Crib Chatter

This full floor 3-bedroom vintage unit at 707 W. Junior Terrace in Buena Park came on the market in July 2020. 707 W. Junior Terrace was built in 1927 and is on the National Historic Register. It only has 14 units. There’s no parking. The listing says this unit has been “rehabbed and reconfigured” by […]

This 6-bedroom co-op penthouse at 1500 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast just came on the market. Built in 1927, 1500 N. Lake Shore Drive was designed by famed NY architect Rosario Candela, with the listing saying it was his only residential commission in Chicago, and outside of New York. The building was […]

This 1 bedroom triplex in the Carl Street Studios at 155 W. Burton in Old Town came on the market in August 2020. The Carl Street Studios were built in 1917 and are a Chicago landmark. It has 17 units with a front, walled garden, and a rooftop deck. It has coin laundry and a […]

This 1-bedroom in the Greenbrier at 559 W. Surf in East Lakeview came on the market in July 2020. Built in 1904, the building has 78 units and a doorman. This one bedroom has many of its historic features including wood paneling, moldings, what looks like a built-in bookcase and boxed ceilings in the living […]

This 3-bedroom Victorian single family home at 1836 N. Lincoln Park West in Old Town came on the market in July 2020. Built in 1872 for Charles Wacker (yes- THAT Wacker), it is on an irregular shaped lot measuring 27x125x27x102. If the house looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it in 2013, when it […]

This 6-bedroom historic row house at 2704 N. Lakeview in East Lincoln Park came on the market in February 2020. But if it looks familiar, that’s because we last chattered about it in June 2018, which was the last time it was on the market. You can see our chatter here. It sold in 2018 […]

This 3-bedroom in the Fullerton Colonnade at 457 W. Fullerton in East Lincoln Park just came on the market. The Fullerton Colonnade was built in 1908 and has 14 units. I don’t remember if there’s any parking with the building but this unit doesn’t have parking in the building. The building does have a shared […]

This 3-bedroom in 200 E. Pearson in Streeterville came on the market in August 2018. 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 4-bedroom in the Harvard School Condos at 4731 S. Ellis in Kenwood came on the market in January 2020. Sorry I don’t have a picture but the shelter-in-place prohibits me from driving around for non-essential purposes. Built in 1917, the former private school has 5 units, a center courtyard garden and garage parking. I […]

This 8-bedroom mansion at 1900 S. Prairie in the Prairie Historic District of the South Loop has been on and off the market since 2008. The house is known as The Elbridge Keith House. Built in 1870, here’s more information from the listing: Built in 1870 and designed by J. R. Roberts, the Keith House […]