Crib Chatter

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 […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 1224 E. 57th in Hyde Park came on the market in May 2019. Built in 1887, the listing calls it a “unique campus cottage, built around the Columbian Worlds Fair.” It’s on an irregular 34×100 lot but doesn’t have a garage or any onsite parking. This house has many […]

This 3-bedroom newer construction condo at 5486 S. Woodlawn in Hyde Park came on the market in July 2019. Built in 2017, this building has 3 large units and garage parking. This unit has the preferred open floor plan with hardwood floors throughout. The listing says it has a “gourmet chef’s kitchen” with white cabinets, […]

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. It was the first tall luxury building in East Hyde Park. It’s a co-op. The 21 units were designed to […]

This 1-bedroom in the Mews at 1368 E. 57th in Hyde Park came on the market in October 2018. Built in 1914, this building has 22 units, a bike/stroller garage, and storage units. There’s no parking. This is a historic building with most of its vintage features intact. This unit has many unique features including […]

This 6-bedroom penthouse in the Jackson Shore Apartments at 5490 S. South Shore in East Hyde Park came on the market in April 2019. Jackson Shore Apartments was designed by Rapp & Rapp in 1917. It was the first tall luxury building in East Hyde Park. It’s a co-op. The 21 units were designed to […]

This 2-bedroom vintage co-op in The Parkshore at 1765 E 55th St in East Hyde Park came on the market in June 2016. The Parkshore was built in 1926 and has 116 units. It’s a full service building with an on-site engineer, exercise room, laundry room, garden, guest room, bicycle storage and storage lockers. It […]

This 3-bedroom vintage unit at 5483 S. Hyde Park Boulevard in East Hyde Park came on the market in May 2019. Built in 1909, it has 6 units. This is a 2000 square foot top floor unit with its own private front patio. It still has many of its original features including crown molding, exposed […]

This 3-bedroom garden unit at 5312 S. Woodlawn in Hyde Park came on the market in June 2019. This vintage 3-flat has been completely renovated. The top two units are already under contract. Only this garden unit remains. It has 8 foot ceilings and a private patio. There are light wood floors throughout. The kitchen […]