Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom in One Museum Park at 1211 S. Prairie in the South Loop came on the market in June 2015. It is the preferred Northeast corner with views of Grant Park and the Chicago skyline as well as the lake the museum campus. At 2920 square feet, it is a true home in the […]

This 2-bedroom triplex penthouse loft in the Franklin Lofts at 720 S. Dearborn in Printers Row just came on the market. But if it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it in 2011 and 2012. See our June 2011 chatter here. The listing says it’s been “completely renovated.” It still has exposed brick, but the finishes […]

This 2-bedroom authentic loft in the Heartbreak Lofts at 17 N. Loomis came on the market in August 2015. It is bank owned. It took the bank 7 years to put this property back on the market. We last chattered about it in August 2015. See our chatter here. If you recall, this is a […]

This 1-bedroom penthouse unit at 340 W. Superior in River North recently came on the market. But we’ve chattered about it twice before. The last time was in June 2015 when it had been reduced. See our chatter here. If you recall, it is a “true” penthouse with a 31×12 private terrace that looks west […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 1417 S. Federal in Dearborn Park II in the South Loop came on the market in April 2015. This house is rare as there aren’t many single family homes in the South Loop. This one was built in 1993 by Booth Hansen on a 36×105 lot. It has a private […]

This vintage 2-bedroom at 3520 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview came on the market in July 2015. 3520 was built in 1924 and has 166 units. This corner unit is on the third floor with views of the trees and the Lake beyond. It has its original moldings and the high ceilings and big […]

This 2-bedroom at 2300 N. Commonwealth in Lincoln Park came on the market in August 2015. This building was a Belgravia conversion at the height of the housing bubble in 2006. It has 72 units and a heated parking garage. This unit is a southwest corner unit with hardwood floors throughout. It has an upgraded maple […]

This 2-bedroom in 680 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville just came on the market. It is on the second floor and doesn’t have lake views, but the 2nd and 16th floors in this building have extra high ceilings measuring 11 feet, 6 inches. The unit has bamboo floors and a newer kitchen with Silestone […]

This 2-bedroom duplex-up loft at 1137 N. Wood in the East Village recently came on the market. But most of you will remember it from earlier this summer because we chattered about it as a microcosm of the hot Chicago housing market. See the chatter here. Ironically, it didn’t sell in the first go-around and was […]

This 1-bedroom loft in the Prairie District Lofts at 1727 S. Indiana in the South Loop came on the market in August 2015. This is a brick and timber loft with other authentic features including a large metal door along one wall. The bedroom, however, has no windows or a door but is separated by a […]