Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom duplex up penthouse loft in River North Commons at 520 W. Huron in River North came on the market in September 2022. Built in 1912, it has 197 units and attached garage parking. It was converted into lofts in 2000. It has 24-hour doorstaff, on-site management, a bike room and an exercise room. […]

This 2-bedroom loft in Union Square Loft at 333 W. Hubbard in River North came on the market in July 2022. Union Square Lofts were built in 1962 and converted into residential lofts in 1998. There are 217 units and attached garage parking. The building has 24/7 door staff, an on-site engineer, storage, a bike […]

This 3-bedroom duplex up in 1120 N. Lake Shore Drive came on the market in May 2021. 1120 N. Lake Shore Drive was built in 1924-25 by Robert S. De Golyer. According to Chicago Apartments: A Century of Lakefront Luxury, it was Chicago’s tallest co-op at the time it was completed in 1925, at 18 stories. […]

This 3-bedroom at 236 S. Racine in the West Loop came on the market in June 2022. Built in 2017, this building has 20 units and attached garage parking. It’s an elevator building. The listing says it was built solid with concrete between all units. This is a Southeast corner unit with skyline views and […]

This corner 2-bedroom duplex up loft in the Paulina Lofts at 1737 N. Paulina in Bucktown came on the market in September 2022. Built in 1904, the Paulina Lofts have 27 units and exterior gated parking.  There’s no doorman or amenities. This is a top floor corner unit with exposed brick and 14 foot timber […]

This corner 4-bedroom row house at 358 W. Wisconsin in Old Town came on the market in September 2022. Built in 1890, the rowhouse is on a 20×80 lot and has a 2-car garage. For those old-timers on this site who have a keen eye, we have chattered about this row house before, 11 years […]

This 2-bedroom loft in Erie Center Lofts at 375 W. Erie in River North came on the market in September 2022. Erie Center Lofts is an authentic brick and timber loft building with 106 units and heated garage parking. It has an exercise room, party room and 2 large common rooftop decks as well as […]

This multi-unit vintage property at 1708 N. Sedgwick in Old Town came on the market in August 2022. The main house was built in 1888 and the listing says it’s a Victorian. It’s on a bigger than average Chicago lot measuring 25×144. The coach house is above the 2-car garage and fronts on cute Fern […]

This 3-bedroom at 540 W. Oakdale in East Lakeview came on the market in June 2022. Built in 2000, 540 W. Oakdale has 10 units and an attached garage. It has an elevator and a shared rooftop deck. This unit has south, west and north exposures with 9 1/2 ceilings. The listing says it “feels […]

This 2-bedroom townhouse at 1846 N. Sedgwick in the Old Town neighborhood of Lincoln Park came on the market in September 2022. Built in 1982, this complex has 5 units and attached parking (but it seems like it might have 10 units???) This townhouse has the typical townhouse layout. You enter on the main floor […]