Crib Chatter

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 […]

This corner 2-bedroom in Park View at 505 N. McClurg in Streeterville came on the market in May 2021. Park View was built in 2008 and has 268 units and garage parking. It’s a full amenity building with a 24-hour doorman, an outdoor pool, exercise room, bike room, hot tub and club room. The listing […]

This 2-bedroom at 158 W. Burton Place in Old Town just came on the market. Built in 1900, this building has 4 units but no parking. This unit is on the first floor and has its own private entrance. Although it’s in a vintage building, this unit doesn’t have any vintage finishes. It has hardwood […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in Leavitt Church at 1547 N. Leavitt in Wicker Park came on the market in May 2021. Leavitt Church was converted into 6 condos in 2004. It has heated garage parking, with an electric charging station, and a shared landscaped outdoor terrace. This penthouse is a duplex up and has authentic loft […]

This 2-bedroom on the 37th floor in The Buckingham at 360 E. Randolph in Lakeshore East came on the market in August 2020. Built in 1982, The Buckingham has 302 units and garage parking. It’s a full amenity building with a doorman, exercise room, and heated, indoor swimming pool. No pets are allowed in the […]

(Apparently, I don’t have a picture of this building even though I have one of the “sister” building across the street, 3033 N. Sheridan, which was also a condo conversion and sold in a frenzy in the housing bubble as well.) This 2-bedroom in 2930 N. Sheridan in East Lakeview came on the market in […]

This top floor 2-bedroom at 3842 N. Sheffield in Lakeview came on the market in May 2021. Built in 1910, this building has 6 units and assigned parking spaces behind the building along with a common roof deck space. The listing says this unit has been “beautifully updated.” It has a wood burning fireplace in […]