Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom triplex penthouse loft in the Franklin Lofts at 720 S. Dearborn in Printers Row just came on the market. But if it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it in 2011 and 2012. See our June 2011 chatter here. The listing says it’s been “completely renovated.” It still has exposed brick, but the finishes […]

This 2-bedroom authentic loft in the Heartbreak Lofts at 17 N. Loomis came on the market in August 2015. It is bank owned. It took the bank 7 years to put this property back on the market. We last chattered about it in August 2015. See our chatter here. If you recall, this is a […]

This 2-bedroom duplex-up loft at 1137 N. Wood in the East Village recently came on the market. But most of you will remember it from earlier this summer because we chattered about it as a microcosm of the hot Chicago housing market. See the chatter here. Ironically, it didn’t sell in the first go-around and was […]

This 1-bedroom loft in the Prairie District Lofts at 1727 S. Indiana in the South Loop came on the market in August 2015. This is a brick and timber loft with other authentic features including a large metal door along one wall. The bedroom, however, has no windows or a door but is separated by a […]

This 2-bedroom top floor loft at 1737 N. Paulina in Bucktown just came on the market. It has the loft features buyers look for including timber ceilings and exposed beams and brick and large industrial windows. Because it’s the top floor unit, it has a skylight in the kitchen for extra light. The kitchen has […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Park 1500 Lofts at 1500 W. Monroe in the West Loop came on the market in August 2015. It has all the features loft lovers look for including 14-foot high timber ceilings, industrial windows, and exposed brick. It has a split floor plan and the bedrooms even have full size […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse loft at 154 W. Hubbard in River North recently came on the market. This building was converted into 18 luxury lofts by Studio Dwell just as the market bust was beginning to hit in 2008. This loft has many authentic loft features including the original industrial windows, 14-15 foot ceilings, exposed brick […]

This 2-bedroom in the Heartbreak Lofts at 17 N. Loomis in the West Loop just came on the market. The last time we chattered about the Heartbreak Lofts was in 2007 and 2008 and it was causing heartbreak for sellers as many were in foreclosure or were selling for much less than they bought for. […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse loft in the Moser Lofts at 621 S. Plymouth in Printers Row just came on the market. The Moser Building was Holabird & Roche designed in 1909. It was converted into 88 lofts in 1985. This loft has 16-foot concrete ceilings with west facing industrial windows and exposed brick. It has hardwood floors […]

This 1300 square foot 1-bedroom loft in the Mergenthaler Building at 531 S. Plymouth in Printers Row just came on the market. Originally built in 1886, it was converted into apartments in 1979 and then into condominiums. There are only 20 units in the building. Some parking is available in an outdoor lot next door […]