Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom corner penthouse at 15 S. Throop in the West Loop came on the market in January 2024. Built in 2001, 15 S. Throop has just 46 units and attached garage parking. It doesn’t have any door staff and the only amenity appears to be a bike room. There’s no exercise room. This corner […]

This 2-bedroom at 4729 N. Paulina in Ravenswood came on the market in January 2024. I don’t have a picture but I wanted to crib on this so enjoy the statute instead. 4729 N. Paulina is a classic Chicago courtyard building. Built in 1927, it has 24 units and gated parking. The building is professionally […]

This 4-bedroom penthouse in 707 W. Junior Terrace in Buena Park neighborhood of Uptown came on the market in November 2023. (I don’t have my own picture of this building yet. Sorry.) Built in 1929, 707 W. Junior Terrace has just 15 units. There doesn’t appear to be any amenities or door staff. This is […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in 550 N. St Clair in Streeterville came on the market in July 2023. Built in 2008, just as the Great Recession and housing bust hit, 550 N. St Clair is a modern building with floor-to-ceiling windows and exposed concrete ceilings with 111 units and a parking garage. It has 24/7 door […]

This 5-bedroom at 2124 N. Lincoln Park West in East Lincoln Park came on the market in January 2024. Built in 2002, this single family home is part of a 2-unit complex which appears to share the garage area. It’s on a 20×60 lot and has a 2-car street-facing garage. This home has interior stairs […]

This 2-bedroom in the City Centre Club at 212 W. Washington in the Loop came on the market in January 2024. Built in 1913, this building was originally the home of the Illinois Bell Telephone Company. In 2000, it was converted into 183 units and has an attached parking garage. It has a 24/7 door […]

This 2-bedroom duplex in Park Place at 600 N. Kingsbury in River North came on the market in January 2024. Built in 2002, Park Place has 176 units and attached garage parking. The building has 24-hour door staff, an outdoor pool, an exercise room, a jacuzzi, sundeck and barbecue area. The listing says this duplex […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up penthouse at 3516 N. Sheffield in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Lakeview came on the market in January 2024. I don’t know when this building was built, it looks like a former church, but it was converted into condos in 1997. It has 12 units and heated garage parking. This unit has […]

This 4-bedroom townhouse at 4048 N. Clark in Lakeview came on the market in December 2023. This townhouse complex was built in 1998 and has 22 units. Each of the townhouses has an attached 2-car garage, which is rare for Lakeview townhouse complexes. It’s directly across the street from Graceland Cemetery. The listing says this […]

This 2-bedroom in Chestnut Place at 21 W. Chestnut in the Gold Coast came on the market in September 2023. Built in 1999, Chestnut Place has 124 units and an attached parking garage. It has 24-hour door staff and an exercise room. This is a corner unit with north and east city views. The listing […]