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This 7 bedroom historic home at 5132 S. Woodlawn in Hyde Park came on the market in May 2019. Built in 1897, it was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Isidore Heller. To be honest, until I saw the plaque in front of the house, I couldn’t tell from the style it was a Wright […]

Hyde Park, home to the world-renowned University of Chicago, and the Museum of Science of Industry, is often an after thought by most people moving to Chicago. But the neighborhood is starting to build momentum as real estate investors have been renovating and building new apartment buildings. Meanwhile, more amenities are starting to move in. […]

This 3-bedroom duplex in Jackson Tower at 5555 S. Everett in Hyde Park came on the market in June 2018. Jackson Tower was designed by Walter W. Ahlschlager, who also designed other vintage towers in the city. Construction was completed in 1922. It has 72 units. It sits directly across from the Museum of Science and […]

This 1-bedroom in the Jackson Towers at 5555 S. Everett in Hyde Park has been on and off the market since May 2014. Built in either 1924 or 1926 (the listings are all over the place with the date), it was designed by Walter W. Ahlschlager who also designed the Sheridan Plaza Hotel and the […]

This vintage 4-bedroom at 5658 S. Blackstone in Hyde Park recently came on the market. It last sold just 5 months ago, in April 2012, in an estate sale. You can see pictures of what the unit looked like then here. Built in 1920, the building has 20 units and many features of pre-war apartments […]

  This 5-bedroom vintage single family home at 5478 S. Greenwood in Hyde Park just came on the market. (Thanks to the reader who got me the pic on this one!) Built in 1875, it is 3300 square feet on an oversized 50×163 lot. It actually has a rare 5-car garage. However, it doesn’t have air conditioning […]

This 3-bedroom single family home at 5455 S. Ridgewood Court in Hyde Park came on the market in May 2011. The listing says it was built in 1865. Wouldn’t that make it one of Chicago’s oldest houses? Built on an oversized 50×76 lot, it also has a rare side driveway with a 1-car garage. Other […]

This 5-bedroom vintage rowhouse at 1229 E. 56th Street in Hyde Park has been on the market since March 2010. It has not yet had any price reductions. Yes, this is mayoral candidate Carol Moseley Braun’s house, which has been reported on in the press. Built in 1916, it has some original vintage features including […]

This 3-bedroom vintage condo at 1219 E. 53rd Street is plenty spacious for someone looking for a starter home near the University of Chicago in Hyde Park. At 1500 square feet, it has retained many of its vintage features including crown moldings and built ins in the dining and living rooms. It also has a […]

This 3-bedroom unit at 928 E. Hyde Park Boulevard in Hyde Park just came on the market. It is bank owned. It is also listed 75% under the 2007 purchase price. According to the pictures, the kitchen and baths are intact. The kitchen has stainless steel appliances and granite countertops. This is a big vintage […]