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This 3-bedroom duplex penthouse in the Aqua Tower at 225 N. Columbus in Lakeshore East just came on the market. It’s on the 80th floor and faces north so there are views of the John Hancock Building as well as the Lake. The main floor appears to have about 12 foot ceilings and has the […]

The Wanda Vista hotel and condo tower in Lakeshore East has been approved and is moving forward. A sales center recently opened up downtown. This is not a small building. At 93-floors, it will be the third tallest in the city. The condo portion of the building will have 406 residences. The prices will range […]

This 1-bedroom in 340 On the Park at 340 E. Randolph in Lakeshore East just came on the market. It’s on the 14th floor and faces south, which is the preferred view, with views of Millennium Park, the Lake, Grant Park and the historic wall of buildings on Michigan Avenue. It has the original Snaidero […]

This 2-bedroom in The Regatta at 420 W. Waterside in Lakeshore East came on the market in October 2015. It is bank owned. From the pictures, it appears that the kitchen, with cherry cabinets, granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances, and the bathrooms, are intact. It has central air, a balcony, and washer/dryer hook-ups […]

A 3-bedroom penthouse in 340 On the Park at 340 E. Randolph in Lakeshore East just closed for $5.2 million. On the 62nd floor, it has 12 foot floor-to-ceiling windows with views of the Lake, Millennium Park, and the rest of the city. The views are pretty spectacular. The unit has 3 terraces and 2 […]

This 1-bedroom at 400 E. Randolph in Lakeshore East came on the market in December 2014. Built in 1963, this 994-unit building was among the first of the “view” buildings in this neighborhood. But my how the neighborhood has changed. Now, the south facing balcony from this unit overlooks the Maggie Daley Park and the award winning Millennium Park […]

This 1-bedroom on the 64th floor of Aqua at 225 N. Columbus in Lakeshore East came on the market in May 2015. It is a south facing unit with 687 square feet. The kitchen has luxury cabinets by Snaidero, stainless steel appliances and quartz counter tops. The unit has floor to ceiling windows, central air […]

This 2-bedroom triplex at 834 W. Wolfram in Lakeview came on the market in February 2015. It is part of 2-unit condo association with this unit being the front part of an old Victorian house (which is on the left in the picture above). We actually chattered about the back unit which was almost like […]

This oversized 1-bedroom in 340 On the Park at 340 E. Randolph in Lakeshore East came on the market in May 2014. The listing says it is “highly customized” with cinnamon bark ledge stone wall accents. It also has arched stone accent doorways and 2 fireplaces. The bedroom has the stone wall accents along with […]

This 1-bedroom in 340 On the Park at 340 E. Randolph in Lakeshore East recently came on the market. It is an oversized 1-bedroom measuring 1400 square feet. The other 1-bedrooms in the building usually measure around 1100 square feet. It also has the coveted south views of Millennium Park and the lake from the […]