Crib Chatter

This 1-bedroom top floor loft in the Wheelworks Lofts at 2510 N. Wayne in Lincoln Park came on the market in April 2015. We last chattered about it in September 2015 as a possible “great investment” because the building has no rental cap and it’s not far from DePaul. You can see that chatter here. […]

Crib Chatter doesn’t cover much of what is going on in the rental market, but you’d have to be dead not to notice apartment rental tower after apartment rental tower going up all over the GreenZone. In 2015, developers were on track to deliver a record 3100 new apartments downtown. But they aren’t stopping there. […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse at 2919 N. Burling in Lakeview came on the market in October 2016. The building has 9 units with attached, covered parking. I can’t tell if there is an elevator but neither the current listing or the prior listing in 2014 says that it does so I am assuming it does not. […]

This 2-bedroom townhouse in the Embassy Club at 1434 W. Wrightwood in West Lincoln Park just came on the market. It is bank owned. The listing says it is 1500 square feet. The kitchen has white appliances and what looks to be intact cabinets. The bathrooms also appear to be intact. It’s being sold “as-is”. […]

This corner 2-bedroom at 111 E. Chestnut in the heart of the Gold Coast and the Mag Mile shopping district has been on and off the market throughout 2015. It is now bank owned. From the pictures, the unit appears to be intact. Located on the 12th floor, it has the preferred northeast side exposure […]

This 2-bedroom farmhouse at 2734 N. Marshfield in Lincoln Park just came on the market. If it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it twice in 2014. You can read our March 2014 chatter here. If you recall, the farmhouse was built in 1870 but has been transformed into a contemporary loft-like space inside […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Clybourn Lofts at 1872 N. Clybourn in Lincoln Park came on the market in December 2015. At 1800 square feet, it has authentic loft features including exposed brick, timber ceilings and large, industrial Northeast facing windows. The master bedroom is enclosed but the second bedroom is lofted and open to […]

This top floor 2-bedroom in the Film Exchange Lofts at 1307 S. Wabash in the South Loop came on the market in September 2015. It has west facing exposures with a balcony and vaulted ceilings Although it is a loft building, it doesn’t have any of the features of authentic lofts. There is no exposed […]

This 2-bedroom on the 21st floor at 1101 S. State in the South Loop came on the market in September 2015. The building was built in 2004 and has 242 units, a doorman, and an outdoor pool. This corner unit has the very sunny south and west exposures. The listing says there are custom window […]

This 3-bedroom in 40 E. 9th in the South Loop came on the market in October 2015. The listing calls it “architecturally renovated” in the contemporary style. It has north and east exposures with 2 of the 3 bedrooms facing east with some lake views. It has a beamed ceiling and stained concrete floors along […]