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 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 […]
This 2-bedroom penthouse in the Tower Lofts at 1601 W. School in West Lakeview came on the market in January 2023. Built in 1916, Tower Lofts is a former Weiboldt’s department store. It was converted into 80 lofts in 1994. It has attached garage parking but no other amenities such as door staff or exercise […]
This 2-bedroom at 1169 W. Eddy in Lakeview came on the market in January 2023. Built in 2007, the listing says 1169 W. Eddy is an all brick building with 3 units and garage parking behind the building. We last chattered about this building in July 2012. Apparently, the developer got caught in the housing […]
This 1-bedroom in 320 W. Oakdale in Lakeview came on the market in November 2022. The building was designed by Milton Schwartz in 1956 and has 51 units and covered parking. It has many mid-century modern fans. This is from Wikipedia about the building’s history: The building at 320 West Oakdale is representative of the […]
This 1-bedroom in 450 W. Briar in East Lakeview came on the market in December 2022. Built in 1969 (although some listings say 1968 and others say 1972), 450 W. Briar has 142 units and an attached parking garage. It has an exercise room and a rooftop pool. The building was converted to condos in […]
This 4-bedroom in 3180 N. Lake Shore Drive in East Lakeview came on the market in November 2022. Built in 1958, the building has 174 units and an attached parking garage. The building has 2 decks, a party room, an exercise room, a library, doorstaff, bike storage and an engineer. The listing says it is […]
This 2-bedroom mid-century townhouse at 3522 N. Pine Grove in East Lakeview came on the market in November 2022. Built in 1948, this complex has 16 townhouses. It is a fee simple complex with a home owners association. There’s no parking. The listing says this unit is a total gut and warns “so please don’t […]