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This 2-bedroom duplex in Kennelly Square at 1749 N. Wells in Old Town came on the market in January 2017. The listing says it has been fully rehabbed with a new kitchen and baths. The wraparound kitchen has granite counter tops,  including on the breakfast bar, stainless steel appliances and wood cabinets. The two bedrooms […]

This 2-bedroom in 1500 N. LaSalle in Old Town came on the market in July 2016. The building was designed by Edmund Krause (1859-1935) in 1892. He designed 61 buildings in his lifetime. He specialized in mid-rise apartment buildings such as this one and also designed The Commodore at Surf and Broadway in Lakeview. Krause’s best known […]

This 2 bedroom townhouse at 205 W. Eugenie in Old Town just came on the market. This complex was built around 1990 and is on top of commercial space that fronts wells. There are 10 units. This is an end unit and has several exposures. The first level has the living/dining room with exposed brick walls […]

This house at 1810 N. Orleans in Old Town’s historic landmark district came on the market in August 2016. It’s being marketed as a chance to build new. From the listing: One of the Last Opportunities to build your DREAM HOME in Old Town!!! The listing says the white and green house was built in 1886. […]

This 2-bedroom at 1414 N. Wells in Old Town just came on the market. It is a southeast corner unit with views of Wells and the skyline. The living room has two walls of windows, crown molding and dark stained oak floors. The kitchen has maple cabinets, granite counter tops, including on a large kitchen island, […]

This 3-bedroom rowhouse in the newly built Basecamp River North development at 459 W. Hobbie in Old Town just came on the market. It’s so new, I don’t yet have a picture of these rowhouses. I debated what neighborhood to put this in as the original advertising for this development WAS called “Basecamp River North” but […]

This 2-bedroom in Crilly Court at 1708 N. Wells in Old Town just came on the market. We’ve chattered about this complex many times since it was converted from apartments into condos right at the peak of the boom in 2007. Built in 1866, it has two fireplaces, crown molding and a deck off the […]

This 1-bedroom condo in 143 W. Burton in Old Town just came on the market. The building is art deco and has 6 units. Those are the original leaded glass windows. This is a Fannie Mae Homepath property. This unit is on the first floor and faces east. It has hardwood floors. There are no […]

This 2-bedroom at Kennelly Square at 1749 N. Wells in Old Town just came on the market. Kennelly Square was built in 1972 and has 22 floors. This unit is on the 13th floor and has direct views east of Lincoln Park and the Lake but the building fronts one of the main thoroughfares in the […]

This 3-bedroom duplex penthouse in The Venetian high rise at 230 W. Division in Old Town recently came on the market. It face north and east and appears to have 3 outdoor spaces: a wraparound balcony on the main floor, a balcony off the master bedroom and a rooftop deck accessed privately. (Although, I’m not totally […]