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This 4-bedroom penthouse in Tower II at 1400 S. Michigan in the South Loop came on the market in December 2019. Built in 2008, Tower II has 257 units and a parking garage. It’s a full amenity building with a doorman, pool and exercise room. This is a true penthouse with North, South and East […]

This 2-bedroom at 3126 N. Clifton in Lakeview came on the market in May 2020. Built in 1910, this building makes up part of a multi-building condo association called Clifton Row, that has 26 units and a shared rooftop deck on the building to the north of this one. The listing says that this condo […]

This 3-bedroom in 454 W. Deming in East Lincoln Park came on the market in February 2020. Built in 1890, this building was converted into luxury condos in 2007 and has 8 units and exterior outdoor parking. It’s also a rare boutique building that has a semi-private elevator that opens directly into each unit. This […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up condo at 2157 N. Lincoln in Lincoln Park came on the market in March 2020. This complex, which spans both sides of Lincoln, was constructed in 1970. I don’t know how many total units they are. The listing doesn’t call this a townhouse, as there is two units in this particular […]

With the state’s economy shut down due to COVID-19, it’s not a surprise that April home sales plunged in Chicago and around the state. From the Illinois Association of Realtors: The city of Chicago saw year-over-year home sales decrease 22.2 percent with 2,018 sales in April, compared to 2,595 a year ago. The median price […]

This top floor 3-bedroom in 500 W. Barry in East Lakeview just came on the market. Built in 1926, this is a 10-unit building with an elevator and rare, for buildings of this vintage, garage parking behind the building. This unit has some of its original features including the original carved stone mantle and a […]

This 2-bedroom duplex-up penthouse at 1910 S. Indiana in the South Loop came on the market in October 2019. This complex was converted and/or built in 2004. The listing says it has 7 units but the entire building appears to have over 118 units. It includes an old bank building, which has authentic lofts. This […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 2736 N. Hampden in East Lincoln Park came on the market in February 2020. This complex was built in 1981 and has 15 units along with heated garage parking. This duplex townhouse has hardwood floors throughout. The kitchen, living and dining rooms and a den are all on the main floor […]

This 4-bedroom loft in The Ronsley at 676 N. Kingsbury in River North came on the market in September 2019. The Ronsley has 41 units and was converted into lofts in 2016-2017. There is the original brick, industrial building a new construction addition was also added on the top floors. It has a doorman and […]

This 3-bedroom duplex down at 224 W. St. Paul in Old Town just came on the market. Built in 1890, this condo complex has 4 units including one in a coach house behind the building. There’s no parking. We actually chattered about this unit way back in 2008 when it was converted into condos. Back […]