Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom duplex up at 235 W. Eugenie in Old Town came on the market in October 2021. Designed by famed architect Harry Weese in 1962, the complex has 23 condos and outdoor parking. Who’s Harry Weese? From The Art Institute of Chicago: In 1940, Weese joined the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, but […]

This vintage 4-bedroom row house at 1919 N. Lincoln Park West in East Lincoln Park/Old Town came on the market in September 2021. Built in 1888, it’s on a 19×72 size lot and has 2 secured parking spaces on a driveway behind the property. It’s also on the part of Lincoln Park West that actually […]

This 2-bedroom at 1445 N. Wells in Old Town came on the market in August 2021. If this building looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about this unit back in 2014, where its location next to a popular bar was the gist of the discussion. See our chatter here. Built in 2000, this building has […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up in the St Michael’s High School Condos at 1660 N. Hudson in Old Town came on the market in July 2021. St Michael’s High School Lofts (Condos?- I’ve always seen it called Lofts) was built in 1928 and converted to condos in 1988. Here’s more from the Chicago Tribune talking about […]

This 2-bedroom in 1400 N. LaSalle in Old Town came on the market in July 2021. Built in 1920s, this corner building has 6 units. It does not have parking but does have a back garden. This unit has some of its vintage features including 12 foot ceilings, crown moldings, hardwood floors. It has a […]

This 2-bedroom at 158 W. Burton Place in Old Town just came on the market. Built in 1900, this building has 4 units but no parking. This unit is on the first floor and has its own private entrance. Although it’s in a vintage building, this unit doesn’t have any vintage finishes. It has hardwood […]

This 5-bedroom Prairie-style single family home at 1526 N. Wieland in Old Town came on the market in September 2020. Built in 1987 in the Prairie style, the listing says it was modeled on the Glessner House. It’s on a wider than normal Chicago lot measuring 50×102 and has a rare front facing 2-car garage […]

This 4-bedroom Spanish-style single family home at 1821 N. Lincoln Park West in Old Town came on the market in November 2020. Built in 1895, it’s on a larger than average Chicago lot measuring 25×151.5. It has a 2-car garage. The house is one of just two Spanish-style homes in the Old Town neighborhood. The […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in The Neapolitan at 1212 N. Wells in Old Town came on the market in August 2019. The Neapolitan was built in 2001 during the housing boom. It has 95 units and garage parking. It’s a full amenity building with 24-hour doormen, tennis courts, dog run, clubhouse and exercise room. This penthouse […]

This 3-bedroom vintage single family home at 306 W. Concord in Old Town came on the market in January 2021. If it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it in June 2019. You can see our chatter here. It didn’t sell in 2019 and was withdrawn from the market. Built in 1896 on a […]