Crib Chatter

This 1-bedroom loft in the Peterson Lofts at 523 S. Plymouth in Printers Row in the South Loop came on the market in September 2017. The Peterson Lofts was built in 1917 and has 49 units. It’s one of the rare buildings with indoor parking. This loft is west facing, which means its views are […]

This 1-bedroom loft in the Donohue Building at 711 S. Dearborn in Printers Row just came on the market. The Donohue Building is one of the original loft conversions in this neighborhood and is considered one of the top loft buildings in the city. It has a timber and a concrete side. This loft is […]

This 1-bedroom in the Donohue Annex at 727 S. Dearborn in Printers Row just came on the market. The Donohue Annex is the smaller building that is connected to the Donohue at 711 S. Dearborn. They have the same association. But the Annex has the original elevator and it is made up of concrete lofts, […]

This penthouse unit in the Rowe Building at 714 S. Dearborn in Printers Row just came on the market. I don’t have a picture of this building but you can see it in the picture above on the right of 720 S. Dearborn with the outdoor fire escape. The Rowe Building was built in 1891 […]

This 3-bedroom corner loft in the Folio Square Lofts at 124 W. Polk in the Printers Row neighborhood of the South Loop came on the market in April 2016. It’s a top floor authentic loft with 14 foot concrete ceilings and south and east exposures. A wall of industrial windows runs the entire length of […]

This 1-bedroom in the Printers Row Lofts at 732 S. Financial in the Printers Row neighborhood of the South Loop came on the market in July 2016. Built in 1906, the building was among the first converted to loft apartments in this neighborhood. It was converted in 1996. But all of those original apartment buildings were then […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Harrison Street Lofts at 547 S. Clark in Printers Row just came on the market. The Southwest corner unit has 12 foot concrete ceilings and a two walls of industrial sized windows. At 1532 square feet, it isn’t your typical new construction 1200 square foot 2/2. It has enough space for a dining […]

This 2-bedroom triplex penthouse loft in the Franklin Lofts at 720 S. Dearborn in Printers Row just came on the market. But if it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it in 2011 and 2012. See our June 2011 chatter here. The listing says it’s been “completely renovated.” It still has exposed brick, but the finishes […]

This 2-bedroom in the Transportation Building at 600 S. Dearborn in Printers Row recently came on the market. It is an 18th floor southeast corner unit with views of the Lake and the cityscape. The unit has loft-like ceiling heights at 11 feet but doesn’t sell itself as a loft. The bedrooms are enclosed. It […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse loft in the Moser Lofts at 621 S. Plymouth in Printers Row just came on the market. The Moser Building was Holabird & Roche designed in 1909. It was converted into 88 lofts in 1985. This loft has 16-foot concrete ceilings with west facing industrial windows and exposed brick. It has hardwood floors […]