Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom in the John Hancock at 175 E. Delaware in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2024. Yes, I’m still calling it the Hancock even though the name has been removed. It will forever be named this, naming rights be damned. But it’s been years, and still no one dares to […]

This 2-bedroom loft in a converted church at 1658 W. Superior in West Town came on the market in March 2025. I’m not sure when this church was built but it was converted to 14 loft condos in 2000. It has “secured” parking. I’m not sure if it has an elevator in the building or […]

This 3-bedroom at 3505 N. Janssen in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview came on the market in March 2025. If this building looks familiar, that’s because we have chattered about it in the past but you have to go back to 2011. Built in 1921, it was fully rehabbed in 2007 during the housing bubble […]

This 3-bedroom loft at 223 W Lake in the Loop came on the market (again) in December 2024. Some of you may remember this building, which we chattered about in 2017 when the lofts were first listed for sale. You can see that chatter here. If you recall, there are 8 lofts in this industrial […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Pac Lofts at 1735 N. Paulina in Bucktown came on the market in February 2025. The Pac Lofts has 95 units and attached garage parking. It was converted into lofts in 2007. The building has a shared rooftop deck, a gym, a common party room, a bike room and storage. […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up penthouse at 549 W. Belden in Lincoln Park came on the market in February 2025. Built in 1894, 549 W. Belden has 20 units. There’s no parking and there is no elevator. It appears it may have been converted into condos in 1987. The listing says that no dogs are allowed. […]

This studio in the Vic Lofts at 3150 N. Sheffield in Lakeview came on the market in February 2025. The Vic Lofts was built in 1929 and converted into lofts in 2005, during the housing bubble. It has 54 units. There is no doorman. The building has a sundeck, bike room, and laundry room. This […]

This 3-bedroom loft in One River Place Condominiums at 758 N. Larrabee in River North came on the market in February 2025. One River Place is the former Montgomery Ward warehouse. It was converted into 241 loft condos in 2002. It has 24-hour door staff, an exercise room, bike storage, a rooftop deck with grills […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up at 2836 N. Southport in Lakeview came on the market in February 2025. I don’t have a picture of this building so you’ll have to make due with St. Alphonsus Church up the street. Built in 2001, it has 4 units and covered parking for 3 cars behind the building. The […]

This 2-bedroom in The Alcove at 1648 W. Division in Wicker Park came on the market in February 2025. Built in 2021, the Alcove is a collection of an 8-story mid-rise elevator building and townhomes. It has attached garage parking and the mid-rise has a common roof deck with a grill, firepit and RH furniture […]