Crib Chatter

This 5-bedroom loft at 1421 S. Wabash in the South Loop came on the market in October 2019. It’s just a 5-unit building but has an elevator and heated garage parking. This is the top floor penthouse and has authentic loft features including 24 foot exposed brick walls and a timber ceiling. The kitchen has […]

This 3-bedroom duplex loft in the Blue Moon Lofts at 215 N. Aberdeen in Fulton Market came on the market in May 2019. The Blue Moon Lofts were built in 1902 and converted into loft condos in 2001 when there was only Oprah in the neighborhood. It has 73 units and a parking garage. This […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Lincoln Lofts at 3151 N. Lincoln in Lakeview came on the market in July 2019. We chattered about this loft last August, as it was the first time it had been on the market in 19 years. See our chatter here. If you recall, this corner loft is in the […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up penthouse loft in Bank Note Place at 120 E. Cullerton in the South Loop came on the market in May 2019. Bank Note Place consists of two buildings, the brick former bank at 120 E. Cullerton and a brick building on the base with newer construction on top at 1910 S. […]

This 2-bedroom corner loft in the Metropolitan Lofts at 130 S. Canal in the West Loop came on the market in July 2019. Built in 1950, it was converted into 212 loft condos in 1999. It has an attached parking garage, exercise room and a doorman. 15 years ago, this neighborhood near Union Station and […]

This 3-bedroom loft in the Donohue at 711 S. Dearborn in Printers Row came on the market in April 2019. We chattered about it in May 2019 where some of you were concerned about the assessments. You can see our chatter here. The Donohue is an authentic brick and timber loft building that was built […]

This 2-bedroom corner loft in the 15th Street Lofts at 1503 S. State in the South Loop just came on the market. (Yes, the picture is from 10 years ago and I need a new one.) This building was constructed in 1895 and converted into loft condos at the height of the boom in 2006. […]

This 2-bedroom duplex loft in Trevi Square at 1439 S. Michigan in the South Loop came on the market in April 2019. Trevi Square was converted into lofts back in 1995-1996. I found this Chicago Tribune article from 1995 discussing all the recent conversions of commercial/historic buildings into residential spaces that year. Hospital to homes. […]

This 3-bedroom triplex loft in the Headley School Lofts came on the market in February 2018. The Headley School Lofts is a conversion of an old public school. It has 12 lofts and attached heated garage. The building has an elevator and a common roof deck. The building was converted early in the loft craze, […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Pencil Factory Lofts at 1800 W. Roscoe come on the market in June 2019. The Pencil Factory Lofts were built in 1916 and converted into 134 lofts in 1993. The building has a parking garage, roof top deck and exercise room. This unit has its authentic factory finishes including big […]