Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom at 2149 N. Seminary in Lincoln Park came on the market in May 2025. 2149 N. Seminary is a group of buildings that has 18 vintage units. It has a shared fenced-in backyard which the listing calls a “garden oasis.” The living room has west facing windows with a built-in alcove and fireplace. […]

This 3-bedroom in 1814 N. Lincoln Park West in the Old Town neighborhood of Lincoln Park came on the market in May 2025. Built in 1890, the building has 4 units. It has parking spaces behind the building and extra storage. This building is larger than it looks from the street, as this unit, on […]

This 6-bedroom vintage row home at 2113 N. Clark in Lincoln Park came on the market in April 2025 but it has been on, and off, the market since 2023. It is not the corner row house but is the second unit from the alley with the taupe-ish color door. Built in 1891, this row […]

This 3-bedroom in 2626 N. Lakeview in Lincoln Park came on the market in May 2025. Built in 1968, 2626 N. Lakeview has 492 units and attached garage parking. It’s a full amenity building with 24/7 door staff, fitness center, pool, party room, storage, sundeck. This is a view unit which is an “endless panoramic […]

This 1-bedroom in SoNo at 860 W. Blackhawk in Lincoln Park (? Near North Side?) came on the market in May 2025. Built in 2008, SoNo was the first condo high-rise built in the North/Clybourn corridor. It got embroiled in the housing bust of 2008-2012 and prices were lowered to clear the building inventory. It […]

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 […]