Crib Chatter

This top floor 3-bedroom in a boutique vintage building at 11 N. Carpenter in the West Loop came on the market in June 2018. The 3-unit building was constructed in 1885 and was gut rehabbed in 2013 with upscale finishes. It has dark hardwood floors throughout and 11 foot ceilings. The listing says it has […]

This 1-bedroom in The Illume, at 111 S. Peoria in the West Loop just came on the market. The Illume is a new construction mid-rise with 79 units and a parking garage. The first closings started in June 2018. This 1-bedroom is among the smaller sized units in the building. It has a north exposure from […]

This 2-bedroom at 7 S. Aberdeen in the West Loop came on the market in June 2018. This rare non-loft vintage building has 6 units and covered parking. It sits on the corner of Aberdeen and Madison in the heart of the West Loop restaurants and shops. It has many unique features including brick walls, timber and […]

This 1-bedroom loft at 110 N. Peoria in the West Loop came on the market in March 2018. This is an industrial loft building with 25 units and a heated parking garage which was converted into lofts in the 1990s. This loft has 15 foot concrete ceilings and exposed brick walls. It has a unique […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up loft at 11 N. Green in the West Loop came on the market in mid-May 2018. If it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it in March 2016. Two years ago, we wondered if it would get multiple bids given the low inventory (and some of you also wondered why […]

This 1-bedroom loft at the No. Ten Lofts at 1040 W. Adams in the West Loop just came on the market. Like other West Loop properties, it is strategically located near the newly opened McDonald’s corporate headquarters at 110 N. Carpenter. No. Ten Lofts was converted late in the prior real estate boom, with closings […]

This 2-bedroom corner loft in the Capitol Hill Lofts at 625 W. Jackson in the West Loop just came on the market. The Capitol Hill Lofts have 90 units and a parking garage along with an exercise room. This is a corner brick and timber loft with a balcony. Both bedrooms have windows, which is […]

This 2-bedroom townhouse in Carmichael Place at 1038 W. Monroe in the West Loop came on the market in September 2017. Carmichael Place was built in 1999 and is a gated development of 36 units. Are these townhouses or duplex condos? I’ve seen them described as both over the years. This unit is a corner […]

This 1-bedroom loft in the Clinton Street Lofts at 226 N. Clinton in the West Loop recently came on the market. The Clinton Street Lofts have 176 lofts with exposed brick and timber ceilings along with large industrial windows. This loft faces west, so it’s not directly looking onto the El tracks, and has a balcony along with […]

This 2-bedroom in the Sangamon Lofts at 411 S. Sangamon in the West Loop came on the market in October 2017. This is a 1800 square foot authentic loft with timber ceilings and beams along with exposed brick and hardwood floors. The listing says it was “gutted to the studs.” The kitchen has dark cabinets […]