Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom duplex up at 1760 N. Wells in Old Town came on the market on September 5, 2024. Built in 1897, 1760 N. Wells has 14 units, a shared roof deck and assigned parking behind the building. There is no door staff or other amenities. This unit has some vintage features including high ceilings, […]

This 2-story penthouse at 2035 N. Orleans in Lincoln Park came on the market in July 2024. Built in 2017, this boutique building has 10 units and attached garage parking. There is no door staff or other amenities. This was the building where they kept the outer shell and built a modern building behind the […]

This 4-bedroom vintage row house at 558 W. Fullerton Parkway in Lincoln Park came on the market in July 2024. Built in 1889 on a 20×111 lot, this brick row house is in the Fullerton Parkway historic district. The listing says it was “completely rebuilt and finished in 2024” with meticulous design, exquisite finishes and […]

This 4-bedroom vintage row house at 474 W. Deming in East Lincoln Park came on the market in July 2024. If this row house looks familiar, that’s because we’ve chattered about it twice before, when it was on the market in 2012 and, the last sale, in 2019. The row house had difficulty selling in […]

This 2-bedroom at 1122 W. Armitage in Lincoln Park came on the market in July 2024. If this building looks familiar, that’s because we’ve chattered about it before. It was built in 1994 and has 8 units and attached garage parking. We actually chattered about this same unit in 2016. Back then, it was listed […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Soda Pop Factory Lofts at 1001 W. Altgeld in Lincoln Park came on the market in June 2024. The Soda Pop Factory Lofts at 1001 W. Altgeld was converted into 9 lofts in 1987. I don’t know the original age of the building. It has a center courtyard and attached […]

This 4-bedroom historic row home at 1820 N. Lincoln (the one with the blue door) in the Old Town Historic District came on the market in June 2024. Built in 1879, this row home is on a 23×70 lot. It’s a fee simple row home so there are no assessments. There is no parking. It […]

This 3-bedroom at 2523 N. Burling in East Lincoln Park came on the market in May 2024. Built in 1896, this greystone has 4 units and outdoor parking. The unit is the first floor unit with both front and back entrances. (Is that a garden unit?) It has refinished hardwoods throughout and exposed brick accents. […]

This 2-bedroom at 1903 N. Fremont in Lincoln Park came on the market in June 2024. If it looks familiar that’s because we chattered about it in 2019. Back in 2019, some of you were surprised at the list price, which was $409,000. Several thought it should be in the $300,000s and one said the […]

This 6-bedroom vintage greystone at 538 W. Deming Place in Lincoln Park came on the market in January 2024. Built in 1889, it is on an oversized Chicago lot measuring 27×190. It has a heated 2.5 car garage and both a true front, and back, yard. If it looks familiar, that is because we chattered […]