Crib Chatter

This 4 bedroom in Contemporaine at 201 W. Grand in River North came on the market in November 2024. Contemporaine was built in 2004 and has just 28 units. It has an attached parking garage but that is its only amenity. It does not have door staff. The building has won architecture awards and has […]

This 3-bedroom in the Park Tower at 5415 N. Sheridan Road in Edgewater came on the market in September 2024. I thought I had my own picture of this building, but I apparently still do not. The Park Tower was built in 1973 and has 734 units and attached garage parking. In the 1970s, they […]

This 2-bedroom at 2116 W. North in Bucktown (but johnc would say Wicker Park) came on the market in November 2024. The agent lists it in West Town and then never says if it’s in Bucktown or Wicker Park in the listing description. Built in 1911, this courtyard complex has 41 units. There’s no parking […]

This 3-bedroom on the 12th floor in The Conservatory at 2314 N. Lincoln Park West in East Lincoln Park came on the market in November 2024. The Conservatory was started in 1976, but per Dan #2 in another chatter about the building from 5 years ago, it appears it wasn’t completed until 1979. It has […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in One East at 1 E. Schiller in the Gold Coast has been on and off the market since 2022. We last chattered about it in March 2023. Back then, some of you thought it was overpriced. See our chatter here. One East was built in 1964 and has 78 units and […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up in 919 N. Wolcott in West Town came on the market in October 2024. Built in 2004 by Ranquist, this building has 9 units and attached garage parking. This contemporary unit has a 19-foot wall of floor-to-ceiling windows that faces the street and the large 32×15 “zen-like” private outdoor space. The […]

This 2-bedroom in 320 W. Oakdale in East Lakeview came on the market in October 2024. The building was designed by Milton Schwartz in 1955 and has 51 units and covered parking. It has many mid-century modern fans. This is from Wikipedia about the building’s history: The building at 320 West Oakdale is representative of […]

This new construction 4-bedroom duplex down at 1457 W. Roscoe in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview came on the market in September 2024. Built in 2024, 1457 W. Roscoe is on a corner lot on Roscoe and Greenview. It has 3 units and garage parking. The listing says it is a full masonry and limestone […]

This 2-bedroom at 3359 N. Clifton in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Lakeview came on the market in October 2024. Built in 1895, 3359 N. Clifton has 6 units and attached heated garage parking. The building is a walk-up. It was converted into condos in 2003. This unit is one of the turet units with a […]

This 3-bedroom in No. 9 Walton at 9 W. Walton in the Gold Coast came on the market in October 2024. Built in 2018, No 9 Walton has only 66 units and attached garage parking. When it was built, it sold out quickly. The listing says these are the amenities: “fitness room, indoor pool, hospitality […]