Crib Chatter

This 2 bedroom loft at 1318 W. George in West Lakeview came on the market in July 2019. I don’t know when the building was constructed but it was converted into lofts into 7 lofts and attached heated garage parking in 1996. It has an elevator and a shared patio. This loft is a duplex […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse triplex loft in the Tower Lofts at 1601 W. School just came on the market. Built in 1915, it was the former Weiboldt’s store. It has 80 lofts and heated garage parking. There’s no doorman. There’s also no longer scaffolding on this building. I need to update my picture. This penthouse level […]

This 3-bedroom in The Barry at 3100 N. Sheridan in East Lakeview came on the market in January 2020. The Barry was built in 1923 and has 65 units and a doorman. There’s no parking but it’s available for rent in the neighborhood. This listing says that there was “no surface left untouched during the […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse at 2800 N. Lincoln in Lakeview recently came on the market. This is a 7 unit building that was constructed by Noah Properties in 2017. It has an elevator which is key entry into the units. This building is on the 6-corner intersection of Diversey, Lincoln and Racine. These were all built […]

This 2-bedroom in The Eddystone at 421 W. Melrose in East Lakeview came on the market in July 2019. Built in 1928, The Eddystone has 77 units and a doorman and exercise room. There’s no parking with the building. The Eddystone was originally going to be part of a big cooperative apartment development for 2,000 […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse at 711 W. Buckingham in East Lakeview was originally listed in March 2018. This is a new construction 8 unit building with garage parking. There doesn’t appear to be an elevator. The listing says it’s “extra wide” and has custom mill work. The kitchen has white cabinets, white quartzite counter tops, and […]

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 […]