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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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]