Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom Basecamp townhouse at 445 W. Hobbie on the Near North Side (???- original development was called “Basecamp River North”) came on the market in March 2022. Designed by Pappageorge Haymes and built in 2015 on 2-acres, Basecamp River North has 47 townhouses, some that are 2 stories and some that are 3 stories […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse at 737 W. Aldine in East Lakeview came on the market in February 2023. I don’t have a picture of this building but I feared if I didn’t crib on it immediately, it would probably be under contract by next week so we’ll look at flowers instead. Built in 1993, 737 W. […]

This 2-bedroom loft in Domain at 900 N. Kingsbury on the Near North Side came on the market in February 2023. Built in 1912, Domain was converted into 298 loft condos in 2002. It has attached garage parking. It also has door staff, a bicycle room, an on-site engineer, a common roof deck and a […]

This 2-bedroom in One Chicago at 14 W. Superior in River North came on the market in February 2023. One Chicago is the new 79-story apartment/condo building with 77 condos starting on the 44th floor. It’s the taller building in the picture above. Developed by JDL Development, it was completed in 2022 and has valet […]

This 3-bedroom in 3161 N. Halsted in East Lakeview came on the market in September 2022. Built in 2008, 3161 N. Halsted is a boutique building with 8 units and an elevator. It has attached garage parking. This is one of the penthouse units which has 12 foot ceilings and 8 foot interior doors. It […]

This corner 2-bedroom in 340 On the Park at 340 E. Randolph in Lakeshore East came on the market in February 2022. 340 On the Park was built in 2007 and has 344 units and an attached parking garage. The building has extensive amenities including a 4000 square foot exercise room, a wintergarden, a 75 […]

This 2-bedroom in The Churchill at 1255 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2022. Built in 1921, The Churchill has 64 units and a shared roof top deck that this listing says is “new.” It has 24-hour door staff, storage and an elevator. There’s no parking. This unit […]

This 3-bedroom at 646 W. Bittersweet in the Buena Park neighborhood of Uptown came on the market in February 2023. The listing doesn’t say when the building was built but it has 3 units and on-site outdoor parking. It does not have an elevator but there is a bike room and storage. It is a […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 747 S. Dearborn in Printers Row came on the market in November 2022. Built in 2019, it was designed and constructed by Filoramo Talsma Architecture on a 50×70 lot across from Dearborn Station. The listing says: “The exterior finds definition from masonry construction and a steel-and-terra cotta sunscreen by […]

This 2-bedroom in Aqua at 225 N. Columbus in Lakeshore East came on the market in June 2022. Built in 2009, Aqua is an award-winning high rise with 264 units and attached garage parking. It has both indoor and outdoor pools, a fitness center, sundeck, 2-acre private park, running and walking tracks and 24-hour door […]