Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom authentic loft in the Heartbreak Lofts at 17 N. Loomis came on the market in August 2015. It is bank owned. It took the bank 7 years to put this property back on the market. We last chattered about it in August 2015. See our chatter here. If you recall, this is a […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Park 1500 Lofts at 1500 W. Monroe in the West Loop came on the market in August 2015. It has all the features loft lovers look for including 14-foot high timber ceilings, industrial windows, and exposed brick. It has a split floor plan and the bedrooms even have full size […]

This 2-bedroom in the Heartbreak Lofts at 17 N. Loomis in the West Loop just came on the market. The last time we chattered about the Heartbreak Lofts was in 2007 and 2008 and it was causing heartbreak for sellers as many were in foreclosure or were selling for much less than they bought for. […]

This 2-bedroom in Lofthaus at 321 S. Sangamon in the West Loop came on the market in June 2015. Lofthaus was built in 2004 and has 70 units. This is a southwest corner unit with a 125 square foot wrap around balcony. It has wood floors and concrete ceilings. The kitchen has stainless steel appliances […]

This 1-bedroom in the Haberdasher Square Lofts at 728 W. Jackson in the West Loop came on the market in June 2015. Haberdasher is a full service building with 220 units and a parking garage. Half the building has timber lofts and half is concrete. It is a corner southeast facing loft with all of the features loft […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse in The Emerald at 123 S. Green in the West Loop came on the market in June 2015. The Emerald was built in 2008 just as the bust was hitting. The developer slashed prices in 2010 in order to finally sell the units. See our March 2010 chatter about the price cuts […]

This 2-bedroom at Metropolitan Place at 130 S. Canal in the West Loop came on the market in March 2015. The building was converted into concrete lofts in 1999 and has 212 units plus a heated indoor garage. It is across from Union Station making it the ideal location for those who need to commute. […]

This large 1-bedroom authentic loft at 110 N. Peoria in the West Loop recently came on the market. If it looks familiar that’s because it was on the market, and sold, just last year. Before that, in 2007 and 2008, we chattered about it on this site. You can see the 2007 chatter with interior […]

This 2-bedroom in 111 S. Morgan in the West Loop recently came on the market. It is a Fannie Mae Homepath property. The unit has hardwood floors in the main living areas and a fireplace. The kitchen has granite counter tops and what looks to be maple cabinets. From the pictures, there appears to be […]

This 2-bedroom at 1228 W. Monroe in the West Loop came on the market in February 2015. The building was built at the top of the housing boom in 2006. The kitchen has maple cabinets, stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops. Both bedrooms apparently measure 10×10. The listing says it can be rented out […]