The listing for this 1892 Victorian at 5413 S. Dorchester in Hyde Park says it is owned by a preservation architect. It sounds like the house has been nearly completely renovated in the last decade including new copper plumbing, a new furnace and central air. The woodwork on the first floor was restored and a […]
This bank-owned 7-bedroom vintage brick mansion at 5438 S. Hyde Park Boulevard in Hyde Park has been on the market a month and is listed at 50% off its 2006 purchase price. The listing says it retains many of its vintage features (but there are no interior pictures listed). Built in 1902, the listing says it has a newer […]
The Jackson Towers is a 1926 vintage high rise located at 5555 S. Everett, across the street from the Museum of Science & Industry, in Hyde Park. The penthouse units aren’t your ordinary penthouses. Unit #14-15A has 20 foot ceilings and stunning windows with views of the lake and the museum. The fireplace is now […]
Just in time for the Olympics. This 10-bedroom brownstone mansion at 5919 S. Calumet awaits someone with vision. The listing says it needs a complete gut rehab. It used to be a single family home and then was converted into 4-units. Marki Lemons at Rubloff has the listing. See more pictures and a virtual tour […]
We last chattered about this 1903 Georgian mansion at 5228 S. King near Washington Park on the South Side in October 2007. The lure was its location- nearly next door to where the possible Olympic Stadium would be built. The house sold in May 2008 but is now back on the market. A lis pendens was filed in November 2008. Is […]
For the last year or so, the Washington Park area in Hyde Park, home to the Olympic Stadium if Chicago succeeds in securing the 2016 Olympic Games, has been a hotbed of real estate speculation and “what ifs”. I recently stumbled across this 6-unit luxury conversion at 840 East 52nd Street. It is literally a block […]