Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom in Carriage Place on Orleans at 1500 N. Orleans in Old Town came on the market in July 2022. Built in 1892, Carriage Place on Orleans was converted to condos in 1999. This building has 12 units and attached heated garage parking. It has bike and individual unit private storage in the basement. […]

This corner 4-bedroom row house at 358 W. Wisconsin in Old Town came on the market in September 2022. Built in 1890, the rowhouse is on a 20×80 lot and has a 2-car garage. For those old-timers on this site who have a keen eye, we have chattered about this row house before, 11 years […]

This multi-unit vintage property at 1708 N. Sedgwick in Old Town came on the market in August 2022. The main house was built in 1888 and the listing says it’s a Victorian. It’s on a bigger than average Chicago lot measuring 25×144. The coach house is above the 2-car garage and fronts on cute Fern […]

This 2-bedroom townhouse at 1846 N. Sedgwick in the Old Town neighborhood of Lincoln Park came on the market in September 2022. Built in 1982, this complex has 5 units and attached parking (but it seems like it might have 10 units???) This townhouse has the typical townhouse layout. You enter on the main floor […]

This top floor 1-bedroom in Crilly Court at 210 W. Eugenie in the Old Town Triangle neighborhood of Lincoln Park came on the market in June 2022. Crilly Court is one of the most famous apartment complexes on the North Side. It has 90 apartments but there is also a row of Queen Anne townhomes. […]

This vintage 2-flat building at 304 W. Concord Place in Old Town came on the market in April 2022 but was also listed in 2021. Built in 1881 on a smaller than standard Chicago lot of 24.1 x 94.22 lot, it still has room for 2-car parking. The listing says it is one lot with […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse in Old Town Square at 253 W. Goethe in Old Town came on the market, originally, in July 2019. Built in 2001, Old Town Square has 59 units and includes a landscaped gated courtyard. This townhouse fronts Goethe but has a 1-car attached garage in the courtyard which also has 1 car […]

This 3-bedroom in 1550 on the Park at 1550 N. Clark in Old Town came on the market in March 2020. 1550 on the Park was built in 2020 and has 32 units and attached garage parking. It overlooks Lincoln Park and the Chicago History Museum. The building has 24-hour door staff, a fitness centers, […]

This 1-bedroom in Kilmer House in the Sandburg Village at 1555 N. Sandburg Terrace in Old Town came on the market in November 2021. From the Kilmer House website: James House is a 43-story high-rise structure with 520 residential units. Although the address is 1560 North Sandburg Terrace, its main entrance is on Germania Place […]

This vintage 4-bedroom single family home at 225 W. Menomonee in the Old Town Triangle came on the market in July 2021. I don’t know when this home was built as the listing is calling it “new construction” in 2021 but the home is landmarked. It’s on a 25 x 104 lot. The listing says […]