Crib Chatter

Can you keep track of all the huge development announcements? The latest is currently being called “The 78” after the 78th community the developer believes they will create (Chicago has 77 community designations) on a 62-acre piece of property in the South Loop along the Chicago River. This is yet another location that was pitched to […]

This 1-bedroom in The Vetro at 611 S. Wells in the South Loop recently came on the market. Thanks to one of the original Crib Chatter readers, Bob, who pointed out that we had chattered about this unit in March 2009 when it had a large landscaped west-facing terrace with an outdoor kitchen. You can […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Cosmopolitan Lofts at 1133 S. Wabash in the South Loop just came on the market. This industrial building was constructed in 1908 and now has 49 lofts and an indoor parking garage. The listing calls this duplex loft a “one-of-a-kind.” It has many authentic loft features including exposed brick walls, […]

This 2-bedroom townhouse at 1529 S. State in the South Loop originally came on the market in July 2017. If you’re wondering why there’s a picture of a high rise with this post, it’s because this is one of the rare high rise buildings that also has townhouses. This is one of just eight townhouses […]

This 2-bedroom in The Grant at 1201 S. Prairie in the Museum Park neighborhood of the South Loop came on the market in September 2017. Built in 2008, The Grant has 298 units and is a full amenity building with an indoor pool, gym and parking garage. Some of you may recall that this building was […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in Burnham Park Plaza at 40 E. 9th in the South Loop recently came on the market. It’s a duplex that acts like a single family home or a townhouse. The main level is an open concept with the living/dining and kitchen, the 3 bedrooms and a den. The kitchen has stainless steel […]

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 3-bedroom duplex up at 1530 S. State in the South Loop recently came on the market. At 3150 square feet, it has as much square footage as many single family homes and townhouses in the Green Zone. The corner unit has 75 feet of floor to ceiling windows with, the listing says, protected skyline […]

This 2-bedroom in the Marshall Field Junior Mansion at 1919 S. Prairie in the Prairie Historic District in the South Loop came on the market in March 2017. This mansion was built in 1890 and was converted to 6 condos in 2006 at the height of the old housing boom, when there was new construction […]

This 4-bedroom townhouse in the Kensington Park Townhomes at 1816 S. Indiana in the South Loop came on the market in April 2017. This complex was built in 2003 and has 39 units with garages. At 3,335 square feet, this is one of the larger units. It has 4-levels with a 2-car attached garage. Three […]