Crib Chatter

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 […]

This 3-bedroom New York style loft at 1020 S. Wabash in the South Loop came on the market in April 2017. At 3200 square feet, it has 12 foot ceilings and walls of industrial windows with north, east and south views. The listing says there is brick and timber, but the pictures don’t indicate that. […]

This 1-bedroom in 910 S. Michigan in the South Loop just came on the market. The building was constructed in 1913 and was converted into loft-like condos in 1998. It has a parking garage, exercise room and a doorman. This unit faces north, so it will not have light and views blocked by the new 74-story Helmut […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse loft in the Casablanca Lofts at 70 E. 18th in the South Loop just came on the market. The building was converted to lofts in 2005 and has 17 units and garage parking. This loft has 18-foot ceilings with large, sunny south facing windows. The living room is open to the second […]

This 2-bedroom townhouse in Dearborn Park II at 1352 S. State in the South Loop recently came on the market. This group of 50 townhouses was built in 1991 around a center courtyard, which is gated. We actually chattered about this townhouse in 2009 and 2010 as the crash was going on. In 2010, they […]

This 2-bedroom loft in 1421 S. Wabash in the South Loop just came on the market. It has 15 foot ceilings and exposed brick walls along with 3 exposures: north, west and south. The kitchen has white cabinets, granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. The loft has a front balcony as well as an […]

This 2-bedroom in The Marquee at 1464 S. Michigan in the South Loop came on the market in May 2016. The Marquee was one of the last condo buildings completed in the South Loop before the bust hit as it was finished in 2008. It has 214 units and a parking garage. This unit, on […]

This 3-bedroom duplex penthouse at the 13th Street Lofts at 125 E. 13th Street in the South Loop came on the market in October 2016. Built in 2004, the building has 149 units. These were considered new construction lofts because they have exposed concrete ceilings and exposed ductwork along with 3/4th walls in some bedrooms. […]