Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom at 1510 W. Cortez in the Noble Square neighborhood in West Town came on the market in March 2023. The listing says this is in Wicker Park. Normally I go with what the listing agent says, but we have chattered about this building before and it was always Noble Square. The building was […]

This 2-bedroom townhouse at 2850 N. Lakewood in West Lakeview came on the market on March 10, 2023 and went under contract withing 4 days. But it fell out of contract and was re-listed on March 17, 2023. Built in 1997, this townhouse complex has 16 units. The photo above is of an original brick […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in 1 E. Schiller in the Gold Coast came on the market in June 2022. One East was built in 1961 and has 77 units and attached garage parking. It has door staff. The listing for this penthouse says the current owner has done “extensive remodeling to make the unit move-in ready.” […]

This 3-bedroom duplex-up penthouse in Admiral’s Pointe at 645 N. Kingsbury in River North came on the market last October 2022. Admiral’s Pointe was built in 2002 and has 171 units and attached garage parking. The building has door staff and an exercise room. The corner unit has floor-to-ceiling windows and appears to be a […]

This 2-bedroom in 235 W. Van Buren in the Loop came on the market in February 2023. But it has been on the market before, including as far back as 2019, when we chattered about it. See our chatter here. Back in 2019, it was “Investor friendly” and there was “no rent cap.” No surprise, […]

This 2-bedroom in 3800 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview came on the market in January 2023. Built in 1927, 3800 N. Lake Shore Drive has 91 units and valet leased garage parking. It has a semi-private elevator with only 2 units per floor. It has a landscaped yard with seating and grills, an exercise […]

This 4-bedroom vintage co-op at 223 E. Delaware in Streeterville came on the market in February 2023. Built in 1917, 223 E. Delaware has just 10 units. The building has parking, which is apparently outdoor parking, as well as 3 free guest parking spaces at the building and an elevator. It also has a fitness […]

This 4-bedroom duplex in the Carl Street Studios at 155 W. Burton Place in Old Town came on the market in February 2023 but had been on the market prior to the pandemic without ever selling. The Carl Street Studios were built in 1880 as an original Victorian home and was converted into 13 condos […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Union Square Lofts in River North was first listed in July 2022. This building was built in 1962 but was converted to lofts in 1999-2000. Union Square Lofts has 217 units and attached heated garage parking. It has door staff, a dog walk area, a bike room and a dry […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse at 933 W. Van Buren in the West Loop came on the market in March 2023. 933 W. Van Buren was built in 2003 and has 180 units and attached heated garage parking. It’s been over a decade since we’ve chattered on it. The building has a doorman, a roof deck with […]