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This 3-bedroom bungalow at 2133 W. 114th Place in Morgan Park came on the market in September 2018. (Sorry- no picture as I can’t make it to this neighborhood with this weather.) It was built in 1967 on an oversized 35×125 Chicago lot. It has some of those mid-century modern vibes including a flat roof. There […]

This 3-bedroom co-op in 3500 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview came on the market in September 2018. This building was designed by Robert DeGolyer in 1927 and has 64 units. It has a doorman and exercise room as well as a common deck. This 13th floor unit has 3 exposures, South, East and West, […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up at 1434 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in November 2018. It is bank owned. Built in 1889, it has a 3-unit self-managed association. The two bedrooms, which appear to have carpeting, are on the second level with the living/dining room and kitchen on the third floor. […]

This 3-bedroom in The Conservatory at 2314 N. Lincoln Park West in East Lincoln Park came on the market in May 2018. Built in 1976, the Conservatory only has 35 units. That’s just 2 units per floor. It also has an attached garage and a doorman. The units have 15×4 balconies with views of the […]

This big 1-bedroom in 340 On the Park at 340 E. Randolph in Lakeshore East came on the market in April 2018. This building was constructed in 2007 and has 344 units and a parking garage. It’s a full service building with an indoor pool and exercise room. It’s also among the tallest all-residential buildings […]

The Illinois Association of Realtors is out with the December 2018 numbers. Sales were down big year-over-year. In the city of Chicago, home sales (single-family and condominiums) in December 2018 totaled 1,698 homes sold, down 17.5 percent from December 2017 sales of 2,058 homes. The median price of a home in the city of Chicago […]

This 2-bedroom duplex penthouse loft in the China Club Lofts at 616 W. Fulton in River West came on the market in October 2018. It has newly refinished diagonal hardwood floors on the main level. The kitchen has white cabinets with “brand new” high end appliances along with granite counter tops. There is one bedroom, […]

This 3-bedroom in 200 N. Dearborn in the Loop came on the market for the first time ever in January 2019. If you recall, 200 N. Dearborn was previously apartments and was converted into condos at the height of the housing boom. But the top floor was never actually built out. It was left as […]

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 corner penthouse 2-bedroom duplex loft at 1000 W. Washington in the West Loop came on the market in October 2018. It is an authentic loft with exposed brick, high timber ceilings and large industrial windows which face south and west. The kitchen has white cabinets and the listing says new stainless steel appliances. Both […]