Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom row house at 3810 N. Alta Vista Terrace in Lakeview came on the market in October 2017. It’s also been for rent off and on since. You may recall that Alta Vista Terrace is a Chicago Landmark District. These 40 row homes were built from 1900 to 1904 and were built to look […]

This 3-bedroom loft in the Donohue building at 711 S. Dearborn in Printers Row recently came on the market. The Donohue Lofts are authentic brick and timber lofts that were built in 1886. The Donohue was one of the first buildings converted to residential condos in Printers Row in the 1980s. There are 90 units […]

This 1-bedroom in The Churchill at 1255 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast just came on the market. Built in 1924, it has 68 units and a doorman. The listing describes this unit as an “elegant Parisian flat.” It has hardwood floors throughout and an updated kitchen with white cabinets, stainless steel appliances and […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse at Riverbend at 333 N. Canal on the Near West Side recently came on the market. Riverbend was built in 2002 and has 148 units and a parking garage. This building was built, literally, at the bend of the River. For years, Wolf Point sat undeveloped across from Riverbend, but now there […]

This 2-bedroom corner loft in the Haberdasher Square Lofts at 728 W. Jackson in the West Loop came on the market in February 2019. The Haberdasher Square Lofts has 266 lofts and a parking garage. This loft has authentic loft features such as exposed brick and 12 foot concrete ceilings along with 40 feet of […]

This 2-bedroom triplex loft in the Marshfield Lofts at 1740 N. Marshfield in Bucktown recently came on the market. This exposed brick and timber corner loft has east and south exposures. The listing says it has a “newly renovated kitchen” with white cabinets, quartz counter tops and a tile backsplash. The master bedroom has an […]

This top floor 2-bedroom in Cortina Court at 429 W. Aldine in East Lakeview came on the market in February 2019. If it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it in 2016 where we discussed whether or not a vintage 2/2 with a garage could sell above $450,000. See our chatter here. If you […]

This 2-bedroom multi-level loft at 626 W. Randolph in the West Loop came on the market in October 2018. This building was converted into lofts in 1996. It has 15 units and heated garage parking. This unit has exposed brick and what looks like a timber ceiling in a multi-level layout. The listing says there […]

This 2-bedroom at 900 West at 900 W. Washington in the West Loop just came on the market. This is a new construction building with 22 units and a garage. It is built to blend in with the aesthetic of the neighborhood with black industrial looking floor to ceiling, sound resistant windows. There is private […]

This 3-bedroom at 2521 N. Ashland in Lincoln Park just came on the market. This building has 5-units and garage parking and was built just as the housing bust was hitting bottom, in 2011-2012. We chattered about this building in 2012 as there were just a few new construction buildings that were coming on the […]