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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 […]

This 2-bedroom duplex in 40 W. Schiller in the Gold Coast just came on the market. 40 W. Schiller was designed in 1923 by Andrew Rebori and has 19 units. It has a shared, central courtyard. The building has no parking. The listing describes this unit as “reminiscent of a 5-star luxury Parisian hotel.” It […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse at 1209 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in March 2021. Built in 1926, 1209 N. Astor was, according to Chicago Apartments: A Century of Lakefront Luxury, originally sold as “Twelve Nine.” Designed by Alfred Alschuler and built by Hallbauer-La Bahn, the red brick building has 16 floors […]

This 3-bedroom in Bellevue Place at 100 E. Bellevue Place came on the market in November 2020. Built in either 1969 (or 1971- as I’ve seen both listed), Bellevue Place has 181 units and attached heated garage parking that is leased. It’s a full amenity building with a doorman, an exercise room, an outdoor pool […]

This 2-bedroom duplex in The Whitney at 1301 N. Dearborn in the Gold Coast came on the market in January 2021. The Whitney was built in 1994 and has 88 units and an attached heated garage. It’s a full amenity building with a doorman and exercise room. This 1800 square foot unit has hardwood floors […]

This 3-bedroom at 122 W. Delaware in the Gold Coast came on the market in July 2020. Built in 1881, 122 W. Delaware has 8 units. It has a vintage staircase in the pictures and there’s no mention of an elevator in the listing. This unit has many vintage features including south facing oversized windows […]

This 4-bedroom vintage row house at 915 N. LaSalle in the Gold Coast came on the market in March 2018. Built in 1876, on a longer than standard Chicago lot measuring 17 x 138, it appears to have 4 parking spaces behind the house. It has many of its original features including the wood custom […]

This 6-bedroom French Gothic mansion at 1449 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in August 2020. Built in 1911, the house is all limestone and has 5-levels on a 33×125 lot. It has a 2.5 car attached garage. The house also has an elevator. The listing says it has been “renovated […]

This 6-bedroom single family home at 1318 N. Astor (the house on the right in the picture above, although the house on the left, 1316 N Astor, is also on the market) came on the market in July 2020. Built in 1889, it’s on an irregular lot measuring 20.9 x 131.8 x 20.7 x 128.7. […]

This 6-bedroom vintage mansion at 1515 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in November 2020. Built in 1898, the house is on a larger than standard 30×130 lot and has a 1-car garage. It also has an elevator. The listing says it has gone through a multi-year renovation. Yet it […]