Crib Chatter

This vintage 2-bedroom at 547 W. Addison in Lakeview just came on the market at the end of last week. Within 3 days, it was already under contract. Yes, this is a rare property I’m highlighting anyway even though it is already under contract. This is one of the vintage courtyard buildings near the lake. It has […]

This 2-bedroom at 1658 W. Belmont in West Lakeview just came on the market. This building was converted into condos in 2007-2008 and has 8 units along with outdoor parking. If this building looks familiar, that’s because we’ve chattered about it several times over the years, including this very unit. It was on and off […]

This 1-bedroom at 548 W. Brompton in East Lakeview just came on the market. Built in 1923, this courtyard building has 61 units. This unit has south facing windows that face the courtyard with 3-way blinds. It has high ceilings with crown molding and French doors which open to the kitchen. The listing calls the […]

This 3-bedroom in the Lake Park Plaza at 3930 N. Pine Grove in Lakeview just came on the market. The building was constructed in 1969 and has 448 units. It’s a full service building with an outdoor pool, tennis courts, party room, exercise room, doormen and an attached rental parking garage. This unit is on […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 1252 W. Oakdale in Lakeview came on the market in April 2018. This group of townhouses was built in 1992. There are ten units and garage parking. Architecturally, it’s different than many townhouses as it has a rounded façade. We last chattered about this townhouse in September 2018. You can see […]

This 3-bedroom co-op in 3500 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview came on the market in September 2018. This building was designed by Robert DeGolyer in 1927 and has 64 units. It has a doorman and exercise room as well as a common deck. This 13th floor unit has 3 exposures, South, East and West, […]

This 4-bedroom at 442 W. Wellington in East Lakeview just came on the market. This building was constructed in 1920 and is a co-op. It has 23 units, with only 2 units per floor, a playground and parking. It’s also a full service building with 24-hour door staff and an exercise room. The listing says […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up loft in the Lakeview Lofts at 3201 N. Seminary in Lakeview came on the market in July 2018. We chattered about it last year when it first came on the market. If you recall, this loft was completely renovated. Many of you liked the changes that were made but we debated the renovation […]

This top floor 2-bedroom loft in the Lincoln Lofts at 3151 N. Lincoln in Lakeview just came on the market. The building was converted into lofts in 1996. It has 52 units and a garage. There’s an elevator but no doorman. This unit is a corner unit with North and West views along with a […]

This 4-bedroom Greystone row house at 639 W. Surf in East Lakeview came on the market in May 2018. Built in 1886, it’s an attached brick and stone row house on a 19 x 116 x 39 x 82 lot which still has some of its vintage features such as 10 foot first floor ceilings […]