Crib Chatter

This top floor 3-bedroom in 757 N. Orleans in River North came on the market in July 2020. This high rise was completed in 2008, just as the housing boom was ending. It has 196 units and an attached garage. It’s on the corner of Orleans and Chicago and next to the Brown Line stop. […]

This 2-bedroom duplex down at 3521 N. Lakewood in Southport neighborhood of Lakeview came on the market in October 2020. This building was built in 1914 and has 14 units. The picture above is from the side of the building. It was converted into condos in 1999 and does not have parking. There’s a common area […]

This 3-bedroom in Bellevue Place at 100 E. Bellevue Place came on the market in November 2020. Built in either 1969 (or 1971- as I’ve seen both listed), Bellevue Place has 181 units and attached heated garage parking that is leased. It’s a full amenity building with a doorman, an exercise room, an outdoor pool […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse at 2845 N. Burling in Lakeview came on the market in March 2021. Built in 1915, this building has 8 units and assigned exterior parking. It was converted into condos during the housing boom in 2006. This is a top floor unit which has 12 foot ceilings. The listing says it has […]

This 4-bedroom duplex down at 1165 W. Eddy in Lakeview came on the market in March 2021. Built in 2015-2016, this all-brick building has 6 luxury units and 6 garage parking spots We first chattered about this building in 2016 when it was newly built as it replaced two vintage Victorian homes that we had chattered […]

This 2-bedroom in Chicago Place at 100 E. Huron in River North came on the market in June 2020. Built in 1991, Chicago Place was built on top of a shopping mall on the Mag Mile, now shut. It has just 204 units and an attached valet rental garage. I believe the mall has been […]

This 2-bedroom at 460 W. Deming in East Lincoln Park just came on the market. I can’t find out when this building was built, but it’s a vintage building with 6 units and deeded parking behind the building. It was converted into condos during the housing boom in 2007. The listing says this unit has […]

This 3-bedroom in 1720 S. Michigan in the South Loop came on the market in March 2021. Built in 2007, by CMK at the height of the housing bubble, this building has 498 units and an attached garage. It’s a full service building with a 24-hour doorman, bike room, dog run and has an attached […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in One Museum Park East at 1211 S. Prairie in the South Loop came on the market in February 2021. Built in 2008, just as the housing bubble was ending, One Museum Park East has 289 units and an attached parking garage. It’s a full amenity building which the listing says has […]

This 2-bedroom in The Farallon at 600 N. Dearborn in River North came on the market in August 2020. The Farallon was built in 2002 and has 162 units and an attached garage. It is directly north of the Post Office. Rainforest Café, seen in the photo above, has shut and it’s unclear what will […]