Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom corner unit at 1700 E. 56th in Hyde Park came on the market in July 2019. Built in 1968, it has 369 units and garage parking. It’s a full amenity building with a roof top deck, exercise room, doorman, dry cleaners and bike storage. This southwest corner unit on the 26th floor has […]

This 3-bedroom in a historic greystone at 3618 N. Fremont in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Lakeview came on the market in May 2019. I don’t have a direct picture of this building but I remembered the building next door- so in the picture above- it is the building you can just barely see on the […]

This 1-bedroom in Astor Tower at 1300 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in January 2019. Astor Tower was built in 1963 and has 73 units and garage parking along with a common rooftop deck. We have chattered about it several times in the past as it’s a popular building for […]

This 4-bedroom penthouse in the Manhattan Building at 431 S. Dearborn came on the market in June 2019. Built in 1891, it has 105 condos and was converted into residential living in 1999. The listing says this unit has been remodeled. It now has an open concept and, apparently, one of the bedrooms was opened […]

This new construction 3-bedroom condo at 4432 N. Western Avenue in Lincoln Square came on the market in May 2019. This building was constructed in 2019 and has 7 units. There appears to be 2 buildings side-by-side on Western Avenue with these same layouts. Both buildings overlook Wells Park. This is an elevator building with […]

This 3-bedroom in 56 W. Huron in River North came on the market in November 2018. This is a boutique new construction building with 11 units and a parking garage. It doesn’t appear to have any amenities or a doorman. All the units are 3-bedrooms. Designed by Studio Dwell, each unit has in-unit elevator access […]

This 3-bedroom top floor duplex unit at 1547 N. Leavitt in Wicker Park just came on the market. This building is a former church that was converted to condos in 2004. It has 6 units and heated garage parking. We’ve chattered about this building several times in the past but never about one of the […]

This 3-bedroom in Superior 110 at 110 W. Superior in River North came on the market in April 2018. Superior 110 is a boutique high rise built during the height of the boom in 2008. It has 58 units and a parking garage, along with an exercise room and a doorman. This is a half-floor […]

This 4-bedroom new construction condo in Melrose at the Lake at 434 W. Melrose in East Lakeview recently came on the market. This is a completely new building with 17 luxury units and a parking garage. 5 years ago, it was apparently going to be luxury apartments but it’s now going to be condos instead. […]

We’ve chattered about this 2-bedroom vintage unit at 1304 W. Cornelia in Southport several times over the last few years. It was first listed in 2011, just 14 months after its previous sale, but was withdrawn without a sale. It then came back on the market in 2012 at a reduced price but again failed […]