Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom duplex up at 235 W. Eugenie in Old Town came on the market in October 2021. Designed by famed architect Harry Weese in 1962, the complex has 23 condos and outdoor parking. Who’s Harry Weese? From The Art Institute of Chicago: In 1940, Weese joined the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, but […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in The Sterling at 345 N. LaSalle in River North came on the market in October 2021. Built in 2002, The Sterling is 50 stories and has 389 units and an attached rental parking garage. It has full-time door staff, an on-site manager and engineer. The building has 2 fitness rooms, an […]

This corner 3-bedroom in The Caravel at 635 N. Dearborn in River North came on the market  in August 2021. Built in 2003, The Caravel has 124 units and an attached garage. It has door staff, a brand new fitness center, bike storage and a party room. The listing for this unit says it has […]

This 2-bedroom at 545 W. Aldine in East Lakeview came on the market in August 2021. Built in 2000, this brick and limestone building has 31 units and an attached heated garage. It also has an elevator, a bike room and a common roof top deck. This 2-bedroom has a split floor plan with hardwood […]

This corner 1-bedroom in 910 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville came on the market in May 2021. Built in 1955, 910 is the sister building to 900 N. Lake Shore Drive. Both were designed by Mies van der Rohe. 910 has 153 units. It has door staff, rental parking, a bike room and an […]

This 2-bedroom at 817 W. George in Lakeview came on the market in October 2021. I’m not sure when this vintage building was built but it has 8 units. There’s storage in the lower level and an exercise room. If this unit looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it in 2012 when it was […]

This 2-bedroom at 1024 W. Armitage in Lincoln Park came on the market in July 2021. Built in 1890, the building has 5 units. It’s on the corner of Armitage and Kenmore and has a garage on Kenmore. There’s extra storage in the building’s basement. This unit is a second floor south and west corner […]

This 2-bedroom at 1445 N. Wells in Old Town came on the market in August 2021. If this building looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about this unit back in 2014, where its location next to a popular bar was the gist of the discussion. See our chatter here. Built in 2000, this building has […]

This 3-bedroom top floor vintage unit at 513 W. Aldine in East Lakeview came on the market in September 2021. Built in 1924, this European-style courtyard building has 24 units. It’s a walk-up. The listing says this unit has a “designated parking space” but it’s unclear if it’s on site or not. This unit has […]

This 2-bedroom at 2500 N. Lakeview in East Lincoln Park came on the market in September 2021. Built in 1974, 2500 N. Lakeview has 155 units and attached valet parking. It has a door staff, an outdoor pool and an exercise room. This unit is a rare southeast corner unit with wrap around floor to […]