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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. It was the first tall luxury building in East Hyde Park. It’s a co-op. The 21 units were designed to […]

This 1-bedroom in the Mews at 1368 E. 57th in Hyde Park came on the market in October 2018. Built in 1914, this building has 22 units, a bike/stroller garage, and storage units. There’s no parking. This is a historic building with most of its vintage features intact. This unit has many unique features including […]

This 6-bedroom penthouse in the Jackson Shore Apartments at 5490 S. South Shore in East Hyde Park came on the market in April 2019. Jackson Shore Apartments was designed by Rapp & Rapp in 1917. It was the first tall luxury building in East Hyde Park. It’s a co-op. The 21 units were designed to […]

This 2-bedroom vintage co-op in The Parkshore at 1765 E 55th St in East Hyde Park came on the market in June 2016. The Parkshore was built in 1926 and has 116 units. It’s a full service building with an on-site engineer, exercise room, laundry room, garden, guest room, bicycle storage and storage lockers. It […]

This 3-bedroom vintage unit at 5483 S. Hyde Park Boulevard in East Hyde Park came on the market in May 2019. Built in 1909, it has 6 units. This is a 2000 square foot top floor unit with its own private front patio. It still has many of its original features including crown molding, exposed […]

This 3-bedroom garden unit at 5312 S. Woodlawn in Hyde Park came on the market in June 2019. This vintage 3-flat has been completely renovated. The top two units are already under contract. Only this garden unit remains. It has 8 foot ceilings and a private patio. There are light wood floors throughout. The kitchen […]

This 2-bedroom corner unit at 1700 E. 56th in Hyde Park came on the market in July 2019. Built in 1968, it has 369 units and garage parking. It’s a full amenity building with a roof top deck, exercise room, doorman, dry cleaners and bike storage. This southwest corner unit on the 26th floor has […]

This 5-bedroom vintage row house at 5735 S. Dorchester in Hyde Park came on the market in September 2018. It is the row house on the left in the picture above. Built in 1887, it is on a larger than standard lot of 24×151. It has many of its original vintage features including 10-foot ceilings, […]

This 7 bedroom historic home at 5132 S. Woodlawn in Hyde Park came on the market in May 2019. Built in 1897, it was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Isidore Heller. To be honest, until I saw the plaque in front of the house, I couldn’t tell from the style it was a Wright […]

Hyde Park, home to the world-renowned University of Chicago, and the Museum of Science of Industry, is often an after thought by most people moving to Chicago. But the neighborhood is starting to build momentum as real estate investors have been renovating and building new apartment buildings. Meanwhile, more amenities are starting to move in. […]