Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom penthouse at 158 W. Huron in the River North Art Gallery District came on the market in May 2023. Built in 1890, 156 and 158 W. Huron has 14 units. There are no amenities or elevator. The listing calls the building one of the few historic brick buildings in River North. This is […]

This 2-bedroom at 525 W. Belmont in East Lakeview came on the market in June 2023. Built in 1904, 525 W. Belmont has 6 units and a shared courtyard. There is storage in the basement but no other amenities and no parking with the building. This unit has a lot of its vintage features including […]

This 3-bedroom duplex down at 1304 W. Cornelia in Southport came on the market in April 2023. Built in 1912, this building has 3 units and 3 car garage parking. It has a shared landscaped yard. The listing says it’s been “redesigned” with an amazing layout. Previously, the unit was not duplexed down but had […]

This 4-level penthouse at 400 N. Orleans in River North came on the market in June 2023. Built in 2007, 400 N. Orleans has 6 units and “private garage spaces.” It’s an elevator building but it has no other amenities. There’s no door staff. This unit has an open concept layout with floor to ceiling […]

This 3-bedroom in Kingsbury on the Park at 653 N. Kingsbury in River North came on the market in June 2023. Built in 2003, Kingsbury on the Park has 121 units and attached garage parking. It has 24/7 door staff, on-site management and an exercise room. This unit is unique in that it is just […]

This 2-bedroom in 757 N. Orleans in River North came on the market in June 2023. Built in 2008, just as the housing bust was hitting, 757 N. Orleans has 198 units and attached garage parking. You may recall that the developer did a bulk sale of 39 units to an investor at the bottom […]

This 3-bedroom at 2034 N. Seminary in Lincoln Park came on the market in June 2023. Built in 1891, 2034 N. Seminary has 3 units and 3 car garage parking. There is a shared back yard but no other amenities. My picture above is now 13 years old. In the current picture of the building, […]

This 1-bedroom in 49 E. Cedar in the Gold Coast came on the market in June 2023. Built in 1909, this is a boutique building with 3 units that was designed by Benjamin Marshall. There’s a plaque on the front of the building. We have never chattered about this building before. When I walked by […]

This top floor 3-bedroom in the Kilmer House at 1555 N. Sandburg Terrace in the Gold Coast (or Old Town) came on the market in June 2022. Built in 1971, Kilmer House is part of Sandburg Village. It has 96 units and has a pool, sundeck, tennis courts and exercise room. The building has a doorman and valet garage […]

This 2-bedroom in Ritchie Tower at 1310 N. Ritchie Court in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2023. Ritchie Tower was built in 1963 and has 100 units with an attached parking garage. It has 24/7 door staff, an exercise room, onsite management, an outdoor pool, and a landscaped terrace with grills […]