Crib Chatter

These 4-bedroom units in 405 W. Armitage came on the market in March 2026. I thought I had a picture of this building mostly built but apparently I only have this one from last year where it was still under construction. Sorry, I’ll get a newer one shortly. Built in 2026 by Barrett Homes, in […]

This 2-bedroom at 433 W. Briar Place in East Lakeview came on the market in April 2026. Built in 1929, the building has 34 units and an elevator. Converted by Belgravia Group in 2007, it has an exercise room, storage and a landscaped garden with grill. There’s no parking with the building. The listing calls […]

This 1-bedroom in 400 E. Randolph in Lakeshore East came on the market in January 2026. Built in 1963, 400 E. Randolph was designed by Hirshfield, Pawlan, Reinheimer and has 944 units and attached leased parking. It has a lot of unique resort-style amenities including a basketball court, squash and tennis courts, 2 saunas with […]

This 2-bedroom duplex in CityView at 440 N. McClurg in Streeterville came on the market in March 2026. Built in 1991, CityView has 421 units and attached garage parking. It has 24/7 door staff, a fitness center, 3 landscaped sundecks, a bike room, laundry room, and storage lockers. Up to 2 pets are permitted. The […]

This 3-bedroom brick and timber loft at 2222 N. Racine in Lincoln Park came on the market in March 2026. But if it looks familiar that’s because we chattered about it in 2019 and 2020. In August 2020, it had been reduced. Some of your comments: KK said: “Still has too many stairs. Still overpriced. […]

This 4-bedroom co-op at 5715 S. Kenwood in Hyde Park came on the market in March 2026. Built in 1928, it’s a mid-rise elevator building with just 14 units. It has no amenities but a shared yard with gardening and grilling. There’s an on-site building engineer. The listing says it’s “steps” from the main campus. […]

This 3-bedroom in Wells Street Tower at 701 S. Wells in Printers Row neighborhood of the South Loop came on the market in March 2026. Built in 2002, Wells Street Tower was a big deal at that time because it was the first new condo tower in the Printer’s Row neighborhood in years. It has […]

This 3-bedroom at 1544 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in March 2026. But if it looks familiar, that’s because we’ve been chattering about it since 2019. It has never sold. The last time we chattered about it was in August 2023. Back then, the listing called it a maisonette, […]

This 2-bedroom in the Parkside of Old Town building at 511 W. Division in Old Town came on the market in March 2026. However it had been originally listed in November and December of 2025. The last time we chattered about this building was in 2011 when the developer was still selling units in the […]

This 2-bedroom in 1212 N. LaSalle in Old Town came on the market in March 2026. 1212 N. LaSalle was built in 1988 and converted into condos in 1992-94. It has 230 units and attached garage parking. The building has 24/7 door staff, an exercise room and bike storage. This unit is one of the […]