Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom in 717 W. Briar in East Lakeview came on the market in September 2019. The building was constructed in 1891 but it was renovated into condos in 2002. It has 7 units and deeded enclosed parking. This unit has “loft-like” features including exposed brick and ductwork throughout. The living room is elevated from […]

This 3-bedroom vintage condo in Commonwealth Towers at 2920 N. Commonwealth in East Lakeview came on the market in February 2019. Built in 1929, it has just 24 units and rental parking which I’m not sure if it’s attached to the building or not. The listing says this is the preferred tier in the building which […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse in 3300 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview just came on the market. In an old listing, I have that this building was built in 1920 but the current listing says 1926. Either way, it appears it was built before the Great Depression. It has 84 units but no parking garage. This […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Lincoln Lofts at 3151 N. Lincoln in Lakeview came on the market in July 2019. We chattered about this loft last August, as it was the first time it had been on the market in 19 years. See our chatter here. If you recall, this corner loft is in the […]

This 3-bedroom in 504 W. Barry in East Lakeview just came on the market. We’ve chattered about this building in the past, but it looks like the last time was in 2012. If you recall, it was built in 1927 and has 10 units. It’s a rare vintage mid-rise with an elevator and parking. The […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 820 W. Wolfram in Lakeview recently came on the market. If it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it several times over the last couple of years including a year ago, in October 2018, when it re-sold for $60,000 under the 2014 sales price. You can see our chatter here. […]

This 3-bedroom greystone at 657 W. Roscoe in East Lakeview came on the market in May 2019. If it looks familiar that’s because we chattered about it in its last sale in 2009 and also last May when it came back on the market. See our May 2019 chatter here. If you recall, this is […]

This 3-bedroom duplex down at 2910 N. Sheffield in Lakeview came on the market in May 2019. We’ve chattered about this building before as it used to be a vintage graystone which was torn down in 2011 in order to build a modern 3-flat with 3-units and a garage in 2012. The picture above is […]

This 2-bedroom in 444 W. Belmont in Lakeview came on the market in September 2019. 444 W. Belmont was built in 1920 and has just 11 units. There are 2 units per floor. The building has an elevator, a common first floor deck and there’s separate storage for some of the units. This unit has […]

This 3-bedroom in Cathedral Place at 3101 N. Seminary in Lakeview came on the market in July 2019. This church was constructed in 1880 and now has 5 condo units and garage parking. It was converted into condos in 2001-2002. This unit has 10 foot ceilings and several authentic church windows. At 2500 square feet, […]