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This 2-bedroom in the Parkshore Co-op at 1755 E. 55th in Hyde Park came on the market in July 2024. Built in 1920, the Parkshore has 115 units in two addresses. It has a lot of the amenities of the big buildings of that time including a landscaped private garden and a hospitality suite. It […]

This 1-bedroom in the Mews at 1368 E. 57th in Hyde Park came on the market in April 2024 and just recently went contingent. Normally, I don’t post on contingent properties, but this building is so special, I wanted to feature it. The Mews was built in 1914 and has 24 units. Designed by Robert […]

This 2-bedroom in Jackson Towers at 5555 S. Everett in Hyde Park came on the market in November 2023. Built in 1922, Jackson Towers has 72 units. It has door staff, a bike room, an on-site manager/engineer, a receiving room and a shared laundry room. There’s no parking. The listing says this unit has been […]

This 3-bedroom co-op at 1321 E. 56th in Hyde Park was listed in June 2022 (sorry, I don’t have a picture so I’m including one of the Gold Coast.) Built in 1929, this building was designed by Henry Holsman and has just 12 units. The building has parking, a yard and garden. This unit is […]

This 4-bedroom in the Vista Homes at 5830 S. Stony Island in Hyde Park came on the market in January 2023. Built in 1926, Vista Homes is a co-op with 120 units. According to Chicago Apartments, A Century of Lakefront Luxury, the promotional brochure for the building called it the world’s largest co-op building. The […]

This 4-bedroom duplex in Jackson Towers at 5555 S. Everett in Hyde Park came on the market in August 2022. Jackson Towers was designed by architect Walter Ahlschlager who was, according to Chicago Apartments, A Century of Lakefront Luxury, a hotel and theater designer who also designed the Peabody Hotel in Memphis and what is […]

This 3-bedroom in 5718 S. Dorchester in Hyde Park came on the market in June 2022. Built in 1898, 5718 S. Dorchester has 6 units and a communal backyard with a garden. It does not have parking. The listing says this unit has been “completely renovated.” It has vintage features like wainscoting, crown molding, and […]

This 4-bedroom in The Powhatan at 4950 S. Chicago Beach in Hyde Park came on the market in October 2021. Built in 1927-29 at a cost of $2.5 million for the land and the building, The Powhatan was built as a luxury co-op and remains a co-op. According to Chicago Apartments: A Century of Luxury, […]

This 6-bedroom vintage penthouse in the Jackson Shore Apartments at 5490 S. South Shore in Hyde Park came on the market in May 2019. Jackson Shore Apartments was designed by Rapp & Rapp in 1917. The Rapps mainly designed cinemas in the 1920s. According to the Chicago Apartments, A Century of Lakefront Luxury, it was […]

This 2-bedroom co-op in the Park Shore at 1765 E. 55th Street in East Hyde Park came on the market in June 2020. Built in 1921, the Park Shore has 119 units. It’s a full amenity building with a doorman, an exercise room for which you have to pay a fee, and a garden with […]