Crib Chatter

This 1-bedroom loft at 11 N. Green in the West Loop came on the market in December 2023. (Sorry, it appears I don’t have a picture of this building.) I’m not sure when this building was built, but it was converted into 11 loft condos in 1995. It has attached garage parking. There’s no door […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up in the St Michael’s High School Lofts at 1660 N. Hudson in Old Town came on the market in September 2023. St Michael’s High School Lofts was built in 1928 and converted into 41 condos in 1988. Here’s more from the Chicago Tribune talking about all the development at the St. Michael’s church […]

This 3-bedroom in the Clock Tower Lofts at 2300 W. Wabansia in Bucktown came on the market in November 2023. Built in 1916, Clock Tower Lofts was originally the Kling Brothers wholesale clothing business. It was converted into residential lofts in 1996. The building has an exercise room, a shared rooftop deck, an elevator, and […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Florsheim Shoe Company Lofts at 3963 W. Belmont in Avondale came on the market in November 2023. (Sorry, I don’t have a current photo.) Built in 1924-26, the Florsheim Shoe Company was one of the world’s largest shoe manufacturers. This building was designed by Alfred Alschuler. It was converted into […]

This 2-bedroom triplex loft at 1140 W. Cornelia in Lakeview came on the market in October 2023. Built in 1930, this building has 5 units and attached garage parking. This unit has a private entry and is almost like a maisonette. It faces south and the first floor has tall ceilings, exposed brick walls, timber […]

This 2-bedroom in the Fulton House at 345 N. Canal on the Near West Side recently sold. 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 the 1990s. There are 104 units. […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse loft in the Metalworks Condominiums at 2804 N. Lakewood in West Lakeview came on the market in October 2023. A prior chatter said this building was built in 1945. It has 19 loft units and attached garage parking. I don’t believe there are any amenities. This loft is an authentic open space, […]

This 1-bedroom loft in Morgan Town Lofts at 22 N. Morgan in the West Loop came on the market in September 2023. Morgan Town Lofts have 26 units around a central courtyard. The listing says it was built in 1942, but that’s the first time I’ve seen a date on this brick building. It doesn’t […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in Gateway Lofts at 1738 W. Belmont in Roscoe Village came on the market in September 2023. Built in 2001, Gateway Lofts is a boutique elevator building with 14 units and attached heated garage parking. It does have some amenities, including an exercise room and club room with a ping pong table […]

This 2-bedroom in the Michigan Avenue Lofts at 910 S. Michigan in the South Loop came on the market in July 2023. Built in 1911, it was converted to loft condos in 2001 during the loft boom. It has 262 units and attached garage parking. The building has 24/7 door staff and an exercise room. […]