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This 3-bedroom in a greystone at 506 W. Oakdale in East Lakeview came on the market in February 2020. There’s no date on when it was built (1800s?) but one of the older listings says it’s a greystone (is it?). It was converted into condos in 2003. It has 4 units and there’s garage parking. […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 1445 W. Cullom in the Graceland West neighborhood of Lakeview came on the market in February 2020. Built in 1901, it is on a wider than standard Chicago lot measuring 30×125. It appears to have had an addition added to the back because there are 4 bedrooms on the […]

This vintage 3-bedroom at 612 W. Surf in East Lakeview just came on the market. The listing doesn’t say when the building was constructed and neither does any of our old chatter on this building. It has 8 units and outdoor parking behind the building. I don’t believe there’s an elevator in this building. This […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 1633 W. Belle Plaine in the Graceland West neighborhood of Lakeview came on the market in January 2020. Built in 1973, this complex has 10 2-story townhouses with a central courtyard and outdoor parking on the side alley. The listing says this townhouse has a new roof and all windows were […]

This 2 bedroom loft at 1318 W. George in West Lakeview came on the market in July 2019. I don’t know when the building was constructed but it was converted into lofts into 7 lofts and attached heated garage parking in 1996. It has an elevator and a shared patio. This loft is a duplex […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse triplex loft in the Tower Lofts at 1601 W. School just came on the market. Built in 1915, it was the former Weiboldt’s store. It has 80 lofts and heated garage parking. There’s no doorman. There’s also no longer scaffolding on this building. I need to update my picture. This penthouse level […]

This 3-bedroom in The Barry at 3100 N. Sheridan in East Lakeview came on the market in January 2020. The Barry was built in 1923 and has 65 units and a doorman. There’s no parking but it’s available for rent in the neighborhood. This listing says that there was “no surface left untouched during the […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse at 2800 N. Lincoln in Lakeview recently came on the market. This is a 7 unit building that was constructed by Noah Properties in 2017. It has an elevator which is key entry into the units. This building is on the 6-corner intersection of Diversey, Lincoln and Racine. These were all built […]

This 2-bedroom in The Eddystone at 421 W. Melrose in East Lakeview came on the market in July 2019. Built in 1928, The Eddystone has 77 units and a doorman and exercise room. There’s no parking with the building. The Eddystone was originally going to be part of a big cooperative apartment development for 2,000 […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse at 711 W. Buckingham in East Lakeview was originally listed in March 2018. This is a new construction 8 unit building with garage parking. There doesn’t appear to be an elevator. The listing says it’s “extra wide” and has custom mill work. The kitchen has white cabinets, white quartzite counter tops, and […]