Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom corner unit in the Bristol at 57 E. Delaware in the Gold Coast came on the market in January 2022. The Bristol was built in 2000 and has 178 units and attached garage parking. It was considered one of the top new construction downtown luxury buildings when it was first built. It’s a […]

This 2 bedroom in The Robey at 4436 N. Damen in Lincoln Square came on the market in June 2021. I couldn’t find a date for when The Robey was built but this courtyard building has 52 units. It was converted into condos at the end of the housing bubble, in 2007. This unit has […]

This 3-bedroom duplex down in the Cloister of Wicker Park at 2112 W. North Avenue in Bucktown came on the market in May 2021. Built in 1911, the Cloister of Wicker Park was converted to 38 condos in 1990. It has a fenced courtyard with a fountain, a bike room, laundry room and extra storage […]

This 2-bedroom in the Coronado at 3900 N. Pine Grove in East Lakeview came on the market in January 2022. Built in 1976, the Coronado has 101 units and heated indoor parking. The building has an indoor pool, a “new” exercise room and a common roof deck with city views. It doesn’t have a doorman. […]

This 3-bedroom at 2736 N. Seminary in Lincoln Park came on the market in January 2022. Built in 1924, this building has 7 units and a shared back yard. There’s no parking. I took this picture above about 10 years ago. If you look at the picture of the building today in the listing, you’ll […]

This 2-bedroom at 2221 N. Lincoln in Lincoln Park came on the market in January 2022. Some of you may remember it from 2 years ago, however. As it came on the market in February 2020, went under contract fairly quickly, but fell out of contract in March (just as the pandemic was hitting). You […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up at 644 W. Arlington in East Lincoln Park came on the market in January 2022. Built in 1974, this building has 44 units and what looks like outdoor parking behind the building. I can’t tell if it has an elevator. It’s not listed so it might not. If this building looks […]

This 3-bedroom in the Rockefeller-McCormick building at 6334 N. Sheridan in Edgewater came on the market in August 2021. Built in 1924, the building was part of the building boom along Lake Michigan that extended from the South Shore to the far north neighborhoods of Edgewater and Rogers Park about a hundred years ago. It […]

This 3-bedroom in LincolnView at 2933 N. Southport in West Lakeview came on the market in January 2022. I don’t have a more recent picture but will get one soon. This was from last summer. The listing says they have drywalled the building so buyers can take tours. Built in 2022, LincolnView is a new […]

This 2-bedroom in 474 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville came on the market in October 2021. Built in 1991, 474 N. Lake Shore Drive was converted to condos during the housing boom in 2005-2006. It has 501 units and an attached parking garage with deeded parking. It’s a full amenity building with door staff, […]