Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom at 2221 N. Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Park came on the market in April 2025. Some of you may remember this building as we’ve chattered about it in 2020 and in 2022. In 2022, the chatterati complained about living above the taqueria and we had an extensive discussion about what kind of loan […]

This 4-bedroom at 2130 N. Lincoln Park West in East Lincoln Park came on the market in April 2025. Built in 1929, 2130 N. Lincoln Park West is a boutique building with just 33 units and 39 garage spaces. The building has a on-site building concierge and engineer, extra storage, an exercise room and a […]

This 3-bedroom single family home known as the “Yellow House” at 314 W. Menomonee in Old Town came on the market in February 2025. Built in 1875, it is a landmarked home in the Old Town Triangle historic district with brick sidewalks out front and a white picket fence. Built on a 34×60 lot, it […]

This 1-bedroom single family home at at 1684 N. Ada in West Lincoln Park came on the market in March 2025. (Sorry, I don’t have a picture) Built in 1885, this 3500 square foot former factory was converted into a single family home on a 82×41 lot. It’s called the Charcoal Factory and was available […]

I wanted to get to this 2-bedroom townhouse at 2729 N. Racine in Lincoln Park before the weekend because we’ve chattered about it before. It was just listed in March 2025. I don’t have a year when this was built. There are only two units and they share a common wall. Is this a townhouse […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse at 416 W. Deming in East Lincoln Park came on the market in July 2024. 416 W. Deming is a Booth Hanson designed building with 13 units stretching across several addresses. Built in 2014, it has garage parking and elevators. This top floor unit is all on one level except for the […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up penthouse at 549 W. Belden in Lincoln Park came on the market in February 2025. Built in 1894, 549 W. Belden has 20 units. There’s no parking and there is no elevator. It appears it may have been converted into condos in 1987. The listing says that no dogs are allowed. […]

This 3-bedroom at 820 W. Webster in Lincoln Park came on the market in January 2025. Built in 1892, 820 W. Webster has 6 units and exterior parking. It has storage and a shared rooftop deck with skyline views. The listing says this unit has a “perfect blend of historic charm and contemporary living.” The […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 2701 N. Racine in Lincoln Park came on the market in January 2025. Built in 1974, this complex has 10 townhouses and outdoor assigned parking. If the listing pictures look familiar, that’s because we chattered about this townhouse 3 years ago, in January 2022. Back then, some of you talked about […]

This 1-bedroom in the Hemingway House at 1850 N. Clark in East Lincoln Park came on the market in September 2024. Built in 1969, Hemingway House has 280 units and attached leased parking. It has the amenities of many buildings built in the late 60s and early 70s including a party room, sundeck, exercise room, […]