Crib Chatter

This 1-bedroom at 320 W. Oakdale in East Lakeview came on the market in May 2021. 320 W. Oakdale was designed by Milton Schwartz in 1956 and has 51 units and covered parking. The listing says this unit has been a total remodel. It says it has “never been lived in.” The kitchen has custom […]

This 2-bedroom loft in 20 N. State in the Loop came on the market in July 2021. 20 N. State was converted into loft condos during the housing boom in 2003. It has 100 units and an exercise room. There’s no parking with the building nor is there a doorman. This loft is a northeast […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up in the St Michael’s High School Condos at 1660 N. Hudson in Old Town came on the market in July 2021. St Michael’s High School Lofts (Condos?- I’ve always seen it called Lofts) was built in 1928 and converted to condos in 1988. Here’s more from the Chicago Tribune talking about […]

This 5-bedroom townhouse in 20 N. Loomis in the West Loop came on the market in April 2021. Built in 2018, this townhouse complex has 8 units and attached garage parking. This townhouse has 10 foot ceilings and a private elevator for the 4 floors. The kitchen, living and dining room are on the second […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up loft in Churchill Row at 2111 W. Churchill in Bucktown just came on the market. Churchill Row, a former cabinet factory, was converted into 39 loft condominiums in the early 2000s. It has attached garage parking. This loft has authentic loft features including exposed brick walls and 17 foot timber ceilings. […]

This 4-bedroom duplex-up penthouse at 2948 N. Pine Grove in East Lakeview just came on the market. Built in 1922, the building has 10 units. If it looks familiar, that’s because we’ve chattered about it several times,  in 2013 and in 2017. See our 2017 chatter here. If you recall, it has a 2-story ceiling […]

This 5-bedroom Victorian row house at 58 E. Elm in the Gold Coast came on the market in October 2020. Built in 1883, the row house is on a smaller than standard Chicago lot measuring 16 x 103. It has a unique rear coach house with an oversized 1-car garage. The house has some of […]

This 6-bedroom Victorian at 341 W. Belden in East Lincoln Park came on the market in May 2021. Built in 1874, this single family home is on a larger than standard Chicago lot measuring 30 x 125. It does not have a garage but does have 3 coveted parking spots behind the house on the […]

This 2-bedroom in Park Place Tower at 655 W. Irving Park in Lakeview came on the market in July 2021. Built in 1973, Park Place Tower is one of the tallest buildings on the north side of the city. It has 901 units and garage parking. It’s a full amenity building with “resort style living” […]

This 4-bedroom Italianate house at 11118 S. Artesian in Morgan Park came on the market in July 2021. (sorry- I don’t have a picture, unfortunately.) Built in 1857 as a farmhouse, the Italianate two story front part of the house was added in the 1870s. Built by Charles Iglehart, it was in an area originally […]