Crib Chatter

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 […]

This 3-bedroom duplex up penthouse in 33 E. Bellevue in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2020. Built in 1910, this Beaux Arts building has 11 units and an attached parking garage. It appears the building has an elevator but no other amenities. The 3 bedrooms are all on the main level […]

The 89th floor penthouse in Trump Tower at 401 N. Wabash in River North came on the market in September 2021. Trump Tower was built in 2008 and has 486 units and an attached parking garage. The hotel is on the lower floors and the condos are on the higher floors. The building has a […]

This 3-bedroom duplex penthouse at 33 W. Huron in River North came on the market in January 2021. Built in 1998, 33 W. Huron has 67 units and an attached parking garage. There is no doorman and no building amenities. This unit is south facing and has an open living room, dining room and kitchen […]

This 6 bedroom penthouse in 4 E Elm in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2021. Built in 2016, the building has only 35 units and an attached parking garage. However, it has big building amenities including an outdoor pool, whirlpool, sundeck, fitness center, screening room and clubhouse lounge. The building has […]