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This corner 1-bedroom loft in the Daily News building at 222 S. Racine in the West Loop came on the market in July 2021. Built in 1930, the Daily News building was converted into lofts in 2001. It has 43 units and a parking garage. This unit is a unique corner loft with 2 walls […]

This 3-bedroom duplex up penthouse at 2236 W. Armitage in Bucktown came on the market in June 2021. Built in 2001, it has 14 units and a heated garage. The building has an elevator. This penthouse unit has a unique layout with all 3 bedrooms on the main floor and a lofted den/office on the […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse loft in The Donohue at 727 S. Dearborn in Printers Row came on the market in June 2021. The Donohue was built in 1883 and was converted into lofts in 1990. It remains one of the few live/work loft buildings in the neighborhood. It has 98 units and an exercise room. There’s […]

The Sun-Times took a look at the soaring single family home prices in the neighborhoods this week and wondered whether the middle class would be able to stay in Chicago and buy a home. From the Sun-Times: “It’s heartbreaking to an extent that even someone like myself is being priced out of the area as […]

This 2-bedroom townhouse in Dearborn Park II at 1254 S. Federal in the South Loop came on the market in August 2021. Built in 1995, Dearborn Park II has 118 units with attached 1-car and 2-car garages. Because it’s an older development, it’s surrounded by mature trees and landscaping. If this townhouse looks familiar, that’s […]

This studio in Lowell House at 88 W. Schiller in the Gold Coast came on the market in June 2021. Lowell House is part of Sandburg Village. Built in 1968, it has 29 stories and attached parking. It has a doorman. This unit is a south facing studio with a unique layout. It has 7″ […]

This 3-bedroom in 70 E. Cedar in the Gold Coast came on the market in September 2020. According to Chicago Apartments: A Century of Lakefront Luxury by Neil Harris, 70 E. Cedar was originally part of the Potter Palmer estate in 1926. At 18 stories, it has a 3-story limestone Italian Renaissance base, with keystones, […]

This 3-bedroom maisonette in The Mayfair at 189 E. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast (or Streeterville, if you like) came on the market in May 2021. The Mayfair was built in 1924 and has just 28 units along with a garage. The building has a doorman and an exercise room, along with storage. […]

This 2-bedroom coach house at 916 W. Fullerton in Lincoln Park came on the market in October 2020. The coach house has 2 units with one shared wall. The front building, which faces Fullerton, has 8 units. I don’t know when all of it was built. There’s a shared courtyard patio. This coach house is […]

This 1-bedroom at 320 W. Oakdale in East Lakeview came on the market in May 2021. 320 W. Oakdale was designed by Milton Schwartz in 1956 and has 51 units and covered parking. The listing says this unit has been a total remodel. It says it has “never been lived in.” The kitchen has custom […]