Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom in 1414 N. Wells in Old Town came on the market in October 2025. Built in 1995, 1414 N. Wells has 52 units and attached heated garage parking. It’s a boutique elevator building with no doorstaff but it does have a bike room and extra storage. It appears from realtor notes that this […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse in Old Town Square at 210 W. Scott in Old Town came on the market in September 2025. Built in 1999, Old Town Square has 59 townhouses and a central courtyard. This townhouse is on a 20×60 foot print. The listing describes it as “refined city living.” For those of you who […]

This 3-bedroom house 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. The house is on a 34×60 lot. It […]

This 2-bedroom at 1400 N. LaSalle in Old Town came on the market in May 2025. Built in 1879, 1400 N. LaSalle has 7 units. It’s a 3-story walk up with a vintage staircase and skylights in the shared hallway. It has a bike room but no other amenities. This unit is a top floor […]

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 2-bedroom in Gaslight Court at 1411 N. Wells in Old Town came on the market in April 2025. Built in 1895, Gaslight Court has 8 units which share a cobblestone courtyard that the listing says is the “oldest brick road still standing” in Chicago. You enter through a locked wrought iron gate. There are […]

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 3-bedroom in Crilly Court in the Old Town Triangle came on the market in September 2024. Built in 1886, Crilly Court was apartments. It was converted into condos near the end of the housing bubble, in 2007. There are 90 units and just 8 interior outdoor parking spaces which were set aside for the […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at the Larrabee Commons at 1610 N. Mohawk in Old Town came on the market in September 2024. (Sorry, no picture. I don’t think we have chattered about this complex before, but here’s a picture of St. Michael Catholic Church which is nearby.) Built in 1989, Larrabee Commons has 49 townhouses around […]

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, […]