Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom loft in the Lakeview Lofts at 3201 N. Seminary in Lakeview came on the market in February. It is a top floor unit with 18 foot timber ceilings and exposed brick walls. Both bedrooms are enclosed and have windows, which isn’t always the case for lofts. The kitchen has cherry cabinets, stainless steel appliances […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up loft in 11 N. Green in the West Loop just came on the market. It has 17 foot timber ceilings with exposed brick and a wall of glass block for extra light. The kitchen has white cabinets, granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. The master bedroom is on the second […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse in the Harbor House at 3200 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview came on the market in May 2015. It is bank owned. The unit used to be a 3-bedroom but a wall was taken down and a big, custom, wood bar was installed (see the listing pictures.) The kitchen appears to […]

This 3-bedroom triplex loft in the Mandel Brothers Lofts at 811 W. Aldine in East Lakeview just came on the market for the first time in 12 years. It’s a brick and timber loft with 12 foot ceilings on the main level and 14 foot ceilings on the second level. The main floor has the […]

The 2-bedroom penthouse unit at 444 W. Belmont in East Lakeview just came on the market. I love it when “old” properties return to Crib Chatter. We have chattered about this penthouse unit 4 times before. It first appeared on Crib Chatter in August 2008 when it was listed for $825,000. Here are the pictures […]

This top floor 2-bedroom in Cortina Court at 429 W. Aldine in East Lakeview just came on the market. Built in 1926, this building has 24 units and some have their own, private heated garages on the back alley. This is one of the units with the garage, which the listing says also has extra […]

This 2-bedroom at 444 W. Belmont in East Lakeview just came on the market. It’s been 5 years since we chattered about this building which was constructed in 1929 and has just 11 units. It’s one of the many, smaller, vintage buildings on the north side that don’t get as much publicity as the big […]

This new construction 6-flat at 1165 W. Eddy in Lakeview just came on the market. Last week, Crain’s discussed the teardown and new construction phenomena in Chicago. Over the last 5 years, Lakeview was the most popular neighborhood for teardowns in the city. On the 3700 block of North Greenview Avenue, construction is under way on […]

This vintage 3-bedroom in 415 W. Aldine in East Lakeview just came on the market. The building was constructed in 1927 and has just 2 units per floor. Like a lot of construction from the pre-war era, this unit is large with many vintage features including crown molding, built-ins and French windows. The Gallery foyer […]

This 4-bedroom duplex down at 1122 W. Diversey in Lakeview just came on the market but if it looks familiar that’s because we chattered about it last September. If you recall, this duplex down was purchased in July 2014 and put on the market just 13 months later, “renovated” and listed for 42% more than […]