Crib Chatter

This 5-bedroom vintage row house at 1520 N. Dearborn Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2019. Built in 1898 on a 22×149 lot, it has a 3 car heated attached garage. The listing says there was a “total restoration” and no detail was overlooked. It has many of its original […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse in Case Study at 156 W. Superior in River North recently came on the market. Some of you may remember this property because we chattered about it in 2013 and 2017. You can see our 2017 chatter here. If you recall, Case Study was designed by Miller Hulls in 2006 and has […]

This 2-bedroom in this vintage 4-flat at 1539 N. Wells in Old Town came on the market in April 2019. Built in 1895, it is one of the few remaining original vintage residential buildings still on this section of Wells Street in Old Town. This unit is on the third floor and has hardwood floors. […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 1652 N. Cleveland in Old Town came on the market in May 2019. Built in 1876, the listing simply says the lot size is less than .25 an acre. It’s unclear if it’s a smaller than average Chicago lot. Located across from St. Michael’s Church, it has hardwood floors […]

This 2-bedroom at 3534 N. Hermitage in Lakeview came on the market in May 2019. This building has a Hermitage address but fronts both Hermitage and Lincoln. The picture above is of the Lincoln street side of the building. Built in 2009, it has 8 units and indoor garage parking. This unit has hardwood floors […]

This 3-bedroom top floor duplex unit at 1547 N. Leavitt in Wicker Park just came on the market. This building is a former church that was converted to condos in 2004. It has 6 units and heated garage parking. We’ve chattered about this building several times in the past but never about one of the […]

This 1-bedroom loft in the Mergenthaler building at 531 S. Plymouth in Printers Row came on the market in May 2019. Built in 1886, this building has 20 units and a side parking lot which has only a few spots. It was among the first batch of loft buildings to be converted in this neighborhood […]

This 1-bedroom in 201 E. Chestnut in Streeterville came on the market in May 2019. This building was constructed in 1967 and has 120 units and valet parking. It’s a full service building with a doorman, pool and exercise room. This unit faces south and has a private terrace. The listing says it has had […]

This 3-bedroom greystone at 657 W. Roscoe in East Lakeview just came on the market. Built in 1901, it’s on a 25×134 lot. Thanks to Micah for noticing that we chattered about it in 2009. Back then, it ended up selling for less than the 2002 price. The chatterati comments are interesting as we clearly […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 1219 N. Rockwell in East Humboldt Park came on the market in October 2018. Built in 2011, it’s on a 24×126 lot and has a backyard and a 2-car garage. The picture above is not of this actual home. It’s the house at 1214 N. Rockwell, just down the […]