Crib Chatter

This 5-bedroom single family home at 3033 N. Seminary in Lakeview came on the market in July 2025. I don’t have a picture of it. Built in 1890, it’s on a standard Chicago lot measuring 25×125 and has a 2-car garage. The listing says it has been “fully rehabbed” and has been “completely updated in […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse at 717 W. Briar Place in East Lakeview came on the market in July 2025. Built in 1894, and converted into condos in 2002, it has 7 units and deeded parking. This is a top floor “loft-style” unit which was gut rehabbed in 2002. It has some loft features, including high ceilings, […]

This top floor 3-bedroom at 814 W. Roscoe in East Lakeview came on the market in July 2025. Built in 1920, this building has 8 units and exterior outdoor parking behind the building. It was converted into condos at the height of the housing bubble, in 2006. This is a penthouse unit with 12 foot […]

This 2-bedroom in 3300 N. Lake Shore Drive in East Lakeview came on the market in July 2025. Built in 1926, 3300 N. Lake Shore Drive has 84 units. I don’t believe there’s any parking or door staff with the building. It has an on-site manager/engineer, a bike room, an exercise room, a laundry room, […]

This new construction 3-bedroom duplex down at 327 W. Armitage in East Lincoln Park came on the market in April 2025. Built in 2025 by Halcyon Development, this building has 2 duplex units and 2-car garage parking. It has floor-to-ceiling black grid windows with open concept interiors. This is the first floor, and lower level, […]

This top floor 2-bedroom at 606 W. Aldine in East Lakeview came on the market in July 2025. Built in 1917, 606 W. Aldine is a brick walk-up which has 6 units and garage parking. It also has a shared landscaped backyard, with a table and loungers and the units have private storage in the […]

This studio in 539 W. Stratford Place in East Lakeview came on the market in July 2025. 539 W. Stratford was built in 1967. It is an elevator building and has 43 units. From the prior listings, it appears to be mostly 1-bedrooms and studios. It has outdoor parking behind the building, a bike room […]

This 3-bedroom duplex in No. 9 Walton at 9 W. Walton in the Gold Coast came on the market in August 2024 and was recently re-listed. Built in 2017, No. 9 Walton was the most successful new construction luxury building in over a decade. It has just 66 units and attached valet parking. It’s a […]

This 2-bedroom in Olympia Center at 161 E. Chicago in Streeterville came on the market in June 2025. Olympia Center was built in 1985 and was, at the time, one of the top luxury buildings in Streeterville/River North. It has 292 units and attached rental parking. It is a full amenity building with the following […]

This corner 2-bedroom loft at 2804 N. Lakewood in Lakeview came on the market in June 2025. (Sorry for my dreary winter picture of this building.) Built in 1950, 2804 N. Lakewood is a boutique building with 20 units and on-site parking. It has a shared rooftop deck. The listing says this unit is “historic […]