Crib Chatter

This 4-bedroom triplex in Block X at 16 N. May in the West Loop came on the market in August 2021. Built in 1999, Block X is a gated community with large shared, landscaped gardens and award-winning architecture with unique layouts. It has 99 units and attached parking. This triplex is “oversized” at 2650 square […]

This 3-bedroom duplex up penthouse at 2236 W. Armitage in Bucktown came on the market in June 2021. Built in 2001, it has 14 units and a heated garage. The building has an elevator. This penthouse unit has a unique layout with all 3 bedrooms on the main floor and a lofted den/office on the […]

This 3-bedroom maisonette in The Mayfair at 189 E. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast (or Streeterville, if you like) came on the market in May 2021. The Mayfair was built in 1924 and has just 28 units along with a garage. The building has a doorman and an exercise room, along with storage. […]

This 2-bedroom coach house at 916 W. Fullerton in Lincoln Park came on the market in October 2020. The coach house has 2 units with one shared wall. The front building, which faces Fullerton, has 8 units. I don’t know when all of it was built. There’s a shared courtyard patio. This coach house is […]

This 4-bedroom duplex-up penthouse at 2948 N. Pine Grove in East Lakeview just came on the market. Built in 1922, the building has 10 units. If it looks familiar, that’s because we’ve chattered about it several times,  in 2013 and in 2017. See our 2017 chatter here. If you recall, it has a 2-story ceiling […]

This 6-bedroom Victorian at 341 W. Belden in East Lincoln Park came on the market in May 2021. Built in 1874, this single family home is on a larger than standard Chicago lot measuring 30 x 125. It does not have a garage but does have 3 coveted parking spots behind the house on the […]

This 2-bedroom in Park Place Tower at 655 W. Irving Park in Lakeview came on the market in July 2021. Built in 1973, Park Place Tower is one of the tallest buildings on the north side of the city. It has 901 units and garage parking. It’s a full amenity building with “resort style living” […]

This 2-bedroom in 1400 N. LaSalle in Old Town came on the market in July 2021. Built in 1920s, this corner building has 6 units. It does not have parking but does have a back garden. This unit has some of its vintage features including 12 foot ceilings, crown moldings, hardwood floors. It has a […]

This 4-bedroom in 3400 N. Lake Shore Drive in East Lakeview came on the market in May 2021. Built in 1922 in the Beaux Arts style, this building has 46 condo units. It’s a full service building with a doorman and an engineer along with an exercise room. The listing says it has an indoor […]

This 2-bedroom in the greystone at 1120 W. Armitage in Lincoln Park came on the market in June 2021. I don’t know when this building was constructed but it has 8 units and garage parking. There’s also a common shared rooftop deck above the garage. This unit has some if its vintage details including moldings […]