Crib Chatter

This 5-bedroom mansion at 5165 Lindell Boulevard in Central West came on the market in May 2019. Built in 1908 by architects Mariner & La Beaume, the listing describes it as the “golden age” of St. Louis architecture. Lindell runs on the north side of Forest Park, the largest urban park in America. It is […]

This 2-bedroom at the Ruckert on 12th at 2330 S. 12th in Soulard in St. Louis came on the market in June 2019. This building was constructed by Henry Ruckert in 1889 and has 6 units and partial garage parking (by partial that means there is a door on a carport but the garage is […]

This historic 4-bedroom brick single family home at 2309 S. 12th in Soulard in St. Louis came on the market in April 2018. Built in 1890, it is a rare home that is on a double lot measuring 50×142 in the historic Soulard neighborhood which has small, irregular lots laid out by the French. The […]

I recently spent some time in St. Louis. St. Louis was the fourth largest city in America at one point (as was Charleston, South Carolina, incidentally.) Much of its historic architecture remains. Is St. Louis a buying opportunity for architecture lovers priced out of Washington DC, Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia? I’ll be cribbing on St. […]

This 4-bedroom penthouse in The Pinnacle at 21 E. Huron in River North came on the market in February 2017. The Pinnacle was constructed in 2004 and has an attached parking garage. It’s a full service building with 213 units and a doorman. This penthouse is on the 46th floor and has 360 degree views […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in Contemporaine at 201 W. Grand in River North came on the market in March 2019. Built in 2004, Contemporaine has just 28 units and a parking garage. It has won numerous architecture awards for modern architecture and is featured on architecture tours. This top floor unit’s claim to fame is a […]

This 6-bedroom penthouse in 840 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2019. (Did we decide that this area was Gold Coast and not Streeterville?) Built in 2007, the building has 72 units on just 26 floors and a parking garage. This is a true penthouse on the […]

This 3-bedroom at 550 St Clair at 550 N. St. Clair in Streeterville just came on the market. Built in 2008, just as the Great Recession and housing bust hit, it’s a modern building with floor-to-ceiling windows and exposed concrete ceilings with 111 units and a parking garage. It also has an indoor pool and […]

This 4-bedroom duplex penthouse in The Montgomery at 500 W. Superior in River North came on the market in February 2019. The Montgomery was an office building that was converted into condos at the height of the boom in 2007. Built in 1972 as part of the corporate headquarters of Montgomery Ward, its architect was […]

This 3-bedroom loft at 1235 W. George in West Lakeview came on the market in June 2019. We’ve chattered about this complex in the past. It has 26 units and a heated garage and was converted in 1998. Other properties in this complex had multiple levels and were basically townhouse-like lofts. But this unit has […]