Crib Chatter

This 1-bedroom at 539 W. Roscoe in East Lakeview came on the market in July 2021 This courtyard building was constructed in 1923 and has 26 units. It apparently does not have an elevator, nor does it have parking. This vintage unit has French windows in the living room along with a wood burning fireplace […]

This 4-bedroom condo in Adler on the Park at 2700 N. Lakeview in East Lincoln Park came on the market in November 2020. (The picture above is from 2018, when they were still doing the renovation.) Built in 1915 by David Adler, the mansion has been divided into two luxury condo units with an elevator. […]

This 4-bedroom condo at 432 W. Grant in East Lincoln Park came on the market in September 2019. Built in 2006, this building has 7 units and garage parking. It doesn’t have amenities except for a rooftop deck and shared sports court. This is a single floor condo with 4300 square feet and floor to […]

This 4-bedroom in Park Newberry at 55 W. Delaware in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2021. Built in 1998, Park Newberry has 183 units and garage parking. It has a doorman and an exercise room and overlooks Washington Park and the Newberry Library. This unit is on the second floor and […]

This 3-bedroom triplex penthouse at 2607 N. Ashland in Lincoln Park came on the market in June 2021. This building was built in 2012, just as the housing bust was ending. It has 6 units and garage parking. The building has an elevator, which opens directly into this unit. It has 22 foot high ceilings […]

This top floor vintage 3-bedroom at 2233 N. Bissell in Lincoln Park came on the market in June 2021. Built in 1890, the building is on a wider than average lot measuring 30 feet across and has 3 units. It also has garage parking. The building is not on the El side of the street. […]

This 2-bedroom in The Palmolive at 159 E. Walton in Streeterville came on the market in June 2021. I never know if this area is Streeterville or Gold Coast. I’ve called it Gold Coast in the past but “old” Streeterville seemed to extend further north. The listing calls it the Near North Side but that’s […]

This 3-bedroom in 609 W. Stratford in East Lakeview came on the market in May 2021. Built in 1928, this boutique elevator building has 30 units, with just 2 per floor. It has a shared yard with grills and a fire pit. There’s no parking with the building but this unit has “leased transferable garage […]

This 3-bedroom in The Citadel at 2300 W. Armitage in Bucktown just came on the market. Built in 1900, The Citadel has 12 units and garage parking with a unique open courtyard design where each unit has a private entrance. This triplex is a corner unit with 11.5′ ceilings and 7′ black windows. It has […]

This 5-bedroom penthouse at 3512 N. Southport in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview came on the market in January 2021. Long time readers will remember it from 2011 when it had a putting green on the rooftop deck. See our 2011 chatter here. Built in 2008, the building has 7 units and garage parking. It’s […]