Crib Chatter

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 […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse at 2020 N. Lincoln Park West in Lincoln Park came on the market in March 2022. Built in 1974, 2020 N. Lincoln Park West has 433 units and attached garage rental parking. It’s a full amenity building with “24 hour Door Staff, on site management and engineer, an outdoor pool, sundeck, spa, […]

This 2-bedroom on the 40th floor of Chicago Place at 100 E. Huron in River North came on the market in May 2022. Built in 1991, Chicago Place was one of the first luxury downtown buildings of the 1990s. It has 204 units and was built on top of what used to be a shopping […]

This 2-bedroom in the Tower Lofts at 1601 W. School in Lakeview came on the market in August 2022. Built in 1910, Tower Lofts is a former Weiboldt’s department store. It has 80 lofts and attached garage parking but no doorman. This is a corner loft which has 14 foot concrete ceilings, exposed brick and […]

This corner 1-bedroom on the 19th floor in 1 E. Scott in the Gold Coast came on the market in August 2022. 1 E. Scott was built in 1969 and has 240 units and attached leased garage parking. It has 24-hour door staff, storage lockers, a laundry room and a rooftop outdoor pool with city […]

This 2-bedroom townhouse at 1443 W. Wrightwood in Lincoln Park came on the market in August 2022. Built in 1987, the listing says there are 29 units but that can’t be right, can it? There are front, street facing units and units in the back with doors in the central courtyard. There is outdoor parking […]

This 2-bedroom in 1450 N. Dearborn Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in August 2022. Built in 1874, although the listing says 1890 but older listings I’ve covered have said it’s 1874, 1450 N. Dearborn has 6 units. There’s no parking with the building. This unit has 12 foot ceilings, crown moldings […]

This corner 3-bedroom in 1250 S. Michigan in the South Loop came on the market in July 2022. Built in 2005, 1250 S. Michigan has 228 units and attached garage parking. The building has door staff, an outdoor pool, private park with landscaping, dog run and “newly renovated” gym. This southwest corner unit has been […]