Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom unit in the high rise at 1841 S. Calumet in the South Loop sports a massive terrace that measures 17×58. It is a north facing end unit with 3 exposures: north, west and east so you get the best of both city and lake views. The building was built in 2006. It has the full […]

Looking for a lot of space in the South Loop? This bank owned unit at 22 E. Cullerton recently came on the market and it has 1875 square feet. This is the top floor duplex up unit with a spiral staircase taking you to the loft. The building was constructed in 2003. Does it have a roof […]

This 2-bedroom unit at 1305 S. Michigan, in the Museum Park Lofts II, in the South Loop, is in short sale. It’s only 1052 square feet, but it is a corner unit with a balcony. With the parking included, it is listed for just under $300,000. It has 10 foot ceilings, a fireplace and hardwood […]

We first chattered about this brick and concrete 2-bedroom loft at 1528 S. Wabash in the South Loop in February 2009 and again in May 2009 after it was reduced. See our May 2009 chatter and pictures here. The loft was then withdrawn. It has recently come back on the market and, after several reductions, is now […]

Someone recently posted a comment about the new construction high rise at 1629 S. Prairie in the South Loop. We last chattered about the building 15 months ago, in March 2009, when closings were about to begin and some units were showing up as rentals on Craigslist. See our March 2009 chatter here. Since then, the […]

This 1-bedroom loft at 190 E. Cullerton in the South Loop is in the Bank Note Place building. Built in 1902, it has some unique features including a ton of exposed brick walls and terra cotta ceilings (which can best be seen in the picture of the bedroom of this unit.) It is also listed […]

We chattered about this 4-bedroom penthouse unit in Wells Street Tower at 701 S. Wells in the Printers Row neighborhood of the South Loop a year and a half ago. See our September 2008 chatter and pictures here. Since then, the unit has been reduced by $230,000. At 4,000 square feet, it also has a […]

It’s been over a year since we chattered about CMK’s South Loop modern high rise at 1720 S. Michigan. When I first started this blog in 2007, it was among the first new construction buildings I covered and flippers were still in the game trying to flip their units which had just closed. See the October 2007 […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse unit at Museum Park Tower IV, at 1235 S. Prairie in the South Loop has been on the market about a month and has already been reduced once. The building was constructed in 2006. This unit is a corner unit with views to the north and west. The unit is now listed […]

It’s been nearly 2 years since we chattered about the Chess Lofts, the 2007 loft conversion of the former recording studio and warehouse for Chess Records in the 1950s and 1960s, at 320 E. 21st Street in the South Loop. See our June 2008 chatter here. According to the Tribune, these are the currently building […]