Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom at 807 W. Lill in Lincoln Park recently came on the market. It’s a Freddie Mac Homesteps property. This building, at the corner of Lill and Halsted, was converted to condos at the height of the market in 2005. This unit has an exposed brick wall, a fireplace and hardwood floors in the main living […]

This 3-bedroom garden unit in the Barry Quad at 864 W. Barry in Lakeview has been on the market since October 2012. At 1600 square feet, it has a galley kitchen with white cabinets, granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. There is a brick fireplace. The listing says the bathrooms are new. The unit […]

Many of you have been chattering about when Related would list some of the South Loop condos it bought from the bank in 2012. Wonder no more. Related just listed a bunch of units in Harbor View at 1901 S. Calumet. The most expensive appears to be Unit #2501, a 3-bedroom with 1580 square feet. […]

This 3-bedroom in 1210 N. Astor in the Gold Coast just came on the market. The Holabird & Roche designed building was constructed in 1897 for John McConnell, who had recently purchased the corner lot. Called the McConnell Apartments, there were 2 units per floor in the 8 story structure. According to Neil Harris’ Chicago […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the 18th Street Lofts at 1801 S. Michigan in the South Loop just came on the market. The corner unit has features loft lovers look for including a ton of exposed brick walls (including in one of the bathrooms which also has a huge window) and a 15 foot high timber […]

We’ve chattered about this vintage greystone building at 1847 N. Cleveland in Old Town several times over the years. This 4-bedroom duplex down just came on the market. The listing says it is extra wide and it has a fireplace and moldings. The kitchen has 42 inch cabinets, granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. 2 of […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom single family home at 610 W. Kemper in Lincoln Park in July 2012. See our prior chatter here. At the time, because it was listed at $499,000,  it was a “story” because it was a rare Lincoln Park single family home priced under $500,000. But it didn’t sell. The […]

We’ve chattered about this 3-bedroom vintage unit overlooking the park at 2130 N. Lincoln Park West in Lincoln Park several times over the last year. See our October 2012 chatter here. Last October, it went to a short sale and reduced to $712,000. The unit directly above it, Unit #3S, with the same layout had sold […]

We first chattered about this 9 unit new construction building at 1310-1312 W. Webster in Lincoln Park in November 2011 when it was under construction. See our previous chatter here. The units sold pretty quickly but you’re in luck if you really wanted to buy there. A 4-bedroom duplex down just came back on the market […]

This 3-bedroom in a mid-rise building in Sandburg Village at 1555 N. Sandburg in the Gold Coast (or is this Old Town? The listing calls it Old Town) just came on the market. This unit has been renovated. The kitchen now has cherry cabinets, stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops. The master bathroom is marble […]