Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom at 1016 W. Madison in the West Loop came on the market in February 2020. Built in 1925, this 8 unit building has just 2 units per floor and garage parking. If this building looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it and this same unit, in 2016 when the market in the […]

This 2-bedroom in the Mantonya Flats at 1325 N. Dearborn Parkway in the Gold Coast just came on the market. Built in 1887, the Mantonya Flats were designed by Curd H. Gottig. There are 3 units and assigned tandem parking behind the building. This building is iconic thanks to its distinctive arched keyhole style windows. […]

This 3-bedroom top floor vintage condo at 448 W. Wrightwood in East Lincoln Park just came on the market. This building was built in 1920 and has 7 units and attached garage parking. We’ve chattered about this unit 2 other times, including in 2017 when it came on the market at $720,000 and sold almost […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in Contemporaine at 201 W. Grand in River North just returned to the market. Built in 2004, Contemporaine has just 28 units and a parking garage. It has won numerous architecture awards for modern architecture and is featured on architecture tours. This top floor unit’s claim to fame is a rare 3,000 […]

This 2 bedroom in Jefferson Tower at 330 N. Jefferson in the Kinzie Station neighborhood on the Near West Side just came on the market. Built in 2000, it has 187 units and a parking garage. It’s a full amenity building with a doorman and exercise room. This unit has unobstructed north and west views. […]

This 2-bedroom on the 26th floor in State Tower at 1230 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast just came on the market. This building was construction in 1979 and has 92 units and an attached garage. It’s a doorman building which also has a club room, an exercise room and a rooftop deck. This […]

This 3-bedroom in The Barry at 3100 N. Sheridan in East Lakeview came on the market in January 2020. The Barry was built in 1923 and has 65 units and a doorman. There’s no parking but it’s available for rent in the neighborhood. This listing says that there was “no surface left untouched during the […]

This 2-bedroom on the twenty second floor in 600 N. Fairbanks in Streeterville came on the market in June 2019. 600 N. Fairbanks was designed by famed architect Helmut Jahn. It was built in 2007, just as the housing bust was about to happen, but most of the units in the building were already sold, […]

This 1-bedroom in 530 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville came on the market in June 2019. 530 N. Lake Shore Drive was built during the housing boom years, in 2004. It has 180 units, a parking garage, a doorman, and common amenities like a shared deck, clubhouse and exercise room. The listing says this […]

This 2-bedroom in Lake Shore Plaza at 1000 N. Lake Shore Plaza in the Gold Coast came on the market in November 2019. Built in 1964, Lake Shore Plaza has 132 units and valet parking. It’s a full service building with a pool, exercise room and doorman. According to Emporis, 1000 N. Lake Shore Plaza, […]