Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom penthouse in the Library Tower at 520 S State in the South Loop came on the market in July 2023. Library Tower was built at the end of the housing bubble, completed in 2008. It has 184 units and attached garage parking. It gets its name because it’s across the street from the […]

This 3-bedroom duplex down at 1205 W. Montana in Lincoln Park came on the market in September 2023. Built in 2016 by Devise, 1205 W. Montana has 4 units and attached garage parking. There are no amenities with the building. This unit has an extra wide footprint with floor to ceiling glass windows. The main […]

This vintage 2-bedroom at 1500 N. LaSalle in Old Town came on the market in September 2023. 1500 N. LaSalle was designed by Edmund Krause (1859-1935) in 1892. He designed 61 buildings in his lifetime. He specialized in mid-rise apartment buildings such as this one and also designed The Commodore at Surf and Broadway in Lakeview. […]

This vintage 4-bedroom brick bungalow at 3800 S. Union in Bridgeport came on the market on Thanksgiving, in November 2023. I don’t have a picture of it but I wanted to crib on it while it was newly on the market. Built in 1890, 3800 S. Union is a brick bungalow on a 22×124 lot. […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up in the St Michael’s High School Lofts at 1660 N. Hudson in Old Town came on the market in September 2023. St Michael’s High School Lofts was built in 1928 and converted into 41 condos in 1988. Here’s more from the Chicago Tribune talking about all the development at the St. Michael’s church […]

This 3-bedroom in The Seng at Wendelin Park at 869 W. Blackhawk in West Lincoln Park came on the market in February 2023 as new construction but was listed on the MLS in July 2023. The Seng at Wendelin Park is a new construction 34-unit condo building by Structured Development. It has attached garage parking. […]

This 3-bedroom in the Clock Tower Lofts at 2300 W. Wabansia in Bucktown came on the market in November 2023. Built in 1916, Clock Tower Lofts was originally the Kling Brothers wholesale clothing business. It was converted into residential lofts in 1996. The building has an exercise room, a shared rooftop deck, an elevator, and […]

This 2-bedroom at 4536 N. Sheridan in Uptown came on the market in November 2023. I don’t have a picture of this building, but I wanted to crib on it anyway. Built in 1889, 4536 N. Sheridan has 15 units and gated outdoor parking. There’s also additional storage. There’s no elevator in the building. This […]

This 2-bedroom in River Plaza at 405 N. Wabash in River North came on the market in September 2023. Built in 1977, River Plaza is a massive building with 678 units and attached garage parking. It was converted to condos in 1994. It’s a full amenity building with an indoor pool, 24-hour door staff, a […]

This top floor corner duplex up at 1700 W. Chicago in West Town came on the market in November 2023. 1700 W. Chicago has 15 units and attached garage parking. It was converted into condos in 2002. This unit has south and east facing windows (replaced in 2021). The first floor is the kitchen, living/dining […]