Archive for the 'Gold Coast' Category

Listed Under the 2003 Sales Price at 1040 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast

This 1-bedroom in The Carlyle at 1040 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast came on the market in June 2020. The Carlyle was built in 1964 and has 128 units. It’s a full service building overlooking the Lake with doormen, an exercise room and an indoor rooftop pool. It has valet garage parking […]

Get Lake, City, Beach and Navy Pier Views: 990 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast

This 3 bedroom in 990 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast originally came on the market in September 2015, and has been on, and off, the market since. Built in 1973, 990 N. Lake Shore Drive has 145 units and an attached heated garage. It’s a full amenity building with 24 hour door […]

Looking for an In-Town? A Renovated Studio at 88 W. Schiller in the Gold Coast

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″ […]

Renovated 3-Bedroom Co-op Reduces $158,000 at 70 E. Cedar in the Gold Coast

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, […]

East Lake Shore Drive Maisonette Returns Completely Renovated: 189 E LSD in the Gold Coast

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. […]

A Victorian Row House with a 1-Bedroom Coach House: 58 E. Elm in the Gold Coast

This 5-bedroom Victorian row house at 58 E. Elm in the Gold Coast came on the market in October 2020. Built in 1883, the row house is on a smaller than standard Chicago lot measuring 16 x 103. It has a unique rear coach house with an oversized 1-car garage. The house has some of […]

Luxury Week: A 4-Bedroom with a Tree-Top Terrace: 55 W. Delaware in the Gold Coast

This 4-bedroom in Park Newberry at 55 W. Delaware in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2021. Built in 1998, Park Newberry has 183 units and garage parking. It has a doorman and an exercise room and overlooks Washington Park and the Newberry Library. This unit is on the second floor and […]

Get a 2-Bedroom in The Palmolive for Under $900,000: 159 E. Walton in Streeterville

This 2-bedroom in The Palmolive at 159 E. Walton in Streeterville came on the market in June 2021. I never know if this area is Streeterville or Gold Coast. I’ve called it Gold Coast in the past but “old” Streeterville seemed to extend further north. The listing calls it the Near North Side but that’s […]

A 2-Bedroom with Panoramic City Views at 950 N. Michigan Avenue in the Gold Coast

This 2-bedroom on the 42nd floor in the One Magnificent Mile Condos at 950 N. Michigan in the Gold Coast came on the market in March 2021. Built in 1983, One Mag Mile Condos has 181 units and rental garage parking. It’s a full amenity building with a doorman, an indoor pool and an exercise […]

Love Views? Completely Renovated 2/2 at 1030 N. State in the Gold Coast

This 46th floor 2-bedroom in Newberry Plaza at 1030 N. State in the Gold Coast came on the market in December 2020. Newberry Plaza was built in 1974 and has 555 units and attached parking. It has 57 floors and according to Wikipedia, was the 6th tallest all-residential skyscraper in the world when completed (the […]