Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom corner loft in the Clybourn Lofts at 1872 N. Clybourn in Lincoln Park just came on the market. The Clybourn Lofts was a 1980s loft conversion and has 57 units and outdoor, deeded, gated parking. This listing says it was an old piano factory. The building has bike storage, a courtyard garden, a […]

This 2-bedroom loft at Fairbanks at Cityfront Plaza at 240 E. Illinois in Streeterville originally came on the market in June 2019. Built in 2008, Fairbanks at Cityfront Plaza has 281 units, including some in the “loft” portion of the building which is the base of the building. It has an attached parking garage. It’s […]

This 3-bedroom loft in the Manchester Building at 2035 W. Charleston in Bucktown came on the market in November 2020. Built in 1895, the Manchester Building has 18 units and a parking garage. It was converted into condos in 1990. Here’s info from the Tribune talking about the development when the sales center opened in […]

This 3-bedroom duplex penthouse loft in the 300 W. Grand Lofts at 300 W. Grand in River North came on the market in January 2021. 300 W. Grand was built in 1928 and converted into 51 lofts in 1998. It has some parking in the building but some owners also bought deeded parking spaces in […]

This 1-bedroom loft in the Franklin Building at 720 S. Dearborn in Printers Row came on the market in January 2020. Built in 1910, the Franklin Building has 59 lofts. It was converted to loft homes in the 1980s. There is no doorman nor parking. The building has a bike room and a laundry room. […]

This 2-bedroom loft at 2804 N. Lakewood in Lakeview came on the market in July 2020. Built in 1945, this building has 20 lofts and garage parking. This loft has authentic loft features including 13 foot timber ceilings and exposed brick walls. It has a wood burning fireplace. The kitchen has gray cabinets with white […]

This 2-bedroom loft in Cornelia Village at 1111 W. Cornelia in Lakeview came on the market in November 2020. Built in 1925, the building has been converted into 20 lofts with attached heated garage parking. I don’t think we’ve ever chattered about this building before, which is shocking given it’s location. This loft has 15 […]

This 2-bedroom corner penthouse loft in the Pope Building at 633 S. Plymouth in Printers Row just came on the market. The Pope Building was built in 1891 and has 91 lofts. It was converted to condos in 2000. There is no parking with the building, nor a doorman. This loft has features that loft […]

This 3-bedroom loft at 2950 W. Palmer Square in Logan Square came on the market in August 2020. Built in 1909, this building has 8 units and outdoor courtyard parking. This loft is a top floor unit with high concrete ceilings although it doesn’t have any exposed brick or beams. The listing says there are […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Amhurst Lofts at 2600 N. Southport in Lincoln Park came on the market in September 2020. Built in 1925, the Amhurst Lofts has 65 units and heated underground garage parking. This loft has west and north facing industrial windows with 11 foot ceilings and exposed ductwork. It doesn’t have any […]