Crib Chatter

We chattered about this 1-bedroom brick and timber loft at 1701 N. Damen in Bucktown last January. See our prior chatter and pictures here. It had a spiral staircase to a private rooftop deck. The kitchen and bathroom were not updated, however. But the unit had other amenities like central air, parking and an in-unit washer/dryer. […]

This 2-bedroom brick loft at the Union Lofts at 3500 S. Sangamon in Bridgeport recently went under contract. It is a short sale and had been reduced by about $34,000 since April 2009. It is a corner unit and has 11 foot high ceilings. It looks like the parking is included in the price. It’s […]

We first chattered about this loft conversion of an old Com Ed station at 1128 W. Ardmore in Edgewater in August 2008. See our prior chatter and pictures here. Converted in 2006, several resales were back on the market not even two years later. This 1-bedroom plus den has been on the market for a […]

This 3-bedroom multi-level loft at 3940 W. 63rd is in a converted bank building that was constructed in 1909. Located near Midway Airport, it is a true authentic loft with 3,000 square feet, spiral staircases, exposed brick and beamed ceilings. It’s also a short sale. Are you an artist looking for a lot of open […]

We last chattered about this authentic brick penthouse loft at 333 S. Des Plaines in the West Loop 16 months ago- in February of 2008. At that time, it was priced so that the sellers would receive quite a bit of appreciation since the purchase in September 2004. See our prior chatter and pictures here. […]

University Commons is the huge restoration of 6 buildings into concrete lofts at 1000 W. 15th Street (and several other addresses) in the University Village neighborhood. The development has a total of 824 units. The developer has been marketing 1, 2 and 3-bedroom loft units for several years. The original sales pitch was that buyers got a […]

There are lofts and then there are million dollar lofts with huge 2-story open spaces such as this brick and timber stunner at 1017 W. Washington in the West Loop. It’s only a 2/2 but it makes up for it with 35-foot ceilings and a “pop-up” roof with windows. The listing says it has a […]

Over a year ago we chattered about some units in the Riverbend Lofts at 2620 N. Clybourn in far west Lincoln Park. See our prior chatter and pictures here. In April 2008, Unit #205, a 3-bedroom duplex loft, was on the market and competing with a unit in short sale. Unit #205 is still on the market and […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom brick loft at 1528 S. Wabash in the South Loop in February. See our prior chatter and pictures here. It is still on the market and has now been reduced by $38,000. This is a rare loft in that the walls to the bedrooms actually go to the ceiling, […]

The Manchester Lofts at 2035 W. Charleston in Bucktown is one of the old loft conversions- having been first converted in 1990. It’s only 18 units. Because of its age, it means it likely has more “authentic” loft features than the units called “lofts” today. And it does. This 2000 square foot unit has 14 foot high […]