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This 4 bedroom full-floor penthouse at 257 E. Delaware in the Gold Coast came on the market in January 2020. Built in 1917, 257 E. Delaware only has 13 units. It does not have a doorman. The elevator opens by key on each floor. There’s no parking but the listing says there is valet parking […]

This 1-bedroom maisonette in 1120 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast came on the market in August 2019. 1120 N. Lake Shore Drive was built in 1924-25 by Robert S. De Golyer. According to Chicago Apartments: A Century of Lakefront Luxury, it was Chicago’s tallest co-op at the time it was completed in […]

This 3-bedroom in 1325 N. Astor in the Gold Coast originally came on the market in August 2019. According to Chicago Apartments, 1325 N. Astor was built to be lavish. Designed by Rebori, Dewey and Wentworth and built by Dahl-Stedman in 1928-29 it is only 14 stories with 12 units but has full-time doormen and […]

This 6-bedroom co-op penthouse at 1500 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast just came on the market. Built in 1927, 1500 N. Lake Shore Drive was designed by famed NY architect Rosario Candela, with the listing saying it was his only residential commission in Chicago, and outside of New York. The building was […]

This 1-bedroom in The Churchill at 1255 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in September 2020. The Churchill was built in 1924 and has 64 units. It’s a doorman building. This unit has some of its vintage features including hardwood floors throughout and crown molding. The kitchen has white cabinets, […]

This 2-bedroom townhouse at 72 W. Schiller in the Gold Coast came on the market in September 2020. The picture above is not the exact listed unit but is one of the complex. Built in 1968, this complex has 20 townhouses with private patios. It is fenced in and has gated entries with  landscaped interior […]

This 3-bedroom in 875 N. LaSalle in the Gold Coast came on the market in July 2020. This boutique building was constructed in either 1884, 1888 or 1891 (three different listings have different dates) and has 8 units. It’s an elevator building with outdoor assigned parking behind the building. The unit has high ceilings and […]

This 3-bedroom coach house in 119 W. Chestnut in the Gold Coast came on the market in July 2020. Built in 1920, there are 9 units but this is the 3-story coach house in the back. The listing says it has both front and back entrances. The living room, which has soaring ceilings, is on […]

This 2-bedroom in No. 9 Walton at 9 W. Walton in the Gold Coast came on the market in July 2020. Built in 2017, this building has 66 units on 37 floors and an attached parking garage which is valet. It is a full service building with doormen, a 2-story exercise room, indoor pool, sauna, […]

This 3-bedroom duplex up penthouse at 120 W. Oak in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2020. Built in 2001, this building has 14 units, a garage and an elevator. This penthouse has south and east windows and views. It has an interesting layout with one bedroom, the living/dining rooms, the kitchen […]