Crib Chatter

This top floor 2-bedroom at 2452 N. Racine in Lincoln Park came on the market in September 2023. (I don’t have a picture of this building so we will make do with the Zoo.) Built in 1910, this building has 6 units and parking behind the building, including some garage parking. There is a turfed […]

This 2-bedroom in the Green Brier at 559 W. Surf in East Lakeview came on the market in October 2023. Built in 1903, the building has 78 units and parking. Some listings say it is indoor and others say it is outdoors. In prior chatters, the building had a doorman but it isn’t listed in […]

This 4-bedroom in the John Hancock at 175 E. Delaware in the Gold Coast came on the market in June 2023 but it was recently re-listed. And yes, I’m still calling 175 E. Delaware the John Hancock until a new company puts its name on the building. The Hancock was built in 1969 and has […]

This 5-bedroom duplex up penthouse in The Hayden at 1109 W. Washington Blvd in the West Loop came on the market in September 2023. Built in 2019, The Hayden was designed by Booth Hansen and has 28 units and attached garage parking. It’s an elevator building with a 24/7 door staff. It doesn’t appear to […]

This 3-bedroom duplex-up penthouse at 1239 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in September 2023 (yes, the house next door in the picture above, featured in The Lake House movie with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, is no longer there as it was torn down for a new mansion). Built […]

This 3-bedroom in The Renaissance at 5510 N. Sheridan in Edgewater came on the market in September 2023. Built in 1927, The Renaissance is an elevator building with just 32 units. It’s on the National Register of Historic Places. There are only 2 units per floor. It has indoor and outdoor parking as well as […]

This 1-bedroom in the John Hancock at 175 E. Delaware in the Gold Coast came on the market in September 2023. Yes, I’m still calling the building the John Hancock until someone else buys the naming rights. The Hancock was built in 1969 and has 703 units and attached rental parking. It’s one of America’s […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in Gateway Lofts at 1738 W. Belmont in Roscoe Village came on the market in September 2023. Built in 2001, Gateway Lofts is a boutique elevator building with 14 units and attached heated garage parking. It does have some amenities, including an exercise room and club room with a ping pong table […]

This 2-bedroom in the Astor Tower at 1300 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2023. Astor Tower Condos was built in 1962 by Bertrand Goldberg. It was originally the Astor Tower Hotel and had some famous customers including the Beatles. It now has 78 condo units and garage parking. […]

This 2-bedroom in Park Millennium at 222 N. Columbus on the New Eastside came on the market in September 2023. Park Millennium was built in 2002 and has 480 units and attached leased garage parking. It’s a full amenity building with door staff, an indoor lap pool, fitness center, sauna, sundeck with outdoor grills, a […]