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This 2-bedroom penthouse in The Renaissance at 5510 N. Sheridan in Edgewater came on the market in January 2015. The Renaissance was built in 1927 and has 32 units with just 2 units per floor. The listing for this unit says it is “ready to be restored to vintage elegance.” The living room has hardwood […]

This 2-bedroom on the 13th floor at 3150 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview came on the market in early October. The listing says it has lake and city views and overlooks Belmont Harbor. It’s bigger than the “standard” size 2-bedrooms of the more recent era at 1650 square feet. It has dark hardwood floors. […]

This 1-bedroom in the New York Residences at 3660 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview came on the market in June 2015. We have chattered about this building off and on over the years but the last time was in the 2011-2012 era when there were still foreclosures and short sales in the building. With […]

This 1-bedroom authentic loft in the Bodine Building Lofts at 2250 W. Ohio in West Town just came on the market. It looks like it hasn’t been available in over 20 years. It has 14 foot timber ceilings and exposed brick. The kitchen is open to the living room and has wood cabinets, black appliances and […]

This 2-bedroom in The Metropolis at 8 W. Monroe in the Loop came on the market in September 2015. The building was converted into lofts and soft lofts in 2006. There are 170 units. We last chattered about this building back in the early days of the bust when there were short sales and auctions […]

This 2-bedroom in Vision on State at 1255 S. State in the South Loop came on the market in September 2015. It went under contract on Oct 5. (Yes- I KNOW it’s under contract but this unit has some nice pictures.) At 990 square feet, this 2/1 has west facing views so you don’t look […]

This high first floor 2-bedroom at 640 W. Fullerton Parkway in Lincoln Park just came on the market. This 4-unit building has always reminded me of Paris, maybe because of the French doors with balconies. It has other features that are also Parisian, however, including crown molding, wainscoting and a ceiling medallion along with a […]

This 4-bedroom townhouse at 2044 W. Roscoe in Roscoe Village just came on the market. While the building may not look like townhouses from the street, it actually has a bigger complex behind the Roscoe Street façade that houses 6 townhouses. This unit is in the back of the complex, so it does not face […]

The Illinois Association of Realtors is out with the September home sales and the hot market continues to get even hotter. From the Illinois Association of Realtors: The city of Chicago saw sales of 2,358 homes in September 2015, up 5.2 percent from last year when 2,242 homes were sold. The median price of a […]

This 2-bedroom authentic loft at 1872 N. Clybourn in Lincoln Park just came on the market. It has exposed brick walls and ductwork along with white painted timber ceilings which have skylights. The kitchen has custom Shaker cabinets, stainless steel appliances and quartz counter tops. One bedroom is on the main level with the second […]