Crib Chatter

This 1-bedroom in 49 E. Cedar in the Gold Coast came on the market in June 2023. Built in 1909, this is a boutique building with 3 units that was designed by Benjamin Marshall. There’s a plaque on the front of the building. We have never chattered about this building before. When I walked by […]

This top floor 3-bedroom in the Kilmer House at 1555 N. Sandburg Terrace in the Gold Coast (or Old Town) came on the market in June 2022. Built in 1971, Kilmer House is part of Sandburg Village. It has 96 units and has a pool, sundeck, tennis courts and exercise room. The building has a doorman and valet garage […]

This 2-bedroom in Ritchie Tower at 1310 N. Ritchie Court in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2023. Ritchie Tower was built in 1963 and has 100 units with an attached parking garage. It has 24/7 door staff, an exercise room, onsite management, an outdoor pool, and a landscaped terrace with grills […]

This 3-bedroom coach house at 1450 N. Dearborn in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2023. Built in 1890, it has 6 units and some garage parking. The coach house sits behind the vintage building in the picture above. It has 3 levels of “single family living.” The first floor has the […]

This 3-bedroom in the Water Tower Residences at 180 E. Pearson in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2023. Water Tower Residences were built in 1974 and has 260 units. It has a Ritz Carlton Hotel in the building and residents get all the amenities of the hotel, along with staff services […]

This 3-bedroom in 122 W. Delaware in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2023. Built in 1881, 122 W. Delaware has 8 units. It does not have an elevator and there’s no parking. This is a top floor unit. It has hardwood floors throughout and some of its vintage features including moldings […]

This 1-bedroom 2-story coach house at 1226 N. Dearborn Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2023. Built in 1901, this coach house is part of a 13 unit condo association which includes the building in front of it, as seen above, and several other coach houses surrounding a shared interior […]

This 4-bedroom triplex maisonette at 210 E. Walton in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2023. Built in 1929, 210 E. Walton has 5 units. It was converted into condos in 1994. The building has an elevator and a shared courtyard. This unit has it’s own private front entrance with a foyer. […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse in Astor Tower at 1300 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in March 2023. Astor Tower Condos was built in 1962 by Bertrand Goldberg. It was originally the Astor Tower Hotel and had some famous customers including the Beatles. It now has 74 condo units and garage parking. […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in 1 E. Schiller in the Gold Coast came on the market in June 2022. One East was built in 1961 and has 77 units and attached garage parking. It has door staff. The listing for this penthouse says the current owner has done “extensive remodeling to make the unit move-in ready.” […]