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This 2-bedroom in Lake Shore Plaza at 1000 N. Lake Shore Plaza in the Gold Coast came on the market in November 2019. Built in 1964, Lake Shore Plaza has 132 units and valet parking. It’s a full service building with a pool, exercise room and doorman. According to Emporis, 1000 N. Lake Shore Plaza, […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse at 2800 N. Lincoln in Lakeview recently came on the market. This is a 7 unit building that was constructed by Noah Properties in 2017. It has an elevator which is key entry into the units. This building is on the 6-corner intersection of Diversey, Lincoln and Racine. These were all built […]

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 2-bedroom duplex-up at 1515 S. Prairie in the South Loop came on the market in May 2019. 1515 S. Prairie was built during the last housing boom, in 2003, and has 186 units in a high rise and a low rise building. It’s a full amenity building with a doorman, clubhouse and exercise room. […]

This 3-bedroom duplex up loft at St. Michael’s Lofts at 1660 N. Hudson in Old Town came on the market in August 2019. Built in 1928, St. Michael’s Lofts was a former high school until it was converted into lofts in the 1980s. It has 41 units and garage parking. The building does not have a […]

This 3-bedroom triplex loft in the Headley School Lofts at 2107 N. Magnolia in Lincoln Park came on the market in February 2018. The Headley School Lofts is a conversion of an old public school. It has 12 lofts and attached heated garage. The building has an elevator and a common roof deck. The building […]

The Illinois Association of Realtors is out with the December sales numbers, which were better than expected. In the city of Chicago, home sales (single-family and condominiums) in December 2019 totaled 1,861 homes sold, up 9.0 percent from December 2018 sales of 1,708 homes. The median price of a home in the city of Chicago […]

This 5-bedroom duplex penthouse at 900 W. Washington in the West Loop came on the market in April 2019. 900 W. Washington is a new construction luxury building which has 22 units and a parking garage. It doesn’t have a doorman and no other amenities (such as an exercise room, pool etc.) There are 2 […]

This 2-bedroom at 474 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville came on the market in February 2019. This building was constructed in 1991 but wasn’t converted to condos until 2005-2006 during the housing boom. It has 505 units and an attached parking garage with deeded parking. It’s a full amenity building with an indoor pool, […]

This 4-level loft in 2222 N. Racine in Lincoln Park came on the market in August 2019. This building was constructed in 1911 and consists of 16 multi-level lofts and an attached parking garage. Not all of the units have parking. This 4-level loft functions more like a townhouse or row home, than a condo. […]