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This 5-bedroom single family home at 579 W. Hawthorne in East Lakeview came on the market in March 2023. 579 W. Hawthorne was built in 1928 (in 2011 the listing said it was built in 1924) on a rare double lot measuring 50×130. It has a front facing 2-car garage and a brick paver driveway, […]

This 2-bedroom vintage unit in 405 W. Briar in East Lakeview came on the market in March 2023. Built in 1912, this building has 15 units. There’s no parking or amenities but it does have private storage units. The listing says this unit has been “completely redone in 2021” and now has a modern, contemporary […]

This 2-bedroom at 823 W. Oakdale in Lakeview came on the market in March 2023. 823 W. Oakdale was built in 1929 and has 10 units. The building does not have parking and is in the Oakdale historic landmark district, with its famous terra cotta wall and homes and buildings. The block was landmarked in […]

This 2-bedroom townhouse at 2850 N. Lakewood in West Lakeview came on the market on March 10, 2023 and went under contract withing 4 days. But it fell out of contract and was re-listed on March 17, 2023. Built in 1997, this townhouse complex has 16 units. The photo above is of an original brick […]

This 2-bedroom in 3800 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview came on the market in January 2023. Built in 1927, 3800 N. Lake Shore Drive has 91 units and valet leased garage parking. It has a semi-private elevator with only 2 units per floor. It has a landscaped yard with seating and grills, an exercise […]

This 2-bedroom in 545 W. Roscoe in East Lakeview came on the market in February 2023. Built in 1923, this courtyard building has 26 units. There’s no parking or elevator but the building has a common patio with furniture and a grill. This unit is the only unit on its floor and has 3 exposures […]

This 3-bedroom in The Eddystone at 421 W. Melrose in East Lakeview came on the market in August 2022. Built in 1928, The Eddystone was originally meant to be two buildings but the stock market crash and the Great Depression interrupted the developer’s plans. Instead, they only built one building. It has 2 units per […]

This 2-bedroom at 1358 W. Belmont in Lakeview came on the market in February 2023. Built in 2011, 1358 W. Belmont has 6 units, parking and an elevator. It was among the first wave of new condo buildings as the housing bust eased. This unit has floor-to-ceiling South facing windows in the living room that […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse at 737 W. Aldine in East Lakeview came on the market in February 2023. I don’t have a picture of this building but I feared if I didn’t crib on it immediately, it would probably be under contract by next week so we’ll look at flowers instead. Built in 1993, 737 W. […]

This 3-bedroom in 3161 N. Halsted in East Lakeview came on the market in September 2022. Built in 2008, 3161 N. Halsted is a boutique building with 8 units and an elevator. It has attached garage parking. This is one of the penthouse units which has 12 foot ceilings and 8 foot interior doors. It […]