Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom on the 13th floor at 3150 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview came on the market in early October. The listing says it has lake and city views and overlooks Belmont Harbor. It’s bigger than the “standard” size 2-bedrooms of the more recent era at 1650 square feet. It has dark hardwood floors. […]

This 1-bedroom in the New York Residences at 3660 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview came on the market in June 2015. We have chattered about this building off and on over the years but the last time was in the 2011-2012 era when there were still foreclosures and short sales in the building. With […]

This 1-bedroom authentic loft in the Bodine Building Lofts at 2250 W. Ohio in West Town just came on the market. It looks like it hasn’t been available in over 20 years. It has 14 foot timber ceilings and exposed brick. The kitchen is open to the living room and has wood cabinets, black appliances and […]

This 2-bedroom in The Metropolis at 8 W. Monroe in the Loop came on the market in September 2015. The building was converted into lofts and soft lofts in 2006. There are 170 units. We last chattered about this building back in the early days of the bust when there were short sales and auctions […]

This 2-bedroom in Vision on State at 1255 S. State in the South Loop came on the market in September 2015. It went under contract on Oct 5. (Yes- I KNOW it’s under contract but this unit has some nice pictures.) At 990 square feet, this 2/1 has west facing views so you don’t look […]

This high first floor 2-bedroom at 640 W. Fullerton Parkway in Lincoln Park just came on the market. This 4-unit building has always reminded me of Paris, maybe because of the French doors with balconies. It has other features that are also Parisian, however, including crown molding, wainscoting and a ceiling medallion along with a […]

This 4-bedroom townhouse at 2044 W. Roscoe in Roscoe Village just came on the market. While the building may not look like townhouses from the street, it actually has a bigger complex behind the Roscoe Street façade that houses 6 townhouses. This unit is in the back of the complex, so it does not face […]

This 2-bedroom authentic loft at 1872 N. Clybourn in Lincoln Park just came on the market. It has exposed brick walls and ductwork along with white painted timber ceilings which have skylights. The kitchen has custom Shaker cabinets, stainless steel appliances and quartz counter tops. One bedroom is on the main level with the second […]

This 2-bedroom duplex loft at 1530 S. State in the South Loop just came on the market. It has a south exposure with a two story living room and exposed ductwork. The kitchen has painted maple cabinets, stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops. There is one bedroom on the main floor and the master […]

This 2-bedroom in 1500 N. LaSalle in Old Town came on the market in September 2015. But if it looks familiar, that’s because it last sold just a year ago, in October 2014. This 24-unit elevator building was constructed in 1892. It was designed by Edmund Krause (1859-1935) who designed 61 buildings in his lifetime. He specialized […]