Crib Chatter

This corner 2-bedroom at 757 N. Orleans in River North came on the market in November 2023. 757 N. Orleans was built in 2008 and has 198 units and an attached parking garage. It’s a full amenity building with 24-hour door staff, a fitness center, outdoor pool, business center, bike room, Amazon package room, Tide-cleaners […]

This 1-bedroom loft at 11 N. Green in the West Loop came on the market in December 2023. (Sorry, it appears I don’t have a picture of this building.) I’m not sure when this building was built, but it was converted into 11 loft condos in 1995. It has attached garage parking. There’s no door […]

This 3-bedroom cottage at 1338 W. Grace in Lakeview’s Southport corridor came on the market in December 2023. Built in 1891, the house is on a smaller than standard lot measuring 58×40. It has no back alley but instead, has a side driveway which is accessed from the street. If this house looks familiar, that’s […]

This 2-bedroom townhouse at 205 W. Eugenie in the Old Town neighborhood in Lincoln Park came on the market in July 2023. Built in 1978, the complex has 10 units and exterior parking. It’s only amenity appears to be bike storage. The listing says this is an “updated” townhouse with “modernized” floors and “renovated” bathrooms. […]

This 2-bedroom in The Montgomery at 500 W. Superior in River North came on the market in March 2023. Built in 1972, The Montgomery was originally part of the Montgomery Ward complex and served as its headquarters.  It’s architect was Minoru Yamasaki, who also designed the World Trade Center in New York City. He designed both […]

This 3-bedroom duplex up penthouse in 111 S. Morgan in the West Loop originally came on the market this year in January 2023. 111 S. Morgan was built in 2002-2003 and has 161 units and attached garage parking. It has door staff. The listing says this penthouse is still owned by the “original owner.” It […]

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. […]