Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom loft in the Meter Building at 835 N. Wood in the Ukrainian Village came on the market in December 2015. It has the features loft lovers look for including exposed brick, timber ceilings and a bow truss. It’s a south corner unit with 1800 square feet. The kitchen has a commercial Viking stove […]

This 2-bedroom at 708 W. Barry in Lakeview just came on the market. If it looks familiar, then you’ve been reading this blog a long time as we actually chattered about it (and a second unit in the building) in 2008. You can see our March 2008 chatter here. And the July 2008 chatter here. […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 55 E. Erie in River North was on the market for a few months in 2015 and then recently came back on in January 2016. No, your eyes are not deceiving you. It is a townhouse on the 12th floor of this building (as seen in the right on the picture […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom “Smart Tech” home at 900 N. Richmond in West Town (East Humboldt Park???) in February 2016. You can see our chatter here. If you recall, this is one of several dozen similar homes that have been built in West Town, Avondale, Logan Square and other gentrifying neighborhoods since the bust. These houses were […]

This 8-bedroom mansion at 1432 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast just came on the market. But if it looks familiar that’s because we chattered about it several times when it last came on the market in 2008 during the Great Recession. You can see our 2008 chatter here and our 2011 chatter here. […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Haberdasher Lofts at 728 W. Jackson just came on the market. Haberdasher is a full service building with 220 units and a parking garage. Half the building has timber lofts and half is concrete. This loft is on the timber side of the building and has exposed brick and the large industrial windows […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Vic Lofts at 3150 N. Sheffield in Lakeview just came on the market. The Vic Lofts were converted into condos in 2005. It has exposed concrete ceilings and ductwork with hardwood floors throughout. The kitchen has wood cabinets, glass tile backsplash, granite counter tops and black appliances. Both bedrooms have […]

This 3-bedroom duplex in the Silver Tower at 303 W. Ohio in River North just came on the market. It is on the 12th floor which has some unique features for the building including 13 foot ceilings on the main level of this unit and a 900 square foot lighted and covered terrace with a […]

This 2-bedroom in Crilly Court at 1708 N. Wells in Old Town just came on the market. We’ve chattered about this complex many times since it was converted from apartments into condos right at the peak of the boom in 2007. Built in 1866, it has two fireplaces, crown molding and a deck off the […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse loft in Trevi Square at 1439 S. Michigan in the South Loop came on the market on March 3, 2016. It was a duplex corner unit with 17 foot ceilings and walls of exposed brick and concrete ceilings. The kitchen had white cabinets, granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. The master […]