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This 2-bedroom penthouse in The Venetian at 230 W. Division in Old Town came on the market in November 2017. The Venetian was built in 2005 and has 88 units and a parking garage. This penthouse is a southwest corner unit with a wrap around balcony. It has 10 foot ceilings and the listing says […]

This 2-bedroom townhouse at 1529 S. State in the South Loop originally came on the market in July 2017. If you’re wondering why there’s a picture of a high rise with this post, it’s because this is one of the rare high rise buildings that also has townhouses. This is one of just eight townhouses […]

Crain’s and the Chicago Tribune both reported that Citadel founder Ken Griffin, who the Tribune also calls the richest man in state of Illinois, has bought the top four floors of the new condo building No. 9 Walton which is at 9 W. Walton in the Gold Coast. Total cost of all the units, which […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 3220 N. New England in the Schorsch Village neighborhood of Dunning came on the market in November 2017. Schorsch Village is a west side neighborhood of single family homes built from the late 1920s to the 1950s. The homes built in the 1930s and 1940s were mostly English bungalows […]

This 2-bedroom in 3500 N. Greenview in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview recently came on the market. It’s a high first floor unit in a vintage building which was converted into condos during the housing boom in 2005. This is a corner unit with south and east exposures. It has some “loft-like” features including exposed […]

This 2-bedroom corner loft in the Map Factory Lofts at 5235 N. Ravenswood in Andersonville just came on the market. The Map Factory Lofts is a brick and timber former factory built in 1887 with 40 lofts and secured parking. This loft has 14-foot timber ceilings and exposed brick walls. The building has large industrial windows […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse at 339 W. Barry in East Lakeview came on the market in October 2016. This building has a prestigious pedigree. Built in 1963/1964, and designed by Fridstein & Fitch, the building was Chicago’s first condominium tower. Prior to this time, co-ops or rentals were the preferred high rise living arrangements. “Built on […]

During 2017, we chattered extensively about the number of new rental high rises going up downtown. But new apartments were also being built in mid-rise buildings throughout the city. Some neighborhoods welcomed the investments, but others, like Logan Square, actually protested the construction of these expensive, luxury apartments. And now, despite reassurance from developers that […]

Construction continues on luxury housing in Chicago, with several new luxury condominium buildings announced last year. There are so many, I can’t even keep up with them while they are under construction. Curbed recently put together a nice list of 47 buildings over 100 feet that are under construction in Chicago (these are not all […]

Decision day is fast approaching as to where Amazon will build its second headquarters. If you recall, 238 cities sent in proposals. The decision is expected in early 2018 as Amazon’s Seattle headquarters is bursting at the seams. It appears they are looking to start construction at the new location ASAP. Amazon will spend $5 billion to […]