Crib Chatter

This 1-bedroom in SoNo at 860 W. Blackhawk in Lincoln Park (? Near North Side?) came on the market in May 2025. Built in 2008, SoNo was the first condo high-rise built in the North/Clybourn corridor. It got embroiled in the housing bust of 2008-2012 and prices were lowered to clear the building inventory. It […]

This 2-bedroom in the James House at 1560 N. Sandburg Terrace in the Sandburg Village development in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2025. James House was built in 1970 and has 520 units. Parking is leased in the building (attached?). It has 24/7 door staff and a bunch of other Sandburg […]

This corner 2-bedroom at 1122 N. Dearborn in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2025. Built in 2000, 1122 N. Dearborn has 105 units and attached garage parking. It has 24/7 door staff, a fitness center, party room and a large rooftop deck. This unit is a southeast corner with a split […]

This 2-bedroom in the Park Newberry at 55 W. Delaware in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2025. Built in 1998, the Park Newberry has 183 units and attached garage parking. This listing says the following about the amenities: “Park Newberry is a premier, 5-star, 85% owner-occupied building with 24-hour door staff, […]

This  corner 3-bedroom at 705 W. Buena Avenue in the Buena Park neighborhood of Uptown came on the market in May 2025. Sorry, I don’t have a picture of this building but I wanted to crib about it. This building was constructed in 1919 and has 10 units. There’s no parking. The units share a […]

This 3-bedroom corner unit at 55 E. Erie in River North came on the market in May 2025. 55 E. Erie was built during the housing boom in 2004. It has 194 units and an attached parking garage. It’s a full amenity building with a 24-hour door staff, an indoor lap pool, an exercise room […]

This corner 1-bedroom in the Constellation at 1555 N. Dearborn Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2025. Built in 1967, it has 90 units and valet on-site parking. It has door staff and an exercise room. This unit has floor-to-ceiling windows with three exposures: north, east and south views. There’s […]

This 2-bedroom in Gaslight Court at 1411 N. Wells in Old Town came on the market in April 2025. Built in 1895, Gaslight Court has 8 units which share a cobblestone courtyard that the listing says is the “oldest brick road still standing” in Chicago. You enter through a locked wrought iron gate. There are […]

This 1-bedroom at 4300 N. Marine Drive in the Buena Park neighborhood of Uptown came on the market in March 2025. Built in 1929, 4300 N. Marine Drive has 88 units and onsite heated rental parking. It has an on-site engineer and 24/7 door staff but no other amenities. There are just 2 residences per […]

This 3-bedroom corner unit at 1258 N. Milwaukee in Wicker Park came on the market in April 2025. Built in 2014, 1258 N. Milwaukee is a boutique building with 7 units, an elevator and attached garage parking. There are no amenities with the building. It’s a south and west facing corner unit with a wrap […]