Crib Chatter

This west facing 2-bedroom in The Quince at 565 W. Quincy in the West Loop recently came on the market. Do they still call it “The Quince”? That was the original name of this building when it was built by Belgravia at the tail end of the housing boom in 2008-2009. The building has 241 units, […]

This top floor 3-bedroom at 3020 N. Sheridan Road in East Lakeview just came on the market. Built in 1902, the building has 9-units and is just a block from the lake shore bike baths. This unit has many of its original features, including crown molding and built-ins. There is a unique two-story living room […]

This 3-bedroom at 1322 N. Clybourn on the Near North Side came on the market in October 2014. We’ve chattered about this 6-unit building before. See that 2011 chatter here. Built in 2008, just before the housing bust, it was a Leed-certified building with bamboo floors and other eco-friendly finishes. Although, the current listing doesn’t […]

This 2-bedroom corner duplex at 2859 N. Southport in Lakeview came on the market in August 2014. The complex was converted into condos in the early 1990s and has 4 units. This unit has its own private entrance on Southport. It also has 12 foot ceilings and a 600 square foot private deck. The kitchen […]

We last chattered about this 9-bedroom mansion at 2466 N. Lakeview in Lincoln Park in November 2011. You can see our previous chatter here. Strangely enough, I just mentioned this house in a comment on another post and here it is being re-listed. The house is known as the Theurer-Wrigley House. Located directly on Lincoln Park […]

This 1-bedroom in the 60657 Lofts at 1645 W. School in Lakeview recently came on the market. The listing says it has a “100% new interior.” That includes new hardwood floors, new white kitchen cabinets (white is “in” now), granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances, a new bath, hot water tank and washer/dryer. It […]

This 2-bedroom in Concord at City Center at 208 W. Washington in the Loop came on the market in June 2014. It is a north-west corner unit with a wall of windows and hardwood floors through out. Neither bedroom appears to have windows, however. The kitchen has maple cabinets, granite counter tops and stainless steel […]

This 2-bedroom in Ontario Place at 10 E. Ontario in River North came on the market in September 2014. It is a northeast corner unit with 1390 square feet. It looks to have many of the original finishes and is being sold “as-is.” It has carpet throughout and the kitchen has white cabinets and appliances. […]

This 2-bedroom at Printers Corner at 170 W. Polk in the South Loop came on the market in October 2014. Do they still even call this building “Printers Corner”? It was originally marketed under that name in 2006 and 2007 because every unit was on some kind of a corner. The building has 88 1 and […]

This two-bedroom in The Columbian at 1160 S. Michigan in the South Loop came on the market in February 2014. It’s a northwest corner unit with floor-to-ceiling windows. The kitchen has granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances along with wood cabinets. The master bathroom is marble with an upgraded walk-in shower. The Columbian, with […]