Crib Chatter

There are thousands of new luxury apartments being built in downtown Chicago, some of which will come on the market later this year. They have all the luxury features of many condos, including stone counter tops, new kitchen cabinets, stainless steel appliances, and hardwood floors in the main living areas. This 1 bedroom plus den […]

This 2-bedroom in Helmut Jahn’s 600 N. Fairbanks in Streeterville just came on the market. Long time readers might recognize it because we chattered about it in 2009 and wondered if the buyer in 2009 would make any money 5+ years down the line. (The comments are very interesting with the benefit of hindsight.) See our prior […]

This 2-bedroom loft at 540 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville has been on and off the market since 2009. At 2520 square feet, it has the features loft buyers love including nearly every wall done in exposed brick and tall timber ceilings. The loft has a loft of its own on the second floor […]

This 2-bedroom at 535 N. Michigan in Streeterville just came on the market. The building was constructed in 1962 and consists of mostly smaller 1-bedroom units. But this is a true 2/2 that has been completely renovated with custom built-ins in every room. The listing says it has 9 custom closets. It has dark hardwood […]

We’ve chattered about this full floor 4-bedroom penthouse at 247 E. Chestnut several times over the last few years. See our November 2012 chatter here. It was  bank owned. The listing price has been all over the place from as high as almost a million dollars to as low as $500,000. It finally sold with […]

This 1-bedroom in the Parkview Condominiums at 505 N. McClurg in Streeterville just came on the market. It doesn’t get any more “middle of the city” than this. The corner unit has several city views including from its balcony. At 1053 square feet, this unit is oversized compared to most 1-bedrooms so there is room […]

This 1-bedroom in 600 N. Fairbanks in Streeterville just came on the market. It is not one of the large one bedrooms you will see in some buildings with 1.5 baths and a “den”. It is 821 square feet with just one bathroom. It has 10 foot concrete ceilings and floor to ceiling windows. The unit […]

We were chattering recently about the perceived lack of large “family” type condos in downtown high rises where you could raise a few kids and enjoy high rise amenities like pools and party rooms. A lot of new condo development still seems to be marketed to 20-somethings without kids who don’t need a lot of […]

This large 1-bedroom in the Mies Van der Rohe co-op at 860 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville just came on the market. (Is this the right Mies building in the picture? I always get the two mixed up. It might be the condo building next door.) Built in 1951 with floor to ceiling windows, […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in the Grand Ohio at 211 E. Ohio in Streeterville just came on the market. This penthouse has location, location, location. At 1700 square feet, it has some unique features that most other units in the building don’t have. Because it’s on the penthouse floor, it has 11 foot ceilings. It also […]