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This 2-bedroom penthouse in The Commodore at 550 W. Surf in East Lakeview came on the market in March 2022. Built in 1898, The Commodore used to be a hotel. It has 193 units and parking. It has a bike room and an on-site manager/engineer but no door staff. Are The Commodore and the Green […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 1125 W. Newport in the Southport neighborhood in Lakeview came on the market in February 2022. Built in 1995, this townhouse complex, which shares a main drive, has 25 units with single car attached garages. The listing says this townhouse is “insulated for El and street noise.” The garage, foyer, laundry […]

This 2-bedroom in New York Private Residences at 3660 N. Lake Shore Drive in East Lakeview came on the market in November 2021. Built in 1987, the New York Private Residences has 49 stories and 594 units. It was converted into condos during the housing boom. The building has an attached garage, a common rooftop […]

This 3-bedroom at 3166 N. Cambridge in Lakeview came on the market in January 2022. Built in 1910, this building has 6 units. There’s no parking. This duplex down has some of its vintage features including high ceilings, crown molding, a stained glass window in the family room and a wood burning fireplace in the […]

This 2-bedroom in the Coronado at 3900 N. Pine Grove in East Lakeview came on the market in January 2022. Built in 1976, the Coronado has 101 units and heated indoor parking. The building has an indoor pool, a “new” exercise room and a common roof deck with city views. It doesn’t have a doorman. […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 1235 W. George in Lakeview came on the market in January 2022. Built in 1996, this complex of townhouses and condos has 26 units and garage parking. It has a shared roof top deck with city views and a central courtyard. This unit faces directly out onto George. It has 14 […]

This 3-bedroom in LincolnView at 2933 N. Southport in West Lakeview came on the market in January 2022. I don’t have a more recent picture but will get one soon. This was from last summer. The listing says they have drywalled the building so buyers can take tours. Built in 2022, LincolnView is a new […]

  This 3-bedroom in the Cornelia Apartments at 3500 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview came on the market in April 2021. Believe it or not, I don’t think I have a picture of this building. It’s often difficult to get a good picture of these big vintage buildings, but I’ll have to get one. […]

This 2-bedroom at 3180 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview came on the market in October 2021. 3180 N. Lake Shore Drive was built in 1958 and has 176 units. It has 2 fitness rooms, a large deck, a parking garage and doorstaff. Ten years ago, in 2011, we chattered about a 5-bedroom unit in […]

This 3-bedroom in The Barry at 3100 N. Sheridan in East Lakeview came on the market in November 2021. Built in 1925, The Barry has 65 condos. It has door staff and an exercise room. There is no attached parking. The listing for this unit says it was “demolished and rebuilt” by Lewbonne Development. It […]