Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom in The Renaissance at 5510 N. Sheridan in Edgewater came on the market in September 2023. Built in 1927, The Renaissance is an elevator building with just 32 units. It’s on the National Register of Historic Places. There are only 2 units per floor. It has indoor and outdoor parking as well as […]

This 4-bedroom Block Y townhouse at 28 S. Throop Parkway in the West Loop came on the market in September 2023. (This picture is not one of this particular unit but it is some of the townhouses in the complex.) Built in 2004, this group of townhouses has some which front the street and some […]

This 1-bedroom in the John Hancock at 175 E. Delaware in the Gold Coast came on the market in September 2023. Yes, I’m still calling the building the John Hancock until someone else buys the naming rights. The Hancock was built in 1969 and has 703 units and attached rental parking. It’s one of America’s […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in Gateway Lofts at 1738 W. Belmont in Roscoe Village came on the market in September 2023. Built in 2001, Gateway Lofts is a boutique elevator building with 14 units and attached heated garage parking. It does have some amenities, including an exercise room and club room with a ping pong table […]

This 3-bedroom Sandburg Village townhouse at 1314 N. Sandburg Terrace in Old Town came on the market in August 2023. (The picture above is of some of the Sandburg Village townhouses but not this specific one.) Thanks to The Cat for requesting that we chatter about this property. Built in 1965, Sandburg Village was a […]

This 2-bedroom in the Astor Tower at 1300 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2023. Astor Tower Condos was built in 1962 by Bertrand Goldberg. It was originally the Astor Tower Hotel and had some famous customers including the Beatles. It now has 78 condo units and garage parking. […]

This 2-bedroom in the Michigan Avenue Lofts at 910 S. Michigan in the South Loop came on the market in July 2023. Built in 1911, it was converted to loft condos in 2001 during the loft boom. It has 262 units and attached garage parking. The building has 24/7 door staff and an exercise room. […]

This 2-bedroom in Park Millennium at 222 N. Columbus on the New Eastside came on the market in September 2023. Park Millennium was built in 2002 and has 480 units and attached leased garage parking. It’s a full amenity building with door staff, an indoor lap pool, fitness center, sauna, sundeck with outdoor grills, a […]

This 1-bedroom duplex up Sandburg Village Artist Loft at 1535 N. Sandburg Terrace in the Gold Coast came on the market in September 2023. I have two pictures of these artist lofts in two different locations. I’m not sure if the picture above is the correct group but they all look similar. I knew we […]

This top floor 2-bedroom at 1637 W. Olive in Andersonville/Edgewater came on the market in September 2023. Sorry, I don’t have a picture of this building but I wanted to crib on it anyway. Fountain above is in Lincoln Park. Built in 1924, 1637 W. Olive was converted into condos in 2004. It is a […]