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This 6 bedroom duplex in the One Magnificent Mile Condos at 950 N. Michigan Avenue in the Gold Coast came on the market in September 2025. Built in 1983, One Mag Mile Condos has 181 units and rental garage parking. The building has 24/7 door staff, an exercise room and pool. The listing says this […]

This 1-bedroom coach house at 1226 N. Dearborn Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in December 2025. 1226 N. Dearborn Parkway was built in 1901 and has a mansion house in the front (see above) and several coach houses with their own private entrances, behind the main house. There are 13 units […]

This 2-bedroom at 450 W. Briar Place in East Lakeview came on the market in November 2025. Built in 1969 (although some listings say 1968 and others say 1972), 450 W. Briar has 142 units and an attached parking garage. It has an exercise room and a rooftop pool with a sundeck. The building was […]

This 2-bedroom in 909 W. Washington Blvd in the West Loop came on the market in January 2026. Built in 2005, 909 W. Washington has 108 units and heated attached garage parking. It has door-staff, an exercise room and a big common terrace for “summer hangs.” This unit is a corner unit with open concept […]

This 3-bedroom in 474 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville came on the market in October 2025. Built in 1991, 474 N. Lake Shore Drive was a luxury apartment building which was converted to condos during the housing boom in 2005-2006. It has 502 units and an attached parking garage with deeded parking. It’s a […]

This 2-bedroom in 1516 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in June 2025 but has been on and off the market since. Built in 1974, 1516 N. State Parkway has 64 units and attached rental parking. The building has just 4 units per floor, door staff, an exercise room, an […]

This 3-bedroom in Kingsbury on the Park at 653 N. Kingsbury in River North came on the market in January 2025. If it looks familiar, that’s because we last chattered about it in June 2023. Most of you thought it was a nice property although there were complaints about the finishes and the 13 foot […]

This 1-bedroom in Marina City at 300 N. State St. in River North came on the market in September 2025. Marina City was designed in 1959 by Bertrand Goldberg and completed construction in 1964. Both towers have 65 stories. The complex is unique in River North as it has a marina along the river with […]

This 2-bedroom in 2440 N. Lakeview in Lincoln Park came on the market in October 2025. Built in 1927 by Russman & Hirshfeld, it is on Lincoln Park and has Lake Michigan views. The building has 97 units and an attached parking garage. There are just 2 apartments per floor. It’s a full service building […]