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This 2-bedroom duplex up in The Citadel at 2300 W. Armitage in Bucktown came on the market in March 2020. Built in 1900, The Citadel has 12 units and garage parking with a unique open courtyard design where each unit has a private entrance. This 1600-square foot unit has the living room, kitchen and bedroom […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse at 1611 N. Hermitage in Bucktown came on the market in October 2019. Built in 2015, it has 17 units, garage parking and an elevator. The elevator opens directly into this penthouse unit. The listing says this condo has a square floor plan versus the more common “bowling alley” type floorplan. It […]

This 3-bedroom in the Urban Sandbox at 1615 N. Wolcott in Bucktown came on the market in June 2019. We’ve chattered about the Urban Sandbox numerous times over the years. It’s an 8-unit mid-rise modern building originally marketed in 2007. The architect was Miller Hull and in 2009 it won the Builder’s Choice Urban Infill […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Signature Lofts at 1750 N. Wolcott in Bucktown came on the market in July 2019. Converted into lofts in 2001, this building has 26 units and a parking garage along with a shared rooftop deck. This loft has 11 foot timber ceilings and exposed brick walls which have been painted […]

This 2-bedroom triplex loft in the Marshfield Lofts at 1740 N. Marshfield in Bucktown recently came on the market. This exposed brick and timber corner loft has east and south exposures. The listing says it has a “newly renovated kitchen” with white cabinets, quartz counter tops and a tile backsplash. The master bedroom has an […]

This 4-bedroom townhouse in Wabansia Row at 2342 W. Wabansia in Bucktown came on the market in October 2018. Wabansia Row was built in phases. This particular townhouse was built in 2002 in the first phase, but the second phase was built as late as 2010. There are 11 units in this phase along with attached garage parking. […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 1652 N. Bell in Bucktown has been on and off the market since March 2012. If it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it in October 2012, after it first came on the market, and again a year ago, in December 2017. Back in 2012, we were wondering […]

This top-floor 2-bedroom corner loft in the Bucktown Gardens at 1701 N. Damen in Bucktown came on the market in May 2018. Bucktown Gardens is an authentic loft building with 26 units and parking. This is a duplex up loft with exposed brick and timber ceilings. The kitchen has dark cabinets, stainless steel appliances and […]

This 4-bedroom vintage mansion at 2142 W Caton in Bucktown came on the market in June 2018. Built in 1891, it’s on a larger than standard Chicago lot but there isn’t a lot size in the listing. The listing says it was built in the “Romanesque” style. It has many of its vintage features intact […]

This vintage 3-flat at 2117 W. Concord in Bucktown came on the market in May 2018. Built in 1885, the 3-flat has a brick and limestone exterior as it sits in a neighborhood with many historic mansions that were built for the wealthy. It is on a wider than standard Chicago lot, which the listing […]