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This 2-bedroom in Jackson Towers at 5555 S. Everett in Hyde Park came on the market in November 2023. Built in 1922, Jackson Towers has 72 units. It has door staff, a bike room, an on-site manager/engineer, a receiving room and a shared laundry room. There’s no parking. The listing says this unit has been […]

This 3-bedroom co-op at 1321 E. 56th in Hyde Park was listed in June 2022 (sorry, I don’t have a picture so I’m including one of the Gold Coast.) Built in 1929, this building was designed by Henry Holsman and has just 12 units. The building has parking, a yard and garden. This unit is […]

This 4-bedroom in the Vista Homes at 5830 S. Stony Island in Hyde Park came on the market in January 2023. Built in 1926, Vista Homes is a co-op with 120 units. According to Chicago Apartments, A Century of Lakefront Luxury, the promotional brochure for the building called it the world’s largest co-op building. The […]

This 4-bedroom duplex in Jackson Towers at 5555 S. Everett in Hyde Park came on the market in August 2022. Jackson Towers was designed by architect Walter Ahlschlager who was, according to Chicago Apartments, A Century of Lakefront Luxury, a hotel and theater designer who also designed the Peabody Hotel in Memphis and what is […]

This 3-bedroom in 5718 S. Dorchester in Hyde Park came on the market in June 2022. Built in 1898, 5718 S. Dorchester has 6 units and a communal backyard with a garden. It does not have parking. The listing says this unit has been “completely renovated.” It has vintage features like wainscoting, crown molding, and […]

This 4-bedroom in The Powhatan at 4950 S. Chicago Beach in Hyde Park came on the market in October 2021. Built in 1927-29 at a cost of $2.5 million for the land and the building, The Powhatan was built as a luxury co-op and remains a co-op. According to Chicago Apartments: A Century of Luxury, […]

This 6-bedroom vintage penthouse in the Jackson Shore Apartments at 5490 S. South Shore in Hyde Park came on the market in May 2019. Jackson Shore Apartments was designed by Rapp & Rapp in 1917. The Rapps mainly designed cinemas in the 1920s. According to the Chicago Apartments, A Century of Lakefront Luxury, it was […]

This 2-bedroom co-op in the Park Shore at 1765 E. 55th Street in East Hyde Park came on the market in June 2020. Built in 1921, the Park Shore has 119 units. It’s a full amenity building with a doorman, an exercise room for which you have to pay a fee, and a garden with […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 1224 E. 57th in Hyde Park came on the market in May 2019. Built in 1887, the listing calls it a “unique campus cottage, built around the Columbian Worlds Fair.” It’s on an irregular 34×100 lot but doesn’t have a garage or any onsite parking. This house has many […]

This 3-bedroom newer construction condo at 5486 S. Woodlawn in Hyde Park came on the market in July 2019. Built in 2017, this building has 3 large units and garage parking. This unit has the preferred open floor plan with hardwood floors throughout. The listing says it has a “gourmet chef’s kitchen” with white cabinets, […]