Crib Chatter

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 […]

This west facing 2-bedroom in The Quince at 565 W. Quincy in the West Loop recently came on the market. Do they still call it “The Quince”? That was the original name of this building when it was built by Belgravia at the tail end of the housing boom in 2008-2009. The building has 241 units, […]

This 2-bedroom authentic loft in 1000 W. Washington in the West Loop came on the market in September 2013. It has a triplex layout with 18 foot timber ceilings and exposed brick. The kitchen is described as “gourmet”  with stainless steel appliances, granite counter tops and yellow cabinets. The bathrooms are listed as “over the […]

This 2-bedroom duplex loft in the Beacon Lofts at 203 S. Sangamon in the West Loop recently came on the market. It has authentic loft features including exposed ductwork and bricks and extra tall ceilings. One bedroom is on the main floor (looks like it doesn’t have a window) and the master bedroom is on […]