Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom top floor vintage unit at 1647 N. Sedgwick in Old Town just came on the market. If it looks familiar to long time readers, that’s because we chattered about it in both 2008 and 2014. You can read the 2014 chatter here. The history of this property reads like a history of the […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up loft in the Lakeview Lofts at 3201 N. Seminary in Lakeview just came on the market. The Lakeview Lofts were converted into condos in 1992, making them among the older of the loft conversions. It has 20 units and parking (the listing doesn’t say it’s a garage, just that it’s “onsite.”) […]

This 4-bedroom vintage mansion at 2142 W Caton in Bucktown came on the market in June 2018. Built in 1891, it’s on a larger than standard Chicago lot but there isn’t a lot size in the listing. The listing says it was built in the “Romanesque” style. It has many of its vintage features intact […]

This 5-bedroom historic mansion at 1407 N. Hoyne in Wicker Park just came on the market. Anyone who has lived, walked, jogged, biked or driven through the Wicker Park neighborhood knows this house. Built in 1885, it’s on a massive 98×110 city lot. Crain’s has more: The red brick Second Empire-style mansion, on nearly half […]

This 2-bedroom corner loft in the Gotham Lofts at 420 S. Clinton on the Near West Side recently came on the market. The Gotham Lofts is an old GE brick factory that was converted into condos during the loft conversion craze of the late 1990s and early 2000s. The building has 188 units and both […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 322 W. Willow in Old Town came on the market in April 2018. It is new construction, which is rare for the heart of Old Town. The listing says the owner had to relocate after building it. It has many unique features including a glass staircase, Jonathan Adler, ETT […]

This 3-bedroom in 400 E. Ohio in Streeterville came on the market in May 2018. 400 E. Ohio was built in 1983 and has 185 units. It’s a full service building with an indoor pool and sauna. It has an attached parking garage where residents get parking, which is included in the purchase price, and guests […]

This 3-bedroom duplex penthouse loft in the River Bank Lofts at 550 N. Kingsbury in River North came on the market in June 2018. The River Bank Lofts was an authentic loft conversion with walls of exposed brick and timber ceilings. The main floor has a library, the kitchen, dining and living rooms along with 2 […]

This 2-bedroom at 7 S. Aberdeen in the West Loop came on the market in June 2018. This rare non-loft vintage building has 6 units and covered parking. It sits on the corner of Aberdeen and Madison in the heart of the West Loop restaurants and shops. It has many unique features including brick walls, timber and […]

This vintage 3-flat at 2117 W. Concord in Bucktown came on the market in May 2018. Built in 1885, the 3-flat has a brick and limestone exterior as it sits in a neighborhood with many historic mansions that were built for the wealthy. It is on a wider than standard Chicago lot, which the listing […]