Crib Chatter

This 4-bedroom duplex up at 628 W. Briar Place in Lakeview came on the market in May 2017. This graystone was constructed in 1936 and has 5 units. The listing says this unit was completely gutted in 2015. It still has some of its vintage features, however, including millwork, crown molding, hardwood floors with inlaids, and […]

This top floor 2-bedroom in a vintage greystone at 1348 W. Wellington in Lakeview originally came on the market in August 2016. It may look familiar to some of you because we chattered about it when it was first listed. You can see our chatter here. If you remember, the greystone was built in 1878. […]

This 2-bedroom at the Brewster at 2800 N. Pine Grove in East Lakeview just came on the market. The Brewster is a historic building that was constructed in 1893 and has 94 units but no parking. The interiors have been used as movie sets on several films. This is a northeast corner unit with rounded […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse at 545 W. Aldine in East Lakeview recently came on the market. It’s a true penthouse in this 30-unit elevator building. According to the listing, this unit was a 3-bedroom but a wall was removed for the third bedroom to make a larger living room. It has a big terrace that stretches […]

This 4-bedroom new construction condo in Melrose at the Lake at 434 W. Melrose in East Lakeview recently came on the market. This is a completely new building with 17 luxury units and a parking garage. 5 years ago, it was apparently going to be luxury apartments but it’s now going to be condos instead. […]

This mid-century modern townhouse at 400 W. Surf in East Lakeview just came on the market. Built in 1953, there are 18 units in this complex on the corner of Sheridan and Surf. We’ve chattered about this complex before.  The pictures above and below are of some of the townhouses on the Sheridan side, but […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 826 W. Oakdale in Lakeview came on the market in February 2017. Built in 1890 on a standard Chicago lot of 25×125, it’s located in the Oakdale Avenue District, which is a Chicago landmark district. It lasts just a block, from Halsted to Mildred on Oakdale. The street is […]

This 4-bedroom duplex up condo at 2922 N. Sheffield in Lakeview recently came on the market. This building was constructed in 2015 and has 3 units and garage parking. The unit is on the top floor and has dark espresso floors and a glass paneled staircase. 3 of the 4 bedrooms are on the second […]

This 3-bedroom in The Peerless at 3026 N. Lincoln in West Lakeview came on the market in February 2017. This is a new construction 9-unit brick and steel building with an elevator and garage parking. All of the units in the building are 3-bedrooms, which is somewhat rare for Lakeview, but this was a massive […]

This 1-bedroom in 340 W. Diversey in East Lakeview came on the market in March 2017. Built in 1957, these two buildings were designed by Mies Van der Rohe. They have 330 units with an exercise room and a pool. There is leased parking in the building for $200 to $215 a month. This unit […]