Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom at 630 N. Franklin in River North just came on the market. The unit has concrete walls and ceilings, which was common construction throughout the building. The exposed concrete was a “thing” in 2005. The ceilings are 10 foot and faces east. The listing says there are custom blinds. The listing also says […]

This 3-bedroom full floor authentic loft at 208 W. Kinzie in River North just came on the market. We’ve chattered about this unique 5-unit building in the past. See our chatter about Unit #4 in 2010 here. This loft is 1550 square feet with brick and timber and exposed ductwork. The freight elevator opens directly into […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in the Parc Chestnut at 849 N. Franklin in River North came on the market in June 2015. If there’s something familiar about it, it’s because we chattered about this unit in June 2013. See that chatter here. At that time, mortgage rates had just spiked dramatically and we were debating whether […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in The Montgomery at 500 W. Superior in River North came on the market in February 2015. The Montgomery was originally built in 1972 as Montgomery Wards’ corporate headquarters. It was designed by Minoru Yamaskai, who was designing the World Trade Center at the same time. It was converted into 245 luxury condos at the […]

This 2-bedroom loft in The Sexton at 360 W. Illinois in River North only came on the market a few days ago. If you needed confirmation about how hot this market is, this unit is already under contract in less than a week. The loft is in the concrete portion of the building so it has concrete […]

This 2-bedroom plus a den at River Place on the Park at 700 N. Larrabee in River North just came on the market. Built in 2006, at the peak of the housing boom, the building has 220 units and sits on the Chicago River. This is a Southeast corner unit with city views east of the John […]

This 1-bedroom penthouse at 340 W. Superior in River North has a market time on Redfin of 52 days. Yet, we chattered about it last year, in September 2014. You can see our chatter here. At 1016 square feet, it is a “true” penthouse with a 31×12 private terrace that looks west with “sunset and […]

This 2-bedroom loft in 300 W. Grand in River North recently came on the market. Most of the River North loft buildings were converted a considerable time ago- with many converted in the 1990s including this building. That means the finishes are usually dated. But this loft has been rehabbed. The listing says it has […]

This 1-bedroom loft at 550 N. Kingsbury in River North came on the market in early June 2015. This brick and timber loft is one of the rare units that is actually “on” the river. It has a large private terrace that runs the length of the unit nearly at water level. From the pictures, it […]

This 2-bedroom loft in 520 W. Huron in River North just came on the market. It has many of the features loft lovers look for including exposed brick and exposed wood beams. The listing says it is a brick and timber loft, yet the ceilings are drywalled. The kitchen has cherry cabinets, granite counter tops […]