Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom duplex brick loft in the Fulton House at 345 N. Canal in River West came on the market in May 2023. Built in 1903, Fulton House was original an old cold storage warehouse. It was converted to apartments in the 1970s by star architect Harry Weese and then was converted into condos in […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 579 W. Hawthorne in East Lakeview came on the market in March 2023. 579 W. Hawthorne was built in 1928 (in 2011 the listing said it was built in 1924) on a rare double lot measuring 50×130. It has a front facing 2-car garage and a brick paver driveway, […]

This 4-bedroom duplex in the Carl Street Studios at 155 W. Burton Place in Old Town came on the market in February 2023 but had been on the market prior to the pandemic without ever selling. The Carl Street Studios were built in 1880 as an original Victorian home and was converted into 13 condos […]

This 3-bedroom triplex in the Frank Fisher Residences at 1209 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in March 2023. Built in 1937-38, the Frank Fisher Residences were designed by Andrew Rebori and Edgar Miller with Miller putting in some of his special touches like the original art glass walls while […]

This vintage row house at 566 W. Arlington in East Lincoln Park came on the market in March 2022. Built in 1895, the listing says it was designed by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb and is the middle of the “Three Sisters” row homes on the street. It is on a 16.58 x 90 lot. […]

This 4-bedroom Italianate cottage at 2121 N. Hudson in East Lincoln Park came on the market in March 2022. Built in 1869 by WW Boyington, who was the architect of the Water Tower, according to the listing, it is one of only 3 north side houses that survived the Chicago Fire. Built on a larger […]

This 2-bedroom at 200 E. Pearson in Streeterville came on the market in June 2021. Built in 1917, it only has 10 units with just 2 units per floor. There’s no doorman or parking but there is a full-time engineer. And there is a sign in front of the building discussing the very famous architect […]

This penthouse 2-bedroom in Park Castle Condos at 2418 W. Greenleaf in the Indian Boundary Park neighborhood of West Ridge came on the market in December 2021. Built in 1925, this complex was supposed to look like a castle. It overlooks Indian Boundary Park and has 68 units. It also has one of the best […]

This 1-bedroom in the Tribune Tower Residences at 435 N. Michigan in Streeterville came on the market in Sept 2021. The Tribune Tower Residences is a conversion of the Chicago Tribune building which was built in 1925 in the neo-Gothic style. It is landmarked. The building has 36 floors and 162 units. The marketing brochure […]

This vintage 4-bedroom single family home at 225 W. Menomonee in the Old Town Triangle came on the market in July 2021. I don’t know when this home was built as the listing is calling it “new construction” in 2021 but the home is landmarked. It’s on a 25 x 104 lot. The listing says […]