Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom duplex in the Carl Street Studios at 155 W. Burton in Old Town recently came on the market again in July 2016. But it has been on and off the market since 2009. We first chattered about it in June 2009. You can see our chatter here. The Carl Street Studios is a unique […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at Goethe Row at 1300 N. LaSalle in Old Town came on the market in May 2017. Built in 1980, the listing says it was designed by architect Marcel Freides and has 7 units with parking. The listing also says the association is applying for architectural landmark status for the complex. It […]

This 1-bedroom in Crilly Court at 208 W. Eugenie in Old Town recently came on the market. If you’ll recall, Crilly Court is the historic complex of buildings which borders Wells, Crilly, St. Paul and Eugenie. It has 90 units and was converted from apartments to condos just as the bust hit in 2007. But […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 321 W. Menomonee in Old Town came on the market in May 2017. Built in 1918 on an irregular Chicago lot measuring 48 x 104, it has 2-levels and a 2.5 car garage. The house has a lot of unique features including  a grand atrium with a curved staircase […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 319 W. Eugenie in Old Town recently came on the market. Built in 1874, it is landmarked. It has a smaller than standard Chicago lot of 24×103 but still manages to have a 2-car garage. The listing describes this as an “Italianate cottage” with arched frames over the window, […]

This 3 bedroom townhouse at 1159 N. Cambridge in South Old Town came on the market in October 2016, was withdrawn, and recently was listed again. Is this area South Old Town? Old Cabrini Green? North River North? It is two stories and has a private yard and 1 car garage parking. I’m assuming this is […]

This 1-bedroom duplex in the Williamsburg Gardens at 200 W. Menomonee in Old Town just came on the market. The 4-story brick building was built in 1905 and has 15 units. The unit has tiger oak floors and crown molding along with a unique carved closet door. There is a half bath off the living room […]

This 2-bedroom duplex in Kennelly Square at 1749 N. Wells in Old Town came on the market in January 2017. The listing says it has been fully rehabbed with a new kitchen and baths. The wraparound kitchen has granite counter tops,  including on the breakfast bar, stainless steel appliances and wood cabinets. The two bedrooms […]

This 2-bedroom in 1500 N. LaSalle in Old Town came on the market in July 2016. The building was designed by Edmund Krause (1859-1935) in 1892. He designed 61 buildings in his lifetime. He specialized in mid-rise apartment buildings such as this one and also designed The Commodore at Surf and Broadway in Lakeview. Krause’s best known […]

This 2 bedroom townhouse at 205 W. Eugenie in Old Town just came on the market. This complex was built around 1990 and is on top of commercial space that fronts wells. There are 10 units. This is an end unit and has several exposures. The first level has the living/dining room with exposed brick walls […]