tower Place Condominiums at 180 E. Pearson in the Gold Coast. Constructed in 1975, with 260 units, the building is still considered one of the premier luxury high rises in the city. Its most famous resident was Oprah Winfrey. This 2-bedroom unit sold a year […]

This 3 bedroom full floor residence at 1418 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast has been on the market since February 2011. In that time, it has been reduced $151,000. Redfin also has it listed as a short sale. This building is unique as it is not vintage construction but was built in 1984. […]