Crib Chatter

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 […]

This 1300 square foot 1-bedroom loft in the Mergenthaler Building at 531 S. Plymouth in Printers Row just came on the market. Originally built in 1886, it was converted into apartments in 1979 and then into condominiums. There are only 20 units in the building. Some parking is available in an outdoor lot next door […]

This 2-bedroom in Wells Street Tower at 701 S. Wells in the Printers Row neighborhood of the South Loop came on the market in March 2015. Wells Street Tower was built in 2002 and was a big deal for the neighborhood at the time because it was the first new construction in/near Printers Row in […]

This 2-bedroom brick and concrete loft in the Donohue Annex at 727 S. Dearborn in Printers Row came on the market in April 2014. We’ve chattered about the Annex several times before. It’s the southern most part of the Donohue loft building. Built in 1883, the Annex has 10.5 foot concrete ceilings (not timber like in the other […]

This 1200-square foot 1-bedroom brick and timber loft in the Donohue Building at 711 S. Dearborn just came on the market. The kitchen and bath have been upgraded since the original conversion in the 1990s. It has espresso cabinets, stainless steel appliances and a white tile backsplash. There are also white tiles in the bathroom. […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom triplex loft in the Donohue at 711 S. Dearborn in Printers Row in April 2013. See our April chatter here. Back then, many of you liked it but that the high assessments were a burden. Listed at $500,000, Groove was one of the few that took a guess at its future- […]

This 3-bedroom triplex loft in the Donohue Building Lofts at 711 S. Dearborn in Printers Row just came on the market. This is one of the most popular loft buildings in the city. I know many of you love it. If you haven’t been in it, be sure to check out some of the unique […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom triplex penthouse in the Franklin Lofts at 720 S. Dearborn in June 2011. See our 2011 chatter here. Back in 2011, many of you complained about the pictures which you said seemed to be more about the furniture and flowers in the rooms than the actual property itself. They’re back! It’s […]

Loft lovers will tell you there’s something about the Donohue Annex at 727 S. Dearborn in Printers Row. Located just south of The Donohue at 711 S. Dearborn, the Annex was added in 1913. It is a concrete building (versus The Donohue’s timber.) It also still has the original elevator in the lobby (worth checking out […]

This 2-bedroom triplex loft at 720 S. Dearborn in Printers Row is a true penthouse. Located on the top floor of this old printing factory, it has the living space and one bedroom on the main floor, an office on the second and a second bedroom on the third floor. There is also a private […]