Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom townhouse in the Embassy Club at 2609 N. Greenview came on the market in April 2022. The picture above is of one of the other parts of the Embassy Club but it’s the closest I could come up with in my photograph collection of the private cobblestone drive that leads to the townhouses […]

This 3-bedroom at 2440 N. Lakeview in East Lincoln Park came on the market in March 2022. Built in 1927 by Russman & Hirshfeld, it is on Lincoln Park and has Lake Michigan views. The building has 97 units and an attached parking garage. There are just 2 apartments per floor. It’s a full service […]

This vintage row house at 566 W. Arlington in East Lincoln Park came on the market in March 2022. Built in 1895, the listing says it was designed by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb and is the middle of the “Three Sisters” row homes on the street. It is on a 16.58 x 90 lot. […]

This 4-bedroom Italianate cottage at 2121 N. Hudson in East Lincoln Park came on the market in March 2022. Built in 1869 by WW Boyington, who was the architect of the Water Tower, according to the listing, it is one of only 3 north side houses that survived the Chicago Fire. Built on a larger […]

This penthouse 2-bedroom at 1847 N. Cleveland in East Lincoln Park came on the market in March 2022. Built in 1891, this building has 8 units and gated parking behind the building. If this unit looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it the last time it was on the market, in April 2017. Back […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Gaertner Building at 1201 W. Wrightwood came on the market in March 2022. Built in 1926, the Gaertner Building has 24 lofts and attached garage parking. An elevator building, it was converted into condos in 2002. This loft has 11 foot ceilings, exposed brick and hardwood floors. There’s a Juliet […]

This 2-bedroom at 2204 N. Clybourn in the Clybourn Corridor of West Lincoln Park came on the market in February 2022. Built in 1918, this building has 6 units and gated parking. This unit doesn’t have many of its vintage features other than a wood burning fireplace and 10 foot ceilings. It has hardwood floors. […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Clybourn Lofts at 1872 N. Clybourn in West Lincoln Park came on the market in March 2022. The Clybourn Lofts was a 1980s loft conversion and has 57 units and outdoor, deeded, gated parking. One old listing said the building used to be an old piano factory. The building has […]

This 5-bedroom Victorian row house at 620 W. Fullerton Parkway in East Lincoln Park came on the market in September 2021. Built in 1886, this row house is on a larger than standard Chicago lot measuring 35 x 175. It has a 2-car garage. This row house has many of its vintage features including high […]

This 1-bedroom in Park View Tower at 2740 N. Pine Grove came on the market in March 2022. Built in 1974, Park View Tower has 149 units and both garage and outdoor parking. It’s a boutique elevator building with a laundry room. This unit is on the 11th floor and has west views over the […]