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This 3-bedroom townhouse at 820 N. Dearborn in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2024. I can’t find a date for when this complex was built but the first sale is listed as 1988. It has 4 units and a shared garage. This unit is the Dearborn facing corner unit directly over […]

This 2-bedroom at 1216 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2024. Built in 1891, 1216 N. Astor has 9 units. The listing says it has a recently renovated lobby and elevator. The building does not appear to have any parking. Although this is a vintage building, the unit does […]

This 3-bedroom duplex penthouse in Parkside at 1530 N. Dearborn Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in March 2024. Built in 1972, Parkside has 49 units and attached garage parking. It does not have door staff but it does have an outdoor pool, exercise room, party room and an on-site engineer. The […]

This 2-bedroom in Chestnut Place at 21 W. Chestnut in the Gold Coast came on the market in September 2023. Built in 1999, Chestnut Place has 124 units and an attached parking garage. It has 24-hour door staff and an exercise room. This is a corner unit with north and east city views. The listing […]

This 3-bedroom in Newberry Plaza at 1030 N. State in the Gold Coast came on the market in September 2023. Built in 1974, Newberry Plaza has 559 units and attached garage rental parking. It’s a full amenity building with 24-hour door staff, an exercise room, an outdoor pool, and on-site maintenance and management. This unit […]

This 1-bedroom in the Drake Tower at 179 E. Lake Shore Drive came on the market in October 2023. Built in 1928, the Drake Tower is a co-op with just 68 units. It shares amenities with the Drake Hotel. The building has door staff, an exercise room, a private patio for residents and on-site valet […]

This 4-bedroom in the John Hancock at 175 E. Delaware in the Gold Coast came on the market in June 2023 but it was recently re-listed. And yes, I’m still calling 175 E. Delaware the John Hancock until a new company puts its name on the building. The Hancock was built in 1969 and has […]

This 3-bedroom duplex-up penthouse at 1239 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in September 2023 (yes, the house next door in the picture above, featured in The Lake House movie with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, is no longer there as it was torn down for a new mansion). Built […]

This 1-bedroom in the John Hancock at 175 E. Delaware in the Gold Coast came on the market in September 2023. Yes, I’m still calling the building the John Hancock until someone else buys the naming rights. The Hancock was built in 1969 and has 703 units and attached rental parking. It’s one of America’s […]

This 2-bedroom in the Astor Tower at 1300 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2023. Astor Tower Condos was built in 1962 by Bertrand Goldberg. It was originally the Astor Tower Hotel and had some famous customers including the Beatles. It now has 78 condo units and garage parking. […]