Crib Chatter

We’ve chattered about Bronzeville during the pandemic as there has been a surge of new construction in the neighborhood. Crain’s covers what is happening in that neighborhood. The couple bought one of the 28 new-construction houses or townhouses sold in Bronzeville in 2021. That’s the largest number of new houses or townhouses sold in any […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 2701 N. Racine in Lincoln Park came on the market in January 2022. Built in 1974, this complex has 10 townhouses and outdoor assigned parking. This townhouse is a south facing corner unit. It has 20 foot vaulted ceilings in the living room along with a wood burning fireplace. There are […]

This 2 bedroom in The Robey at 4436 N. Damen in Lincoln Square came on the market in June 2021. I couldn’t find a date for when The Robey was built but this courtyard building has 52 units. It was converted into condos at the end of the housing bubble, in 2007. This unit has […]

This 3-bedroom duplex down in the Cloister of Wicker Park at 2112 W. North Avenue in Bucktown came on the market in May 2021. Built in 1911, the Cloister of Wicker Park was converted to 38 condos in 1990. It has a fenced courtyard with a fountain, a bike room, laundry room and extra storage […]

This 2-bedroom in the Coronado at 3900 N. Pine Grove in East Lakeview came on the market in January 2022. Built in 1976, the Coronado has 101 units and heated indoor parking. The building has an indoor pool, a “new” exercise room and a common roof deck with city views. It doesn’t have a doorman. […]

This 3-bedroom at 2736 N. Seminary in Lincoln Park came on the market in January 2022. Built in 1924, this building has 7 units and a shared back yard. There’s no parking. I took this picture above about 10 years ago. If you look at the picture of the building today in the listing, you’ll […]

This 6-bedroom greystone at 1306 N. Ritchie in the Gold Coast came on the market in July 2021. Built in 1900, the listing calls it a Potter Palmer greystone. It’s on an 18×72 lot and does not have a garage. If it looks familiar, that’s because we last chattered about it in February 2018 when […]

This 2-bedroom at 2221 N. Lincoln in Lincoln Park came on the market in January 2022. Some of you may remember it from 2 years ago, however. As it came on the market in February 2020, went under contract fairly quickly, but fell out of contract in March (just as the pandemic was hitting). You […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up at 644 W. Arlington in East Lincoln Park came on the market in January 2022. Built in 1974, this building has 44 units and what looks like outdoor parking behind the building. I can’t tell if it has an elevator. It’s not listed so it might not. If this building looks […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 1235 W. George in Lakeview came on the market in January 2022. Built in 1996, this complex of townhouses and condos has 26 units and garage parking. It has a shared roof top deck with city views and a central courtyard. This unit faces directly out onto George. It has 14 […]