Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom in 320 W. Oakdale in East Lakeview came on the market in October 2024. The building was designed by Milton Schwartz in 1955 and has 51 units and covered parking. It has many mid-century modern fans. This is from Wikipedia about the building’s history: The building at 320 West Oakdale is representative of […]

This 3-bedroom duplex penthouse at Six North Michigan at 6 N. Michigan in the Loop came on the market in June 2024. Six North Michigan was built in 1923 and is the former Montgomery Ward headquarters. The listing says when it was built it was the tallest building in Chicago. The building was converted into […]

This 1-bedroom in Tribune Tower Residences at 435 N. Michigan in Streeterville came on the market in May 2024. Tribune Tower was built in 1925 and was converted into condos in 2021. It has 162 units and attached garage parking. It’s a full amenity building with 24/7 door staff and 55,000 square feet of amenity […]

The Claude Seymour House at 817 W. Hutchinson in the Buena Park neighborhood in Uptown has returned to the market in March 2024, but is now owned by the bank. We have chattered about this 6-bedroom home numerous times over the years, but the last time was in 2020 when it was a short sale. […]

This 3-bedroom at 500 W. Armitage in East Lincoln Park came on the market in March 2024. I spent a few hours looking through my picture collection because I thought I certainly had a picture of this building as we’ve all walked/driven by it hundreds/thousands of times. But, alas, I don’t have one. Built in […]

This 3-bedroom in The Renaissance at 5510 N. Sheridan in Edgewater came on the market in September 2023. Built in 1927, The Renaissance is an elevator building with just 32 units. It’s on the National Register of Historic Places. There are only 2 units per floor. It has indoor and outdoor parking as well as […]

This 2-bedroom in the Edgewater Beach Apartments at 5555 N. Sheridan in Edgewater came on the market in August 2023. The Edgewater Beach Apartments was built in 1928 as a companion property to the older Edgewater Beach Hotel which was a resort with a Mediterranean flair on the Lake. It’s a co-op. Designed by Benjamin […]

This top floor 1-bedroom in the Theophil Studios at 143 W. Burton Place in Old Town came on the market in August 2023. Built in 1892, the Theophil Studios is one of the Edgar Miller historic buildings in the West Burton Place Historic District. It has 6 units and there are some outdoor parking spaces […]

This 1-bedroom in Marina City at 300 N. State in River North came on the market in July 2023. Marina City was designed in 1959 by Bertrand Goldberg and completed construction in 1964. Both towers have 65 stories. The complex has a marina along the river. The towers have 896 units and 800 parking spaces. […]

This 3-bedroom Crilly Court row house at 1712 N. Crilly in Old Town came on the market in June 2023. Built in 1886, this is a brick and limestone Queen Anne style row house in the Crilly Court complex that was developed by Daniel Crilly. There is no parking with any of the row houses […]