Crib Chatter

This 1-bedroom in 1111 S. Wabash in the South Loop came on the market in May 2020. Built in 2005, 1111 S. Wabash has 247 units and attached garage parking. It’s a full amenity building with a doorman, pool and exercise room. At 1200 square feet, the listing says this 1-bedroom has been opened up […]

This 2-bedroom on the 42nd floor in the One Magnificent Mile Condos at 950 N. Michigan in the Gold Coast came on the market in March 2021. Built in 1983, One Mag Mile Condos has 181 units and rental garage parking. It’s a full amenity building with a doorman, an indoor pool and an exercise […]

This 3-bedroom top floor unit in the greystone at 1130 W. Armitage in Lincoln Park just came on the market. Built in 1900, this greystone has 8 units and garage parking. We’ve chattered about several units in this building in the past, including the first floor duplex down. This unit is the penthouse and has […]

This 2-bedroom on the 69th floor in the John Hancock at 175 E. Delaware in Streeterville came on the market in February 2021. Built in 1969, the Hancock has 705 units as well as commercial space along with a rental parking garage. It’s a full amenity building with an indoor pool, exercise room 24-hour doormen […]

This 46th floor 2-bedroom in Newberry Plaza at 1030 N. State in the Gold Coast came on the market in December 2020. Newberry Plaza was built in 1974 and has 555 units and attached parking. It has 57 floors and according to Wikipedia, was the 6th tallest all-residential skyscraper in the world when completed (the […]

This 2-bedroom in 5000 S. East End in Kenwood came on the market in March 2021. Built in 1927, 5000 S. East End has 98 units. It was designed by Robert S. De Golyer and built by Avery Brundage. According to Chicago Apartments: A Century of Lakefront Living, it was the first, and largest, of […]

This 3-bedroom duplex up at 811 W. Webster in Lincoln Park just came on the market. Built in 1930, this building has 6 units and garage parking. The listing says this is the largest unit in the building. This unit has what some would call loft-like features with exposed brick walls, timber beams and skylights […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up at 2000 W. Haddon in Wicker Park came on the market in May 2021. Built in 1928, this building has 14 units and heated garage parking. It was converted into condos in 1992 and has a common rooftop deck. This duplex has 15 foot ceilings, a fireplace in the living room, […]

This 3-bedroom at 1526 W. Monroe in the West Loop came on the market in April 2021. I don’t know the year this building was built (pre-1900?) but it has 14 units and indoor garage parking. It also has 3 common outdoor spaces including a rooftop deck. It was converted into condos in 2008. The […]

This 2-bedroom corner unit at 809 W. Wellington in Lakeview just came on the market. Built in 1892, this building has 15 units. The listing says this unit is “not your cookie-cutter condo.” It has newly refinished hardwood floors and exposed brick along with a bay window in the dining room. There’s a wood burning […]