Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom penthouse triplex loft in Market Square Lofts at 161 W. Harrison in Printer’s Row came on the market in May 2023. I don’t have a picture of this building but it’s the short brick building next to the Vetro in the picture above. Built in 1905 as the Patton Building, the 12 story […]

This 1-bedroom in 49 E. Cedar in the Gold Coast came on the market in June 2023. Built in 1909, this is a boutique building with 3 units that was designed by Benjamin Marshall. There’s a plaque on the front of the building. We have never chattered about this building before. When I walked by […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse in Via Como at 849 W. Ohio in River West came on the market in May 2023. Built in 2002, Via Como is 34 townhouses with 2-car garages. The picture above is a picture of the general community, not of this particular townhouse. The listing says this is the largest floor plan […]

This 2-bedroom duplex brick loft in the Fulton House at 345 N. Canal in River West came on the market in May 2023. Built in 1903, Fulton House was original an old cold storage warehouse. It was converted to apartments in the 1970s by star architect Harry Weese and then was converted into condos in […]

This 2-bedroom townhouse at 1005 W. Dickens in Lincoln Park came on the market in May 2023. We have chattered about this townhouse before, in 2018. Like last time, the picture above is actually of the two townhouses next door with just a piece of 1005 on the far right of the picture. This townhouse […]

This top floor 3-bedroom in the Kilmer House at 1555 N. Sandburg Terrace in the Gold Coast (or Old Town) came on the market in June 2022. Built in 1971, Kilmer House is part of Sandburg Village. It has 96 units and has a pool, sundeck, tennis courts and exercise room. The building has a doorman and valet garage […]

This 2-bedroom in Ritchie Tower at 1310 N. Ritchie Court in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2023. Ritchie Tower was built in 1963 and has 100 units with an attached parking garage. It has 24/7 door staff, an exercise room, onsite management, an outdoor pool, and a landscaped terrace with grills […]

This 3-bedroom coach house at 1450 N. Dearborn in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2023. Built in 1890, it has 6 units and some garage parking. The coach house sits behind the vintage building in the picture above. It has 3 levels of “single family living.” The first floor has the […]

This 2-bedroom corner penthouse in Washington Square at 1301 W. Washington in the West Loop came on the market in May 2023. Washington Square was built in 1998 and has 45 units and attached heated garage parking. It does not have door staff or other amenities. There is extra storage. This corner duplex penthouse has […]

This 2-bedroom in The Pinnacle at 21 E. Huron in the Cathedral District in River North came on the market in May 2023. Built in 2004, The Pinnacle was designed by Lucien LaGrange and has 213 units and attached garage parking. This is a full amenity building with 24 hour door staff, on-site management, indoor […]