Crib Chatter

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom triplex loft at 1601 W. School in Lakeview in March 2011. See our prior chatter here. Back then, it was listed at $450,000 plus $25,000 for parking. Still on the market, it has been reduced to $350,000 plus $25,000 for parking. Back in March, some of you thought the […]

This top floor 2-bedroom loft at 333 S. Des Plaines in the West Loop recently came on the market. The building was converted in 2004 and retained the high ceilings, exposed ductwork and exposed brick common in authentic lofts. This unit has also been upgraded with contemporary features including a custom architect-designed white wall unit and […]

This duplex-up 2-bedroom loft in the Clock Tower Lofts at 2300 W. Wabansia in Bucktown has been on the market since March 2011. In that time, it has been reduced about $50,000. It is now listed $53,500 under the 2005 purchase price. The loft has exposed brick and timber ceilings along with a 30-foot wall […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Union Square Lofts at 333 W. Hubbard in River North has been on the market since August 2011. It is bank owned and has been reduced $9100 in that time. It is in the concrete portion of the building, so it has concrete ceilings and some exposed brick along the […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom loft at the Regal Lofts at 1735 W. Diversey in Lincoln Park in July 2011. See our prior chatter here. Many of you liked the floorplan and loft features but several of you thought the kitchen and baths were dated. You also didn’t like the Diversey location- with some […]

This 2-bedroom triplex-up loft at 1000 W. Diversey in Lakeview just came on the market. It is an authentic “original” loft- converted in the late 1980s. You don’t see many of these around. It has 20 foot ceilings, exposed brick and a massive skylight in the living area. There are also skylights in one of […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Haberdasher Lofts at 728 W. Jackson in the West Loop has been on the market since July 2011 (or is this the loop? I never know with the properties west of the river but east of the highway). The southwest corner unit is a rare loft with windows in both of […]

This 2-bedroom loft at 1601 S. Indiana in the South Loop has been on the market for 13 months. In that time, it has been reduced $39,900. This loft has features loft lovers cheer over including multiple brick walls and timber ceilings. It also has a split floor plan with the second bedroom on the […]

This 2-bedroom duplex at 1128 W. Ardmore in Edgewater has been on the market since July 2011. This building used to be a Com Ed substation and was converted into lofts in 2006. The unit has exposed brick and concrete ceilings. Both bedrooms are in the lower level. The kitchen has all the finishes you […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom brick and timber loft in the Signature Lofts at 1750 N. Wolcott in Bucktown in July 2011. See our prior chatter here. Listed for $459,000, or $107,500 above its 2001 purchase price, no one had a guess on what it would sell for. One of you did predict it […]