Crib Chatter

This corner 3-bedroom in The Marquee at 1464 S. Michigan in the South Loop came on the market in July 2022. Built in 2008, just as the housing boom was ending, The Marquee has 214 units and attached garage parking. It has 24-hour doorstaff, an on-site engineer, fitness and exercise rooms, a bike room, dog […]

This 6-bedroom duplex up penthouse in Park Tower at 800 N. Michigan in the Gold Coast came on the market in July 2022. Built in 2000, Park Tower has 117 condo units above the Park Hyatt hotel. It has an attached parking garage. Residents get the use of the hotel amenities, including the pool and […]

This 1-bedroom in The Churchill at 1255 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in August 2022. The Churchill was built in 1924 and has 64 units. It’s a doorman building and has a new rooftop sundeck with grills. There’s no parking with the building but it’s available in the neighborhood. […]

This 2-bedroom brick and timber loft in River Bank Lofts at 550 N. Kingsbury in River North came on the market in June 2021. Built in 1910, River Bank Lofts has 150 units and an attached parking garage. It was converted into condos in 1995. It has doorstaff, an exercise room and a common, shared […]

This large 1-bedroom at 1516 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2022. Built in 1974, it has 64 units and attached rental parking. The building has just 4 units per floor, doorstaff, an exercise room, an outdoor pool, a live-in engineer, and a laundry room. This unit has […]

This 5-bedroom contemporary single family home at 54 E. Scott in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2022. Built in 2010, it’s on a 45×145 lot and has a 5-car garage with a gated driveway. It has an elevator. The listing says it was the first LEED Gold certified home in Illinois. […]

This 3 bedroom in Park Plaza at 508 W. Melrose in East Lakeview came on the market in July 2022. Park Plaza was built in 2005 and has 22 units and garage parking. It’s an elevator building. This unit has an open living/dining room with hardwood floors and a fireplace. The kitchen is open to […]

This 3-bedroom duplex-up in 1320 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in July 2022. 1320 N. State Parkway was designed by Robert S. De Goyler in 1927. It has 40 units and a brick and limestone façade. There’s no parking with the building. It is a co-op building with a doorman, […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up loft in the Surrey Court Lofts at 1250 W. Fullerton in Lincoln Park came on the market in July 2022. Built in 1906, Surrey Court Lofts were converted into condos in 1987. It has 22 lofts, an elevator and outdoor parking. The listing says this loft has been “highly upgraded.” It […]

This corner 3-bedroom loft in the Regal Lofts at 1735 W. Diversey in Lincoln Park came on the market in June 2022. I don’t know when this building was built, but Regal Lofts was converted into condos in 2000. There are 107 units with both indoor and outdoor parking. It’s an elevator building with no […]